Real Madrid are looking at signing Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger, 28, on a free transfer when his Blues contract runs out next summer and could offer the Germany international a deal worth £200,000-a-week. (AS, via Mail)
Newcastle United have made Barcelona and Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 29, a transfer priority. (El Nacional – in Spanish)
Officials from Arsenal and Fiorentina met in London this week to discuss a deal that would see 21-year-old Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic join the Gunners. (Express)
Antonio Conte left it until the last minute to take the Tottenham job as he was holding out hopes that Manchester United would sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (Daily star)
France midfielder Paul Pogba let Manchester United know he would be open to signing a new deal with the club in 2019, but the Old Trafford side decided against offering him a new contract. The 28-year-old’s current deal runs out next summer. (Mail)
New Tottenham boss Antonio Conte wants to sign his former player, Inter Milan and Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. The 28-year-old is out of contract in the summer. (Tuttomercato – in Italian)
Chelsea want to sign Fenerbahce and Hungary defender Attila Szalai, 23. (Sun)
Barcelona will look to cut short 31-year-old Netherlands striker Luuk de Jong’s loan deal from Sevilla in January. (Sport – in Spanish)
AS Roma boss Jose Mourinho is ready to raid two of his former Premier League clubs – Chelsea and Tottenham – to try and sign Ruben Loftus-Cheek,Antonio Rudiger and Harry Winks. (The sun)
Shaun Wright-Phillips feels Arsenal’sAlexandre Lacazette would be a perfect January signing for Manchester City as they look for additional attacking options.(The sun)
Paris Saint-Germain expect Sergio Ramos to finally start training next week after a long-term absence with a calf injury.(Daily mail)
Real Madrid are considering which fringe players they might have to offload to finance a lucrative contract for impending Chelsea free agent Antonio Rudiger. (Daily mail)
Granit Xhaka will not be available to train fully with Arsenal until the New Year after a slow recovery from a knee ligament problem.(Daily mail)
Ousmane Dembele is set to snub Manchester United and Chelsea to stay with Barcelona, even if that means him taking a pay cut on his next contract.(The sun)
Atletico Madrid’s interest could make it difficult for Manchester United and Newcastle in their pursuit of Inter Milan’sMarcelo Brozovic.(The sun)
Incoming Barca boss Xavi wants to make Bayern Munich and France winger Kingsley Coman, 25, his first signing. (Sport – in Spanish)
Serbia forward Luka Jovic, 23, is pushing for a move away from Real Madrid in January. (Defensa Central – in Spanish)
Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 27, was linked with a move away from Manchester City in the summer, but says he is “feeling happy right now” at the club. (Sky Sports)
Everton boss Rafa Benitez doesn’t expect to have much money to spend in January.(The guardian)
West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen has been linked with Liverpool in the past and Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has admitted he is an admirer of the 24-year-old English player. (Liverpool Echo)
Manchester United and Newcastle United are reported to have ended their interest in bringing Eden Hazard back to the Premier League from Real Madrid. (The sun)
Ademola Lookman wants to switch his international allegiance from England to Nigeria but is yet to convince new Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr he is worthy of a call-up.(The sun)
Former Tottenham and Newcastle star David Ginola has signed up for the 2021 edition of I’m A Celebrity along wit(The sun)
