Rumour Mill

Manchester United and Arsenal both want Hertha Berlin's Germany Under-21 midfielder Arne Maier. (Sport Bild)

Manchester United have joined Tottenham in the race to sign 22-year-old Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong. (The Sun)

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he faces the sack after his side's run of poor form. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool have received a boost in their pursuit of Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella after Italian champions Juventus dropped out of the race for his signature. (Calciomercato)

James Milner is yet to be offered a contract extension at Liverpool. His latest deal expires at the end of next season. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp changed the club's transfer policy to a "quality over quantity" approach in the pursuit of Virgil van Dijk from Southampton. (FourFourTwo)

Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague says Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo have a lot in common - especially in defeat. (BBC Radio 5 live Football Daily)

Francesco Totti says he tried to persuade Ronaldo and Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to join him at Roma during his playing days. (La Repubblica)

Pep Guardiola has blocked a follow-up being made to the Manchester City documentary. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne expects to be back in full training next month to be fit for the Manchester United clash in November. (Daily Mail)