Transfer rumours and gossip from Saturday and Sunday

Saturday 31.oct

Cristiano Ronaldo has urged former Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney to join him at Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Read full story – The Sun

Manchester City have been placed on alert with the news that Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has fallen out with coach Pep Guardiola.
Read full story – Mirror football

Sunderland are still interested in Wigan’s Maynor Figueroa despite the defender being sidelined with knee ligament damage.
Read full story – Mirror football

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has lined up Espanyol striker Raul Tamudo as a replacement for the disgraced Marlon King.
Read full story – Mirror football

Chelsea are chasing Le Mans right back Sebastien Corchia, despite their transfer ban.
Read full story – Mirror football

Everton manager David Moyes could make an emergency loan move for Inter Milan winger Ricardo Quaresma.
Read full story – Mirror football

Sunderland striker David Healy is a loan target for Championship promotion chasers West Brom.
Read full story – Mirror football

Celtic are poised to bid for Birmingham City striker Garry O’Connor, with midfielder Aiden McGeady moving in the opposite direction.
(Scottish Sun)

Sunday 1.nov

Manchester United are pursuing Ajax’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez and could pay £35m for the 22-year-old.
Read full story – Times online

Chelsea are preparing a £25m bid for Valencia forward David Villa as they fully expect to overturn their transfer ban.
Read full story – News of the world

But Manchester United are still interested in Villa and his team-mate midfielder David Silva and are lining up a £40m bid for the pair.
(Sunday Mirror)

Liverpool are favourites to land £10m-rated Upson and that could help the Hammers fund a deal to sign Bordeaux’s Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh.
Read full story – News of the world

Meanwhile, Liverpool will sell Ryan Babel to Ajax if they get £6m for the Dutch striker to help fund a new deal for keeper Pepe Reina.
Read full story – News of the world

Roma full-back John Arne Riise has issued a come-and-get-me plea to former club Liverpool.
Read full story - News of the world

The stuttering form of defender Rio Ferdinand could force Manchester United to go for Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross.
Read full story – News of the world

Birmingham are interested in signing Tottenham’s out of favour striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Read full story – News of the world

Tottenham, meanwhile, are keeping tabs on Peterborough striker George Boyd.
Read full story – News of the world

Spurs are also interested in Udinese’s Slovenian keeper Samir Handanovic.
Read full story – People

West Ham look set to bid £3.5m for Lyon midfielder Kim Kallstrom.
Read full story – News of the world

Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy is set for a loan spell at Portsmouth in January.
Read full story – People

Wolves hope to sign Aston Villa midfielder Craig Gardner for £2m.
Read full story – People

Everton boss David Moyes intends to make a January move for Benfica youngster Javi Garcia.
Read full story – News of the world

Moyes is also considering a £2m bid for Burnley winger Chris Eagles and hopes to sign Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O’Neil for £2m in January.
Read full story – People

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is chasing Espanyol striker Raul Tamudo.
Read full story – People

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is confident of signing Wigan midfielder Maynor Figuera for £6m and also hopes to land Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham.
Read full story – People