Newcastle have made initial enquiries about Dele Alli, with Tottenham willing to listen to offers for the 25-year-old midfielder. (Teamtalk)
Manchester United are looking at midfield targets with Paul Pogba, 28, likely to leave for free when the France midfielder’s contract expires in the summer. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Atletico Madrid want to explore the possibility of an exchange deal with Manchester United for 26-year-old France striker Anthony Martial. (Eurosport)
United are not expecting Jesse Lingard to leave in the January transfer window as the 28-year-old England midfielder approaches the last six months of his contract. (Manchester Evening News)
West Ham are prepared to push ahead with a move for Liverpool’sNat Phillips in January, despite a recent injury for the 24-year-old English defender. (Standard)
Newcastle and Manchester City are considering legal action against new rules to restrict related-party sponsorship that were approved by the Premier League on Tuesday.(Daily mail)
Barcelona will avoid playing wonderkid Yusuf Demir until February due to contract issues surrounding his playing appearances.(Daily mail)
Brentford goalkeeper Matthew Cox has been robbed of a dream professional debut against Manchester United and the opportunity to become the Premier League’s second youngest ever goalkeeper due to the Covid outbreak.(Daily mail)
Real Madrid are reportedly hopeful of luring Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards to the Bernabeu when he waves goodbye to Anfield at the end of the season.(Daily mail)
West Ham also have hope of a deal for Nikola Milenkovic as an apparent agreement between the 24-year-old Serbia defender and Fiorentina’s owner means he is likely to be on the move. (Teamtalk)
Fiorentina have set a price of 100m euros (£85m) for their Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21. (Gazzetta dello Sport – subscription required)
West Ham are tracking New York City’s Argentine striker Valentin Castellanos, 23. (Mail)
Paris St-Germain, Barcelona, Liverpool,Manchester City and Tottenham are all thought to be monitoring French left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 20, but Wolves would receive only 50% of any transfer fee due to a sell-on clause. (Mail)
Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore has confirmed the club are in talks with Everton to decide whether 21-year-old English defender Lewis Gibson should continue his loan stint at Hillsborough once he recovers from injury. (Liverpool Echo)
Barcelona are plotting a raid for Chelsea’s Dutch left-back Ian Maatsen, 19, who is on a season-long loan with Championship side Coventry. (Football Insider)
Leicester City are interested in Swansea’s 22-year-old Dutch forward Joel Piroe. (Swansea Independent)
Wayne Rooney could make a sensational return to Everton if Rafa Benitez is forced out.(The sun)
Premier League clubs have been cancelling their Christmas parties amid rising Covid-19 cases.(The sun)
Manchester United are surprise entrants in the race to sign Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea.(The sun)
Clubs across the Premier League are considering whether they can dock players’ wages if they are forced to self-isolate because they have not been vaccinated.(Daily mail)
Premier League players will be forced to report to club training grounds for PCR tests on Christmas Day as part of a massively increased screening programme designed to save the festive programme from the threat of an Omicron shutdown.(Daily mail)
