Football gossip column: Gerrard, Fabregas, Lukaku, Wilshere

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says former captain Steven Gerrard is "always welcome" at the club, after the midfielder suggested he might leave American side LA Galaxy at the end of the season. (Observer), external

Manchester City could make a £20m move for Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 29. Guardiola brought the Spain midfielder to former club Barcelona in 2011. (Sun on Sunday), external

Bayern Munich are planning to make a £65m bid for Everton's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 23. (Sun on Sunday), external

Gareth Bale is set to sign a new contract with Real Madrid. The Wales forward, 27, will sign a deal worth £350,000 a week, with a £420m buy-out clause. (Sunday Express), external

Jack Wilshere's Arsenal career is over after the 24-year-old midfielder was sent on loan to Bournemouth, according to former England midfielder Jamie Redknapp.(Sky Sports), external

Former Roma and Lille manager Rudi Garcia claims he was approached to take over from Slaven Bilic as West Ham boss, before taking a job at Marseille this week.(L'Equipe - in French), external

Arsenal could remove the season tickets of fans who regularly fail to attend games after the board became concerned over the number of empty seats at Emirates Stadium.(Sunday Telegraph), external

Shanghai SIPG and former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is attempting to bring Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, 30, to the Chinese Super League. (Sunday Mirror), external

Juventus want to sign Brazil centre-back Thiago Silva, 32, from French champions Paris St-Germain on a free transfer.(Rai, via Goal), external

Tottenham's Netherlands forward Vincent Janssen, 22, consulted former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy before making his £17m switch from AZ Alkmaar in the summer. (Helden - in Dutch), external

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been given "unprecedented levels of control" at the club after threatening to get rid of underperforming players.(Mail on Sunday), external

Manchester United could recall 21-year-old left-back Cameron Borthwick-Jackson from his loan spell at Wolves, with the defender struggling for first-team football at the Championship side.(Mail on Sunday), external

Chelsea are set to offer the England Under-21 midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah, 21, a new contract to stay at Stamford Bridge.(Sunday Mirror), external

Former Brazil forward and two-time world player of the year Ronaldinho, 36, is considering three offers to continue his career.(O Jogo - in Portuguese), external

It was a special day for 27-year-old DR Congo winger Yannick Bolasie, who scored his first goal for new club Everton.

Ex-Barcelona striker Thierry Henry was among the well-wishers for former team-mate Andres Iniesta, who suffered a knee injury in his team's 3-2 victory at Valencia. (Twitter)

Former England striker Peter Crouch saw the funny side of his lack of playing time for Stoke while speaking to a fan on Twitter.

Manchester United's home-grown stars Marcus Rashford, 18, and Jesse Lingard, 23, prepared for Sunday's match against Chelsea by choreographing a new handshake routine. (Sun on Sunday), external