Football gossip: Klopp, Fabregas, De Bruyne, Kane, Badelj, Ibrahimovic
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German champions Bayern Munich want Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp to be their next manager. (Daily Star Sunday), external
West Ham will offer Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 29, the chance to stay in the Premier League if he cannot break into Blues boss Antonio Conte's first team on a regular basis. (Sunday Mirror), external
Stoke City are considering appointing Steve Bruce as manager if their fortunes under Mark Hughes do not improve. (Sunday Express), external
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers says he sent Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling, 21, a letter in the summer after his difficult Euro 2016. City visit Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday. (Mail on Sunday), external
Manchester City attacking midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 25, is set to miss Wednesday's Champions League trip to Celtic after limping out of Saturday's 3-1 win at Swansea. (Sun on Sunday), external
Tottenham are poised to offer England striker Harry Kane, 23, a new contract worth £120,000 a week. (Sunday Express), external
And Spurs are preparing a move for Fiorentina and Croatia midfielder Milan Badelj, 27, in January. (Sunday People), external
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, jokingly threatened to break the legs of his agent Mino Raiola if he allowed midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, to join another team in the summer. (De Volkstrant - in Dutch, subscription required), external
Serbia defender Aleksandar Kolarov, 30, will be offered a new deal by Manchester City. (Sunday Mirror), external
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann, 25, turned down the chance to hold talks with Paris St-Germain this summer. (Le Parisien - in French), external
The agent of Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has urged the club's hierarchy to tell manager Pep Guardiola his client is "family". (Sun on Sunday), external
Meanwhile, Toure's agent is believed to think that Guardiola's treatment of the Ivory Coast international is "illegal". (Sunday Mirror), external
Former Manchester United player and coach Ryan Giggs and Wales boss Chris Coleman are top of Swansea's five-man shortlist to replace under-fire manager Francesco Guidolin. (Sunday Mirror), external
Arsenal are one of several clubs tracking Atalanta's Ivorian striker Franck Kessie, 19. (Goal.com), external
Paris St-Germain are considering a January move for AC Milan's Colombian striker Carlos Bacca, 30. (Tuttosport - in Italian), external
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Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt signalled his approval of Paul Pogba's goalscoring contribution to Manchester United's 4-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday:
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey missed Saturday's 3-0 win over Chelsea through injury - but watched the game from the stand:
The Gunners' north London rivals Tottenham went second in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Middlesbrough - and midfielder Dele Alli praised the club's fans:
Christian Benteke also left the north east happy, having scored the winner for Crystal Palace as they came from 2-0 down to beat Sunderland 3-2 at the Stadium of Light:
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Paul Pogba gave expensive watches to his former Juventus team-mates and club staff when he returned to the club to clear out his locker before joining Manchester United. (Tuttosport - in Italian), external
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