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TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United are planning for life without Robin van Persie and look certain to part company with the 31-year-old Dutch striker in the summer with a year remaining on his current contract. (Independent) Arsenal are favourites to sign goalkeeper Petr Cech, 32, from Chelsea should they pay the £7m asking price, although Liverpool, AC Milan, Roma and Real Madrid are also in the frame. (Daily Mail) Real Madrid's hopes of signing Raheem Sterling, 19, have been dashed after the England winger hinted he is about to commit his long-term future to Liverpool. (Daily Mirror) Lionel Messi Messi agreed a new deal with Barcelona earlier this year Juventus are willing to listen to offers for 27-year-old midfielder and Manchester United target Arturo Vidal next summer. (Daily Star) Arsenal are plotting a £30m bid for Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho, 28, as a replacement for Mikel Arteta. (Express) Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers wants to sign West Brom's England striker Saido Berahino, 21, in January. (Daily Mirror) But Rodgers has revealed Liverpool cannot bring Belgium forward Divock Origi to Anfield in January. The 19-year-old joined the Reds in July on condition that he immediately rejoined Lille on a season-long loan. (Daily Telegraph) Scotland international full-back Andrew Robertson, 20, insists he has no plans to leave Hull, despite his rising profile. (Daily Star) Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 27, may leave Spain after continuing problems with the country's tax authorities. (Guardian) Chelsea will beat Tottenham to 23-year-old HNK Rijeka striker Andrej Kramaric in January. (Daily Star) But Chelsea are also likely to recruit 23-year-old Croatian forward Andrej Kramaric, according to Pierpaolo Marino, the sporting director of Italian Serie A club Atalanta, who would also like to sign him. (London Evening Standard) Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard, 15, is set to reject Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal in order to pen a five-year deal with Real Madrid. (Express) OTHER GOSSIP Cristiano Ronaldo poses with his son Ronaldo is getting in the Christmas spirit Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has confirmed that the club have opened contract talks with 23-year-old full-back Nathaniel Clyne. (Daily Mail) Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has backed the club's decision to only sign striker Radamel Falcao, 28, on loan from Monaco until they are able to cure his fitness problems. (Times - subscription required) Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp has admitted he would be open to offers from Premier League clubs, saying England is the only other country in which he would consider working. (Daily Mail) Manchester City will be without playmaker David Silva, 28, for Tuesday's Champions League Group E match against Bayern Munich after he suffered a setback in his return from a knee injury. (Manchester Evening News) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Wayne Rooney has revealed the inspiration behind his cartwheel goal celebration in England's 3-1 win against Scotland - his son Kai, who is shown cartwheeling in the tunnel at Celtic Park in a video on the striker's Instagram page. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is already getting into the Christmas spirit. He has posted a picture on Instagram of himself and his son posing with Santa Claus. AND FINALLY Forward Gareth Bale, 25, has admitted he has everything he could wish for since joining Real Madrid - except for a local branch of a certain chicken restaurant. (Daily Telegraph) Gus Poyet has admitted he feared midfielder Lee Cattermole, 26, would be "uncontrollable" when he took charge at Sunderland. (Daily Mirror) Dortmund and City track Kongolo and Van Beek 0 0 According to De Telegraaf, Europe powerhouses Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund are keeping tabs on Feyenoord defenders Terence Kongolo and Sven van Beek. The former already made his debut for the Netherlands and played at the World Cup. Source: De Telegraaf Saturday, November 22, 2014 10:54 Tuli De Melo will not go to Charlton 0 0 Set for a move to Charlton, Tulio De Melo will not finalise his move as Charlton officials lowered their initial offer. Source: Europe-mercato Saturday, November 22, 2014 08:58 Odegaard set for Real Madrid 1 0 Real Madrid have gazumped a host of European giants in the race to sign Martin Odegaard. The Norwegian wonderkid can sign a professional deal from December 17 and is close to agreeing terms on a contract put forward by Los Blancos. Source: Daily Express Saturday, November 22, 2014 01:21 Chelsea to beat Spurs to Kramaric 1 0 Chelsea are closing in on their first signing of the January transfer window, with the Blues set to beat Tottenham to the signature of Andrej Kramaric. The 23-year-old has impressed for Rijeka this term, earning a call-up to the Croatia team. Source: Daily Star Saturday, November 22, 2014 01:17 Arsenal monitoring Moutinho 1 0 Arsenal are keeping tabs on former Tottenham target Joao Moutinho. The Portugal international is seen as an heir to veteran Gunners skipper Mikel Arteta, with Arsene Wenger keen to bolster his midfield, but Monaco will hold out for £30 million. Source: Daily Express Saturday, November 22, 2014 01:11 Arsenal lead chase for €9m-rated Cech 0 0 Arsenal are favourites to land Petr Cech in January but must pay €9 million for the veteran goalkeeper. Despite Jose Mourinho's claims to the contrary, the Czech wants to leave in search of first-team football and is also wanted by Roma and Madrid. Source: Daily Mail Saturday, November 22, 2014 00:51 Liverpool line up Berahino 0 0 Liverpool are the latest team to show interest in West Brom's Saido Berahino. Brendan Rodgers is ready to make a January move for the 21-year-old, who is also wanted by Tottenham and Manchester United, in a bid to cure his side's injury crisis. Source: Daily Mirror Friday, November 21, 2014 23:55 Sunderland lead race for 'new Ronaldo' 0 0 Sunderland are poised to make a €12 million bid for Galatasaray attacker Bruma in January. Chelsea, Everton and Manchester United are among the clubs also interested in the 20-year-old, but the Black Cats are hoping to gazump their rivals. Source: Daily Star Friday, November 21, 2014 23:34 Wenger wants Arslan 0 0 Arsenal FC keeping an eye on Hamburger SV midfielder Tolgay Arslan. The former German Under-21 international is out of contract next June. Source: Daily Mail Friday, November 21, 2014 21:06 Hertha BSC keen on Forren 0 0 Bundesliga side Hertha BSC seems to be interested in signing former Southampton defender Vegard Forren from Molde FK. Source: Rbnett Friday, November 21, 2014 21:01