Sunday's gossip column

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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Manchester United will sign Leighton Baines from Everton for £15m in January. Former Blues manager David Moyes failed with several bids for the England left-back, 28, in the summer and Everton are looking at Swansea's Ben Davies, 20, and Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand, 24, as possible alternatives.

Full story: Sunday Express

Liverpool are ready to battle Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal to sign AC Milan's out-of-favour striker Stephan El Shaarawy, 20.

Several English clubs are thought to be interested in El Shaarawy

Full story: Daily Star Sunday

Manchester United are not thought to have offered Wayne Rooney a new contract because they do not want to commit £70m on keeping him at Old Trafford. The 28-year-old striker is believed to be looking for an improvement on his current £250,000-a-week salary and wants a five-year contract.

Full story: Mail on Sunday

Paris St-Germain are set to move for Chelsea's Spain midfielder Juan Mata in January. Tottenham are also interested in the 25-year-old.

Full story: Sunday Telegraph

Arsenal are plotting a £7m January bid for West Brom midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu, 26.

Full story: Sunday Mirror

Inter Milan are planning an £8m bid for Arsenal's 27-year-old defender Thomas Vermaelen - who might be persuaded to move to get regular first-team football and ensure a place in Belgium's World Cup squad.

Mulumbu joined West Brom from Paris St-Germain in 2009.

Full story: Metro

Sunderland midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini, 28, is being tracked by Inter - who have money to spend following Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir's takeover.

Full story: Talksport

Everton want Bruno Martins Indi. The 21-year-old Feyenoord and Netherlands defender is being hailed in Europe as "the new Sol Campbell" and the Toffees are poised to make a £6m bid.

Full story: Sunday Mirror

Manchester United manager David Moyes will allow Wilfried Zaha to leave on loan in January. The England winger, 20, has made just one appearance since joining from Crystal Palace in the summer.

Full story: the Sun (subscription required)

OTHER GOSSIP

Tottenham are working on secret plans for a new 65,000-seat multi-purpose stadium that would allow them to share with a London-based NFL franchise.

Full story: Mail on Sunday

Former Stoke manager Tony Pulis wants £2m a year to replace Ian Holloway at Crystal Palace.

Full story: the Sun (subscription required)

Former World Footballer of the Year Zinedine Zidane has dismissed as "strange" Sir Alex Ferguson's claim in his new autobiography that Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard, 33, is not a "top, top player".

Full story: Sunday Mirror

Pulis left Stoke in May after seven years in charge.

Owen Hargreaves told a TV audience that he wants a private chat with Ferguson - who wrote in his book that the former England midfielder was one of his worst Manchester United signings.

Full story: the Independent

Former Swindon and Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio has been linked with a return to management at League One strugglers Bristol City.

Full story: Mail on Sunday

Sunderland's Scotland striker Steven Fletcher, 26, says the Black Cats players were treated like "kids" by Di Canio.

Full story: the Sunday Times (subscription required)

Manchester City playmaker David Silva, 27, says he is baffled that his former Valencia team-mate Juan Mata, 25, is not playing regularly for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Full story: Mail on Sunday

Mata and several of his Chelsea team-mates are 'uneasy' at Mourinho tinkering with his line-up so often.

Full story: Sunday Mirror

AND FINALLY

Romelu Lukaku has put in some powerful performances since joining Everton on loan from Chelsea - and the 20-year-old striker smashed up a video game controller after losing a game of FIFA 14 to team-mate Kevin Mirallas.

Lukaku has scored five league goals this season.

Full story: Metro

Former England midfielder David Beckham is coping with life after football by obsessing over how to cook the perfect risotto.

Full story: the Sunday Times (subscription required)

Former Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway allowed one of his players to pay his frequent fines by direct debit.

Full story: Mail on Sunday