Sunday's gossip column

TRANSFER GOSSIP

Roberto Mancini will ask Manchester City's new director of football Txiki Begiristain to prepare a £50m bid to bring Brazil forward Neymar, 20, to the club from Santos next summer.

Full story: the People

Theo Walcott is set to leave Arsenal because of manager Arsene Wenger's continued refusal to start the 23-year-old England forward in Premier League games.

Full story: Sunday Times (subscription required)

Neymar could be the subject of a huge bid from Manchester City in 2013

Manchester United and Arsenal face a struggle to sign Germany midfielder Lars Bender, 23, after Bayern Leverkusen's director Wolfgang Holzhauser said: "We won't sell anyone".

Full story: the Sun

Ajax midfielder Toby Alderweireld, 23, reportedly a target for Tottenham and Newcastle United, will only be allowed to leave in January if the Dutch club receive a "super transfer fee", according to coach Frank De Boer.

Full story: Sky Sports

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, 39, says he has recruitment staff scouring the world for talent to bring to the club during the January transfer window.

Full story: Liverpool Echo

And the Anfield side are ready to make a £6m bid for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, 29, after discovering that the Dutch striker is set to reject a final contract offer from Schalke.

Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester United will not open talks about renewing the contract of 39-year-old midfielder Ryan Giggs until the end of the season.

Full story: Goal.com

Spurs striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 28, is wanted by Atletico Madrid, while the Spanish club are ready to part company with striker Radamel Falcao, a target for Chelsea and several other top clubs around Europe.

Full story: the People

OTHER GOSSIP

Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola, 41, is ready top open talks about coming out of his self-imposed exile, putting Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United on managerial alert.

Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 29, says his respect for Arsenal stopped him from celebrating after he scored against his former club at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Full story: Metro

However, some Arsenal fans chanted abuse at the club's chief executive Ivan Gazidis during that game after watching Van Persie open the scoring for United.

Full story: Mail on Sunday

Meanwhile, Arsenal fans and ex-players have criticised Andre Santos after the defender asked former team-mate Van Persie for his shirt during half-time of the Londoners' 2-1 defeat by Manchester United.

Full story: the Sun

Former Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre believes Jack Wilshere's return to fitness can help end the club's long wait for a trophy in the Capital One Cup.

Full story: talkSPORT

Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen has no regrets about turning down an offer to join Manchester City in the summer of 2011. The 20-year-old scored against City in the recent Champions League win for the Dutch club.

Full story: Sunday Mirror

AND FINALLY

Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio wants to fine his players and has called his squad into training at 07:30 GMT on the morning after their FA Cup exit to non-League side Macclesfield.

Full story: Mail on Sunday