iSport| Football Today's gossip column

Barcelona right-back Dani Alves, 31, has emerged as a
shock transfer target for Manchester United and
Liverpool. (Daily Express)

Premier League champions Manchester City and Italian
giants Juventus are also interested in Brazil defender Alves.
(Talksport)

France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, says he was
desperate to leave Southampton this summer before
club bosses "blocked" his move. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal are looking to sign Barcelona's 19-year-old
midfielder Sergi Samper - with manager Arsene Wenger
ready to pay his £9.6m release clause in January. (Metro)

Valencia are working on a new contract for promising
Spanish striker Paco Alcacer, 21, with Arsenal and
Chelsea reportedly stepping up their interest. (Talksport)

Chelsea are interested in 19-year-old Aston Villa winger Jack
Grealish, although he has been offered a new four-year deal
by his club. (Daily Mail)

Schalke are planning to hand striker Klaas-Jan
Huntelaar, 31, a new contract to ward off interest from
Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham. (Daily Express)

OTHER GOSSIP
Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner is personally drawing up
a £10m four-year contract offer for midfielder Fabien
Delph, 24. (Daily Star)

Harry
Redknapp's
QPR have a
bigger wage bill
than AC Milan

England coach Roy Hodgson is giving his players
"homework" to undertake between get-togethers as he tries
to speed up his young side's development in time to make
an impression at Euro 2016. (Guardian)
QPR's wage bill is bigger than Italian giants AC Milan.
(Daily Telegraph)
Meanwhile, QPR have been told they could be demoted to
the fifth tier of English football the next time they are
relegated if they refuse to pay a fine incurred by breaking
the Football League's Financial Fair Play rules. (Times -
subscription only)
Former Leeds, Liverpool and England striker Robbie
Fowler, 39, has applied for the vacant manager's job at
Leeds United. (Sky Sports)
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has
"concerns" about Jack Wilshere's England role as a defensive
midfielder and says he is sorry striker Danny Welbeck, 23,
has left Old Trafford to join Arsenal. (Independent)
Spanish full-back Jose Enrique, 28, is ready to put his
injury nightmare behind him - and wants to get back to
the levels he showed during his first season at
Liverpool. (Liverpool Echo)
Former international centre-back John Terry tells England
and Liverpool attacking midfielder Raheem Sterling, 19, to
carry on punching above his weight. (Sun - subscription
required)
Newcastle's attacking midfielder Remy Cabella, 24,
should show the physical toughness of fellow Magpie
Cheick Tiote, says the club's former striker Mick Quinn.
(Evening Chronicle)
Back page of
the Sun
No Premier League clubs have agreed to make public the
full details of fees paid between clubs and to agents during
transfer windows. (Independent)
Midfielder Alex Pritchard, 21, is hoping to catch the eye
of Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino during his loan
spell at Championship new boys Brentford. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has told
Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 26, that he plans to
make him an important part of the team. (Daily Star)
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, 28, says Chelsea
represent the biggest threat to his side retaining their
Premier League title. (Daily Mirror)
QPR owner Tony Fernandes would not stand in the way of
67-year-old manager Harry Redknapp if England asked him
to lead the national team. (Evening Standard)
Rangers legend Arthur Numan has urged centre-back
Virgil van Dijk, 23, to leave Celtic at the first opportunity
to help his international career. (Daily Record)
Forward Danny Welbeck, 23, looks like a great buy for
Arsenal after his England heroics, says former international
midfielder Jamie Redknapp. (Sky Sports)
Zinedine Zidane says it would be "a tragedy" if Real
Madrid's £85m forward Gareth Bale, 25, does not play at
a major international tournament with Wales. (Wales
Online)
Scotland coach Gordon Strachan says he is baffled Watford
striker Ikechi Anya, 26, plays only in the Championship when
he could be at a club in the Premier League or with Celtic.
(Herald)
BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Real Madrid's new loan signing Javier Hernandez, of
Manchester United, shared a picture of himself on
Instagram featuring two more of the Spanish giants'
recruits, Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez and
Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Javier
Hernandez
(left) wrote:
"Thanks for the
great supper"
Arsenal attacking midfielder Theo Walcott, 25, tweeted a
picture of his meeting with another speedy athlete - former
Olympic and current 400m world champion Christine
Ohuruogu.
His Arsenal team-mate Lukas Podolski, 29, has tweeted a
message of support for fellow German and Formula 1
legend Michael Schumacher, who left hospital to
recover at home from the head injury he suffered
during a skiing accident last December.
AND FINALLY
Ex-Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, 29, has paid to help
send Denmark's homeless team to next month's World
Cup in Chile. (Daily Mirror)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has joked that he should be banned "for
40 games" after being involved in an "accidental" collision
with Austria's David Alaba while winning his 100th cap for
Sweden