Tuesday’s news and transfer rumour gossip.
Manchester City players firmly believe the club will make an offer for Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo, 30 – (Skysports.com)
Manchester United and Manchester City lead the queue to sign midfielder Gareth Bale, 25, from Real Madrid but the Welshman says he will stay at the Bernabeu – (Mirror)
Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria, 27, has instructed his agent to find him a new club – with Paris St-Germain and Barcelona possibly interested – (Daily Star)
Bayern Munich are set to beat Manchester United to sign Italy and Torino full-back Matteo Darmian, 25 – (Daily Express)
Manchester United have watched Lazio’s Brazilian midfielder Felipe Anderson, 21, and Netherlands centre-back Stefan de Vrij, 23 – (Daily Mail)
Raheem Sterling, 20, should sign the contract that Liverpool have offered him or risk incurring the anger of their supporters, according to former Reds defender Jamie Carragher – (Mirror)
Tottenham Hotspur have told Everton it will cost them £6 million to make 27-year-old winger Aaron Lennon’s loan move permanent at the end of the season – (Telegraph)
Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta says the club want to keep France midfielder Paul Pogba, 22, and said there has been no contact over a move – (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United’s Phil Jones, 23, says he and Chris Smalling, 25, have silenced their critics following the pair’s impressive defensive displays in recent wins – (Guardian)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will remind Mesut Ozil, 26, of his responsibilities to the club next week after he was spotted partying in Germany just hours after a match he missed supposedly because of illness – (Daily Express)
Chelsea captain John Terry, 34, says the “big characters” in the Stamford Bridge dressing room will prove crucial in the Premier League title race – (Telegraph)
Manchester City midfielder Fernando, 27, says Blues manager Manuel Pellegrini “still has a lot to give” despite speculation that he could be sacked this summer if the club finish the season without a trophy – (Daily Star)
Crystal Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has said he will only sell the club to a potential owner who is prepared to keep manager Alan Pardew – (Evening Standard)
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar believes captain Steven Gerrard, 34, is already thinking about playing for MLS side LA Galaxy following his red card against Manchester United – (talkSPORT)
A Liverpool fan who grabbed Mario Balotelli, 24, during Sunday’s loss to Manchester United says he did it because he was worried the Italian striker would be sent off – (Liverpool Echo)
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