Manchester City are planning to replace England forward Raheem Sterling, 26, with Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 33. (Express)
Cristiano Ronaldo has told Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: ‘I’m fit to start every Premier League game.'(The sun)
Manchester United stars have made just a 10-minute flight for their game against Leicester.(The sun)
France striker Kylian Mbappe, 22, will not sign a new contract with Paris St-Germain regardless of how much money the Ligue 1 side offer him as he is determined to join Real Madrid. (AS – in Spanish)
Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United are all eyeing Monaco and France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 21, who is valued at around £40m. (ESPN)
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accepts that England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 28, may not be persuaded to sign a new deal at the club unless he gets more game time. (Evening Standard)
Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has offered the Manchester United midfielder to Barcelona. The 28-year-old France international’s contract at Old Trafford is set to expire next summer and Raiola has also contacted Juventus, Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid and several Premier League clubs. (ESPN)
Watford appointing Claudio Ranieri as their new manager was a no-brainer and he will have ‘instant respect’ from the players, according to Troy Deeney. (The sun)
Everton and England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 24, will be Arsenal’s top target next summer. (Football.London)
Roma boss Jose Mourinho is interested in signing Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig, 22, who has fallen down the pecking order at the Nou Camp. (Sport – in Spanish)
Germany defender Antonio Rudiger found Chelsea’s recent contract offer “disrespectful”. The 28-year-old’s current deal expires at the end of the season. (Sport1 – in German)
Gary Neville has predicted that Liverpool star Mohamed Salah will still leave Anfield for one of three major European clubs. (Daily mirror)
Former Shakhtar Donetsk and Roma boss Paulo Fonseca has emerged as a candidate to take over at Newcastle, who are expected to relieve Steve Bruce of his duties within the next week. (ESPN)
Declan Rice’s representatives have rubbished rumours linking the West Ham and England midfielder, 22, with a move to Newcastle. (90Min)
Inter Milan are hoping to tie Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella, 24, down to a new contract following interest from Liverpool and PSG. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Eintracht Frankfurt do not expect Serbia winger Filip Kostic, 28, to join Newcastle in January. (Sport1 – in German)
Marseille and France midfielder Dimitri Payet, 34, says he is confused about why their on-loan French under-21 defender William Saliba, 20, has not been given more opportunities by parent club Arsenal. (L’Equipe via Metro)
Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo, 25, is on the radar of Crystal Palace. (Football Insider)
Premier League stars are splashing out £40,000 on crystal-encrusted toy cars for their children. (Sun)
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says money is no guarantee of success and he will be amazed if Newcastle win the Premier League title before 2030. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra says the club’s 2008 Champions League-winning squad have a set up a WhatsApp group as they miss the dressing room banter. (Sun)
Norwich, Leicester, Everton and Manchester United are monitoring Aberdeen’s 18-year-old full-back Calvin Ramsay. (Sun)
The United Kingdom’s joint World Cup 2030 bid with the Republic of Ireland is set to be rejected by UEFA. (Daily mail)
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters remains under pressure for his handling of the Newcastle takeover, with numerous clubs still angry at being kept in the dark.(Daily mail)
A large poster van displaying an image of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will be prominent around St James’ Park before Newcastle’s first game under Saudi ownership on Sunday.(Daily mail)
Barcelona have been predicted to finish fifth in La Liga this season by a supercomputer.(The mirror)
Amanda Staveley appears to have been passed over for the role of chief executive at Newcastle, which she was expected to be given. (Daily mail)
