TRANSFER NEWS: Man Utd to recall Nani, Yaya Toure FOR SALE, Arsenal’s defensive wishlist

The summer transfer window may have closed, but with the season well

underway managers can identify their team's weaknesses and search for

potential additions in January…

Manchester City are considering sellingstar midfielder Yaya Toure.

Etihad officials are reportedly ready to cut their losses with the

former Barcelona man next summer when his £210,000-a-week contract

will enter its final two years.

Manchester United are ready to try and bring Nani backto Old Trafford

in January.

United will hold talks with Sporting Lisbon about the prospect of

cutting the winger's loan spell short.

Arsenal are set to decide between Manchester United's Chris Smalling,

Aston Villa's Ron Vlaar and Celtic's Virgil van Dijk when they meet

next week to discuss defensive targets for January.

Arsene Wenger desperately needs a centre-back after failing to replace

Thomas Vermaelen following his £15m move to Barcelona.

Club chat and other gossip…

Roy Hodgson has reopened the war of words with Liverpool manager

Brendan Rodgers over Raheem Sterling and "Tired-gate" by saying he has

30 witnesses to back his version of events – and he would do exactly

the same again.

Hodgson said: "Brendan is wrong to do that. I have 30 witness to that

extent and Brendan was not there."

Nemanja Matic fired the first shotsin the build-up to tomorrow's

showdown with Liverpool with a cutting jibe: "You have to know how to

defend."

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has beaten Chelsea's Jose Mourinho to the

Barclays Manager of the Month award, while Diafra Sakho made it a

clean sweepfor the Hammers by winning the Player of the Month gong.

Best of the rest…

Ryan Bertrand talks exclusively to Express Sportabout his Chelsea

future, expectations at Southampton and his England ambitions.

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