Rumour Mill

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez believes Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo will one day return to the club. The 33-year-old joined Juventus in the summer after nine years at the Bernabeu. (ESPN)

Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi are at the centre of a row after they both snubbed the Fifa Best Awards. (Marca)

West Brom are set to sign of former Crystal Palace winger Bakary Sako this week. (Sky Sports)

Arsenal are interested in signing Rennes' 20-year-old winger Ismaila Sarr. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich wants at least £3billion to sell the club. (Bloomberg)

Chelsea assistant Gianfranco Zola believes Belgian winger Eden Hazard has not reached his full potential - is is capable of challenging for football's top individual awards. (Daily Telegraph)

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is unsure over a return to football management - but the 68-year-old Frenchman says he is not retired. (L'Est Republicain)

Former manager Kevin Keegan says Mike Ashley's Newcastle United are a real one off, adding: “I don’t know of a club that has been run as badly or with such disregard for people” (The Guardian)

French midfielder Paul Pogba has told Jose Mourinho that he wants to quit Manchester United as he tries to force through a move to Barcelona. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned his squad he will have a problem with any player who does not take the EFL Cup seriously. (The Independent)