Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid are all keeping track of Bayern Munich and France winger Kingsley Coman, 25. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Real Madrid are monitoring Liverpool and England centre-back Joe Gomez, 24. (Mail)
Liverpool are contenders for the signature of Borussia Dortmund’s 21-year-old Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland. (Sky Germany)
Manchester United and France forward Anthony Martial, 26, wants to join Sevilla on loan. (Sky Sports)
Every club sponsorship deal worth more than £1m a year will have to be submitted to the Premier League to be checked that it is not an “associated party” transaction, according to new regulations sent to top-flight clubs.(The times)
Liverpool have described the fixture schedule in which they will play twice in 55 hours as “absurd” and explained why they had called for a break in the Premier League season.(The times)
Celtic have called for the Scottish Premiership’s winter break to be brought forward to minimise the effect of new Covid-19 restrictions on crowd numbers.(The times)
The Welsh government’s decision to ban fans from sporting events was described as “devastating” for professional rugby by David Buttress, chairman of the Dragons.(The times )
Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta, 32, wants to stay at the club despite Barcelona showing interest in signing the Spain defender when his contract expires in the summer. (The Athletic – subscription required)
Manchester United have contacted River Plate over a £17m deal to sign 21-year-old Argentina forward Julian Alvarez. (Ole – in Spanish)
Tottenham Hotspur and Roma are vying for the signature of Hoffenheim and Germany midfielder Florian Grillitsch, 26. (Sky Germany)
Arsenal were without Albert Sambi Lokonga, Pablo Mari and Calum Chambers against Sunderland after the trio tested positive for Covid-19.(The sun)
Erling Haaland’s agent Mino Raiola has hinted the goal machine might stay at Borussia Dortmund in a huge blow to Manchester United. (The sun)
Chelsea have been given a huge boost with Jorginho back in training on the eve of their Carabao Cup quarter-final at Brentford. (The sun)
Manchester United are interested in signing Lazio’s Serbia midfielder Sergei Milinkovic-Savic, 26. (Il Messaggero – in Italian)
Newcastle United are among the clubs looking to sign Tottenham centre-back Joe Rodon on loan during the January transfer window.(Daily telegraph)
Scottish rivals Celtic and Rangers are going head to head for Iceland winger Albert Gudmundsson, who is available on a free transfer next summer.(Daily telegraph)
England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone looks increasingly like running his contract down at West Brom, with West Ham at the front of the queue to land him on a free transfer in the summer.(Daily telegraph)
Watford’s search for a centre-back has also seen them look at Arsenal’sSead Kolasinac (Daily telegraph)
Almost 200 former and current players, including Gary Lineker, Frank Lampard, Andy Cole,Kevin Keegan, Edwin van der Sar and Fabian Delph have demanded the Professional Footballers Association publish what is alleged to be a highly-critical report into how the union has been run.(Daily telegraph)
Chelsea had a £72m bid for Paris St-Germain defender Marquinhos, 27, rejected in the summer. (L’Equipe – in French)
Brazil centre-back Marquinhos will sign a new contract at PSG until 2026 or 2027. (Fabrizio Romano)
Everton will make a third attempt to sign Rangers and Scotland right-back Nathan Patterson, 20. (Guardian)
Newcastle United are targeting six players, including two loans, in a busy January transfer window. (90min)
Aston Villa have received four offers for 25-year-old Brazil striker Wesley, who is on loan at Club Brugge. (HLN – in Dutch)
West Ham United and Barcelona lead the race to sign Real Sociedad’s Belgium winger Adnan Januzaj, 26, whose contract expires in the summer. (TodoFichajes – in Spanish)
Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has reportedly spoken to Erling Haaland’s father Alf-Inge as he pushes to sign the Borussia Dortmund hitman.(Daily mail)
Tottenham are reportedly keen on signing Barcelona centre-back Clement Lenglet in January.(Daily mail)
Premier League stars fear club executives have secretly disregarded their health concerns as acrimony over the decision not to enforce a Covid ‘circuit-breaker’ intensifies.(Daily mail)
Premier League clubs are queuing up to sign Nottingham Forest talent Brennan Johnson, with Everton and Newcastle preparing to fight off top-flight rivals.(Daily mail)
Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen has claimed that he will be fit to play in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) next month, despite suffering a horrific facial injury while playing for Napoli last month.(Daily mail)
