England striker Harry Kane, 28, will abandon plans to quit Tottenham after the arrival of Antonio Conte as their new manager. (Sun)
Conte is set to make AC Milan’s 24-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie his first signing as Tottenham manager. (Metro, via Sportitalia)
Conte also wants Tottenham to sign Inter Milan’s Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij, 29, in January. (Football Insider)
Manchester United’sPaul Pogba prefers a return to Juventus over joining Paris St-Germain or Real Madrid when the France midfielder, 28, becomes a free agent next summer. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Erling Braut Haaland has decided to leave Borussia Dortmund and his agent wants the Norway striker, 21, to join Barcelona. (El Nacional – in Catalan)
Limited funds will be made available for Antonio Conte to strengthen Tottenham’s squad in January, but he is likely to sell players to raise funds for his primary targets, including Fiorentina forward Dusan Vlahovic.(Daily mail)
Unai Emery is on the brink of becoming Newcastle United’s new manager and could be in charge of their Premier League game away to Brighton on Saturday.(The times)
Barcelona are expected to announce Xavi Hernandez as their new coach on Thursday but the club’s supporters might have to wait until after the international break to see him in the dugout.(Daily mail)
Sol Campbell has revealed he will spend time with former Arsenal team-mate Patrick Vieira at Crystal Palace as he looks to get back into management.(Daily mail)
Borussia Dortmund, though, are confident they will keep Manchester City and Chelsea target Haaland, despite a £64m release clause that is believed to kick in next year. (Manchester Evening News)
Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard could join Newcastle in the January transfer window, with Carlo Ancelotti prepared to let the 30-year-old Belgian leave. (Star)
Newcastle are planning a free transfer swoop for Inter Milan’sMarcelo Brozovic as the Croatia defensive midfielder, 28, is out of contract next summer. (Sun)
Despite Unai Emery being favourite, Belgium coach Roberto Martinez is being pushed for the Newcastle manager’s job by caretaker boss Graeme Jones, who was previously the Spaniard’s assistant with Belgium. (Football Insider)
Tottenham, West Ham and Southampton are all chasing West Brom’s England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 28, whose contract expires next summer. (Sky Sports)
Tottenham are also ready to rival Juventus for Fiorentina’s Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Tottenham could be delayed in having Conte pitchside as the club wait for his visa to be approved.(The sun)
Manchester City have held talks over acquiring a minority stake in Russian giants Spartak Moscow.(The sun)
Brighton have received a huge boost as Dan Burn’s injury is not as bad as first feared.(the sun)
Christian Eriksen is open to rejoining Ajax in January as the Danish midfielder, 29, is unable to play for his current club Inter Milan having been fitted with a heart defibrillator. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)
England youth international Fabio Carvalho has turned down a ‘massive’ offer to stay with Fulham and the 19-year-old winger, who has been linked with Real Madrid, is now set to be out of contract at the end of the season. (Sun)
