Football gossip column: Suarez, Rooney, Rudiger, Aguero, Pastore, Ozil, Depay

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Manchester United are willing to spend a world record £135m to sign 29-year-old Uruguay forward Luis Suarez from Barcelona. (Don Balon, via Daily Express), external

Jose Mourinho is plotting a revamp of his defence and is targeting Roma's Germany defender Antonio Rudiger. The 23-year-old is valued at £35m by the Serie A club. Defenders Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian, both 26, could be sold in January, while Chris Smalling, 26, and Daley Blind, 26, face uncertain futures at Old Trafford. (Daily Mail), external

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has laughed off speculation that Spurs are interested in signing Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, 28. (Sky Sports), external

Chelsea are preparing to submit an offer for 27-year-old Paris St-Germain midfielder Javier Pastore in January. (Get French Football News, via Daily Star), external

Former England manager Sam Allardyce is understood to have rejected an early return to management with Wolves. (Times - subscription required), external

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri, 29, wants to make his loan spell at Sevilla permanent in the summer. (Sun), external

Fiorentina midfielder Josip Ilicic wants to leave the Italian club and the 28-year-old is a target for Leicester City. (Calciomercato), external

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says contract negotiations with midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, are "moving along". (London Evening Standard), external

French midfielder Steven N'Zonzi, 27, is ready to snub a Premier League return and sign a new deal with Spanish side Sevilla. (Mirror), external

On-loan Bournemouth midfielder Jack Wilshere, 24, says being dropped by England prompted his decision to leave Arsenal. (Daily Mail), external

Italian side Roma are interested in signing 22-year-old Manchester United winger Memphis Depay in January. (Corriere dello Sport, via Talksport), external

West Brom captain Darren Fletcher, 32, says the Baggies will be able to attract better players to the club now manager Tony Pulis has signed a new deal. (Birmingham Mail), external

Everton outcast Oumar Niasse could be on his way to Galatasaray. The 26-year-old Senegal striker has been linked with a January move to the Turkish club. (Mirror), external

Former Liverpool academy coach Karl Robinson says the Anfield club "kidnapped" 18-year-old full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold from rivals Everton. (5Times, via Liverpool Echo), external

West Ham will give stewards hand-held video cameras as part of increased security measures at the London Stadium. (Telegraph), external

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes wants to sign goalkeeper Lee Grant, 33, who is on loan at the club from Derby County, on a permanent deal in January. (Stoke Sentinel), external

Paul Pogba's transfer to Manchester United was two years in the making, according to the 23-year-old France midfielder's agent Mino Raiola. (Financial Times), external

Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 35, wants to stay at Porto for "a long time". (Marca - in Spanish), external

Ex-Manchester United winger and assistant manager Ryan Giggs says he fears bitter rivals Liverpool could win the title this year. (Telegraph), external

Manchester United coach Warren Joyce will meet Wigan about becoming their new manager this weekend. (Sun), external

Peter Crouch made this offer to fans on Friday...

Which prompted this response from Stoke team-mate Charlie Adam...

Juventus left-back Patrice Evra has posted a video of himself dressed as a panda, in a stand against racism. (Instagram), external

LA Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard has announced his wife Alex is pregnant with the couple's fourth child. (Instagram), external

Tottenham midfielders Christian Eriksen and Victor Wanyama were introduced to former NBA star Steve Nash at the club's training ground. (Instagram), external

Believe it or not, this is Southampton defender Oriol Romeu on the front of the matchday programme for Sunday's game against Chelsea. (Instagram), external

Marouane Fellaini has dyed his afro ginger. He was spotted in Manchester city centre with his twin brother, who had a matching haircut. (Daily Express), external

Countdown's Susie Dent has revealed her celebrity crush is Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. (RowZed), external

Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar has spent £7.2m on a new house in Rio de Janeiro that boasts six suites, a helipad, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a gymnasium, a subterranean cave and its own pier. (O Globo, via AS), external

Spurs midfielder Victor Wanyama does not like to watch scary movies. (Four Four Two), external

Under-pressure Sunderland manager David Moyes has joked he may be soon looking for a job at the city's Nissan factory. (Guardian), external