Gossip: Transfer and runmour - 2 December, 2013

Football Gossip: Transfer and runmour - 2 December, 2013

Manchester United manager David Moyes is remaining calm over Wayne Rooney's future, despite the 28-year-old England international's contract expiring at the end of next season.
Full story: Sun (subscription required) 
 
Arsenal are planning a January move for West Bromwich Albion midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu, 26, as the Premier League leaders look to strengthen their ranks.
Full story: Metro 
 
Chelsea's 18-year-old midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah, who is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest, is wanted by Leeds.
Full story: Daily Mirror 

OTHER GOSSIP

Wigan manager Owen Coyle has been sacked after just six months in charge. The 47-year-old was summoned to meet Wigan chairman Dave Whelan after Sunday's 3-1 home defeat to Derby and informed of the news, which will be announced on Monday.
Full story: Daily Mirror 
 
Rene Meulensteen has taken over from Martin Jol as Fulham manager but denied he played a part in his fellow Dutchman's exit from Craven Cottage.
Full story: The Times (subscription required) 
 
Martin Jol is set to receive an £820,000 pay-off after being sacked by Fulham. The 57-year-old Dutchman was dismissed following his first contact with Cottagers chairman Shahid Khan for two months.
Full story: Sun (subscription required) 
 
Former England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce, 51, is favourite to take over at Sheffield Wednesday after the Championship strugglers sacked Dave Jones.
Full story: Daily Mirror 
 
Former Aston Villa manager John Gregory, 59, is set to be appointed manager of League One Crawley Town.
Full story: Daily Mail 
 
Former Tottenham forward Gareth Bale, 24, has backed Spurs boss Andre-Villas Boas to pull through a tough period after calling him a "great manager".
Full story: London Evening Standard 
 
Kenneth Omeruo, a 20-year-old Nigeria defender who has yet to make his Chelsea debut, could be one of the young stars of the 2014 World Cup.
Full story: Daily Telegraph 

GLOBAL GOSSIP from BBC Monitoring

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says the 'adaptation period' is over for world record signing Gareth Bale, 24, after the Welshman scored a hat-trick in his team's 4-0 thrashing of Real Valladolid.
Full story: Marca (in Spanish) 
 
Italian side AS Roma are interested in recruiting Paris St-Germain's 24-year-old midfielder Javier Pastore in the January transfer window.
Full story: L'Equipe (in French) 

FC Schalke have extended the contract of promising midfielder Max Meyer for three more years. The 18-year-old was being watched by English clubs Chelsea and Arsenal.
Full story: Kicker (in German) 
 
Former Chelsea forward Adrian Mutu, 34, will leave French club Ajaccio to join Romanian side Petrolul in January after having failed to score a single goal so far this season.
Full story: L'Equipe (in French) 

AND FINALLY

One Direction star Harry Styles posed for a photo with David Beckham at the world premier of The Class of '92, the film that charts the extraordinary rise of six young Manchester United players.
Full story: Daily Mail