Gossip column: Wilshere, Fellaini, Alli, Clasie, Silva, Mbodji, Forsberg

Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 25, is wanted by Real Betis, who are confident they can convince him to sign once his £90,000-a-week Gunners contract ends in the summer. (Sun)

Agent Jorge Mendes has held talks with a member of Dele Alli's family about taking the 21-year-old Tottenham midfielder to Real Madrid. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea midfielder Willian, 29, could be in line for a move to AC Milan in January. (Calciomercato, via Daily Star)

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who is 30 next week, has rejected the offer of a new contract and could leave the club for free in the summer, although United are unlikely to sell him in January. (Sun)

Manchester City defender Pablo Mari, 24, is wanted by a number of Premier League and Championship clubs in the January transfer window. The Spaniard is on loan in the Netherlands with NAC Breda. (Daily Mail)

Everton have failed in a fresh move for Watford's Portuguese manager Marco Silva. The Toffees are prepared to pay Silva £3.5m a season - a significant increase on his current salary. (Daily Telegraph)

FormerEverton forward Tim Cahill, 37, has cast doubt over his future with Melbourne City, suggesting he will leave if he cannot secure regular A-League football in the lead-up to next year's World Cup. (The Age)

Newcastle United are one of a number of English clubs interested in 28-year-old Anderlecht defender Kara Mbodji, who captains Senegal. (Turkish-football.com)

RB Leipzig winger Emil Forsberg, 26, says he wants to concentrate on performing for the German club following reports Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is looking to sign him. (Bild via Manchester Evening News)

Meanwhile...

Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo featured in his first game in seven months when he played 45 minutes for the under-23 team against Athletic Bilbao. (Goal)

United manager Mourinho has revealed his frustration over England's handling of defender Phil Jones, who will miss Saturday's game against Newcastle United after aggravating an existing thigh problem against Germany on Friday. (Mirror)

Former England manager Sam Allardyce says he is no longer interested in the vacant manager's job at Everton. (Talksport)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will discuss his future with the club's board at the end of the season. (Bein Sports)

The Gunners are close to appointing Borussia Dortmund's Sven Mislintat as their new chief scout to replace Steve Rowley, who is on the verge of leaving the club after 35 years. (The Independent)

Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright claims he was bullied during his time at Crystal Palace. (The Times - subscription required)

Liverpool and England defender Joe Gomez could have joined Chelsea as a 15-year-old but chose to stay at Charlton Athletic instead. (Daily Telegraph)

Everton striker Oumar Niasse says he "felt sorry" for Ronald Koeman, who was sacked as the club's manager in October. (Sky Sports)

Former Juventus and Middlesbrough forward Fabrizio Ravanelli would like Chelsea manager Antonio Conte to coach Italy. (Tuttomercatoweb - in Italian)

Sunderland have made no official approach for Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill or Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom. (Newcastle Chronicle)

Best of Wednesday's gossip

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was linked with moves to Manchester United and Paris St-Germain last summer, wants to leave Real Madrid after rejecting a new contract. The 32-year-old Portuguese still has three years to run on his current deal. (El Chiringuito de Jugones, in Spanish)

Italy World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero wants Chelsea boss Conte to return as Azzurri head coach when he leaves Stamford Bridge. (Sport360)

But former Inter Milan defender Giuseppe Bergomi wants Jose Mourinho, 54, to replace Giampiero Ventura as Italy's coach after their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. (Daily Star)

Arsenal will make another attempt to sign Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling, 22, in January. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea are ready to sell midfielder Willian, 29, to fund a move for Paris St-Germain midfielder Lucas Moura, 25. (Le 10 Sport, via Daily Star)