Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, will not be leaving the Bernabeu to rejoin Manchester United, according to his agent.
( Daily Express )

Ronaldo is more likely to join French side Paris St-Germain than move back to Old Trafford if he does opt to leave the Bernabeu.
( Daily Telegraph )

Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, 34, says Sir Alex Ferguson was certain Ronaldo would one day return to the club.
( BBC Radio 5 live )

Carlo Ancelotti, 56, is open to the possibility of returning to Real Madrid as manager, despite being sacked at the end of last season and replaced by Rafael Benitez.
( Daily Mirror )

Manchester United have declared their interest in 19-year-old Fulham forward Moussa Dembele.
( Daily Express )

The Red Devils are also interested in Leeds United midfielder Lewis Cook, 18. Liverpool, Stoke and Bournemouth are also monitoring the England Under-20 international.
( Daily Star )

Former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is in Qatar for talks over a potential £3.5m tax-free deal to manage a club there, believed to be with Al Sadd.
( Sun )

Liverpool are expected to make a bid for Empoli striker Riccardo Saponara, 23, next summer.
( Talksport )

Bayer Leverkusen's Lars Bender, 26, and Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho, 23, are on Arsenal's shortlist of January transfer options to cover for injured midfielder Francis Coquelin.
( Daily Mail )

The Gunners are ready to make a January offer for 22-year-old Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, who has scored 27 goals in 48 games for the Serie A side.
( Calciomercato )

QPR have interviewed Chris Powell and he is competing with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Gary Rowett for the vacant manager's position at the Championships club.
( Times )

Arsenal striker Alex Iwobi, 19, is a loan target for Reading and Birmingham.
( Daily Mirror )

West Ham's on-loan Argentine forward Manuel Lanzini, 22, says being linked with a move to Liverpool is "an absolute honour".
( Sun )

Newcastle United have held talks with former AC Milan player and coach Clarence Seedorf, 39, about potentially replacing Steve McClaren as manager.
( Metro )

Boca Juniors' 22-year-old striker Jonathan Calleri could be sold in the January transfer window and has been linked with a move to Chelsea.
( Daily Star )

OTHER GOSSIP

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 30, has been offered the chance to end his career in the Chinese Super League.
( Sun )

Crystal Palace co-owner Steve Parish is hoping to have the deal to sell a sizeable shareholding to American investors in place before Christmas.
( Guardian )

Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish was at the centre of further controversy over his lifestyle when a video was released purporting to show the 20-year-old in a Manchester nightclub just hours after his side's 4-0 defeat by Everton.
( Daily Mail )

Wolves' 17-year-old forward Bright Enobakhare will return to training this week after going missing for almost two weeks.
(Wolves Express & Star)

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AND FINALLY

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has commissioned the construction of a three-hole golf course in the garden of his home in Wales. Each hole will be a replica of one from a famous course: the Postage Stamp at Troon, the 11th at Augusta, home of The Masters, and the 17th at Sawgrass.
( Daily Mirror )

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet says Jurgen Klopp has hugged all of the players at Liverpool and admits the hugs give him "a good feeling".
( BBC Radio 5 live )

West Brom-themed clothes pegs and a Manchester City-branded garden thermometer are just two of the Premier League Christmas presents available this year.
(Gamblegeek)