TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says striker Radamel Falcao, 28, will have to prove his fitness and display his best form to turn his current loan spell at Old Trafford into a permanent deal. Arsenal and Liverpool will have to produce a sensational offer in January if they are to convince AC Milan to sell 22-year-old striker Stephan El Shaarawy, says the players agent. QPR want to sign Tottenham midfielder Andros Townsend, 23, on loan. The England international had a spell on loan at Loftus Road in 2012-13. Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva, 27, is in negotiations with Inter Milan about a loan move in January. Tottenham fear they will miss out on signing Southamptons Morgan Schneiderlin in January and the 25-year-old midfielder will opt to join Spurs north London rivals Arsenal instead. However the Saints are poised to make a move for Werder Bremens Dutch winger Elijero Elia, 27, in the January transfer window. Stoke striker Peter Crouch, 33, will stay with the club, despite reported interest from QPR. Harry Redknapp has admitted he would be prepared to have West Hams Ravel Morrison on loan at QPR, despite the 21-year-old midfielder being sent back to Upton Park early from a loan spell with Cardiff this week. Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert insists that Ron Vlaar, 29, and midfielder Fabian Delph, 25, will not leave the club in January despite rumoured interest from Manchester United and Arsenal in the Dutch defender and from Liverpool for the former Leeds midfielder. Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic, 21, could be set to leave the Premier League champions and has been linked with a £10m move to either Schalke or AC Milan. Aston Villa, Sunderland and Crystal Palace are interested in signing Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo, 21, on loan. Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes England midfielder James Milner will sign a new contract at the club. The 28-year-olds current deal expires at the end of the season. Pellegrini has also questioned whether Chelsea are good enough to win the Premier League title. The Blues are three points above Manchester City at the top of the table. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has tipped attacking midfielder Eden Hazard, 23, to become one of the clubs all-time greats. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims forward Alexis Sanchez, 26, chose a move to the Gunners instead of Liverpool because the north London club had a greater chance of regular Champions League football. While Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers admitted that it was bitterly disappointing not to sign the Chilean forward last summer. Newcastle have put Jack Colback, 25, on the front cover of their matchday programme for Sundays derby against Sunderland, the club that the midfielder left to join their local rivals earlier this year. Black Cats boss Gus Poyet says it will be strange to see Colback line up against his side in the Tyne-Wear derby. (Sunderland Echo) Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal wants his sides performances to improve, despite them winning their last six Premier League matches. Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 24, says he made a mistake when he handed in a transfer request in July 2013. Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado, 29, has apologized to the clubs fans for his lack of goals. He has only scored seven times in the Premier League since his £26m move from Valencia in the summer of 2013. Ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says no English team will ever be able to win the quadruple - the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup - in the same season. (
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