TODAYS TRANSFER GOSSIP - BALE, SANCHEZ, NEYMAR

TODAYS TRANSFER GOSSIP - BALE, SANCHEZ, NEYMAR 

Tottenham are confident they will break the UK record for stadium naming rights once the club's new 61,000-seater ground is built. (Sun)

Chelsea will make another offer for Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij, 24, in January after having a bid for the Netherlands international rejected in the summer. (Calciomercato, via Daily Star)

Wales forward Gareth Bale is in negotiations with Real Madrid over a new long-term contract that stands to put him in the same pay bracket as fellow Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. (Guardian)
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 27, wants a wage increase and a buyout clause included in any new deal he signs with the club. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United and Everton both want to sign 18-year-old Juventus midfielder Grigoris Kastanos, who will cost around £17m. (Sun)

Eleven English clubs, including Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City, sent scouts to Benfica's game against Besiktas on Tuesday. (Daily Mirror)

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says the German champions capitalised on Manchester United's indecision to sign 18-year-old Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches from Benfica this summer. (Bild, via Manchester Evening News)

Barcelona forward Neymar, 24, held summer talks with French champions Paris St-Germain, who were willing to give him a private jet and put his name on a chain of hotels, according to one of the Brazilian's representatives. (ESPN)

La Liga is investigating how Barcelona handled Neymar's transfer from Santos to the Spanish side in 2013. (Catalunya Radio, via AS)

Any takeover of Hull City would be welcomed by the local council, according to one of its senior councillors. (Hull Daily Mail)

Former Aston Villa winger Charles N'Zogbia, 30, who had a trial at Sunderland this summer, will join French side Nantes. (L'Equipe, via Birmingham Mail)

Inter Milan owe Manchester City £12.2m for forward Stevan Jovetic due to a clause in the 26-year-old's loan deal that means the move became permanent when he made his first appearance of the season. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)

 Southampton manager Claude Puel has been learning from England rugby union head coach Eddie Jones. (Southampton Echo)

Former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel, 29, is set to join Spanish side Deportivo la Coruna. The Dutchman has been without a club since leaving UAE side Al Ain earlier this year. (AS)

Ecuador forward Enner Valencia, 26, turned down a move to Swansea to join Everton on loan from West Ham instead because the Toffees are a "great club with excellent fans". (Liverpool Echo)
Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien, 33, is close to joining Australian side Melbourne Victory under the A-League's guest-marquee rule. (Herald Sun, via Joy Online)

Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud, 29, claims 23-year-old PSG midfielder Marco Verratti tricked the referee into sending him off during their 1-1 draw in the Champions League. (Daily Telegraph)