Liverpool have joined Manchester United in the battle to sign Leeds United and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 25, in a £60m deal. (Star)
Manchester United are prepared for France midfielder Paul Pogba to leave when his contract ends next summer, and believe it is more beneficial keeping the 28-year-old until the end of the season than selling him in January. (ESPN)
Mo Salah has been added to Egyptian schools’ curriculum in a move designed to inspire the nation’s children.(The sun)
Paris St-Germain have joined the race to sign Leeds winger Raphinha, 24, after receiving glowing references from his Brazil team-mate Neymar.(Teamtalk)
Liverpool are one of the clubs expressing an interest in signing England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 18, from Borussia Dortmund. (Sport1, via Sun)
Barcelona have offered former midfielder Xavi, who is coach of Al Sadd in Qatar, the role of manager after the Nou Camp club sacked Ronald Koeman. (Goal)
Marc Overmars will leave Ajax to become Newcastle’s director of football in January or February. (De Telegraaf via Voetbal Primeur – in Dutch)
The Premier League will come under increased pressure to allow five substitutes per team, per game after football’s law-making body backed a proposal for the temporary rule to become permanent.(Daily mail)
Beleaguered Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has the support of his highest-profile player in Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Portuguese superstar encouraging his team-mates to get behind the Norwegian.(The mail)
Manchester United will be forced to pay manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a £7.5m severance package if they sack him now. (Sun)
Manchester United players turned on Solskjaer during a dressing room inquest. (Times – subscription required)
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, has attempted to rally the Manchester United dressing room and encouraged team-mates to support Solskjaer.(Manchester Evening News)
Super agent Mino Raiola is reportedly set to travel to Juventus for a meeting with the Serie A club’s management in November, with the future of Paul Pogba among the topics up for discussion.(Daily express)
Liverpool director Michael Edwards could be forced to do battle with Bayern Munich for the services of Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans next summer, according to reports.(Daily express)
Newcastle United have reportedly stepped up their interest in German wonderkid Florian Wirtz by sending a scout to watch him in a recent game for Bayer Leverkusen. (Daily express)
Newcastle had a scout watching Bayer Leverkusen’s attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, 18, as the Germany international played against Cologne on Sunday. (Bild – in German)
Borussia Dortmund are in contact with Chelsea over the future of Germany forward Timo Werner, 25, English winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 20, and USA winger Christian Pulisic, 23. (Teamtalk)
Chelsea are looking at making moves for Sevilla’s French defender Jules Kounde as well as Juventus and Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, both 22, as they fear Germany’s Antonio Rudiger, 28, and Denmark’s Andreas Christensen could leave the club. (Eurosport, via Metro)
Liverpool plan to use a signing-on fee to help Mohamed Salah, 29, become their highest earner but reports the Egypt forward is asking for £500,000 per week in a new contract are inaccurate. (Teamtalk)
Michael Edwards is planning to leave his role as Liverpool’s sporting director at the end of the season and the 41-year-old Englishman does not have a new job lined up. (Football Insider)
Fiorentina director Joe Barone has not ruled out selling Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic in January, with the 21-year-old unwilling to extend his deal with the Serie A club beyond June 2023. (Football Italia)
Barcelona have made an initial enquiry about Monaco’s Brazilian full-back Caio Henrique, 24. (AS – in Spanish)
Manchester United have received a rare boost with Raphael Varane expected to return early from injury.(The sun)
Former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov believes Antonio Conte could ‘handle’ replacing under-fire boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (The sun)
Chelsea could lose Thiago Silva next summer after the defender was offered an emotional return to his first club Fluminense, according to reports. (The sun)
