TRANSFER RUMOURS
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Arsenal and Napoli are keen on Monza's in-form Portuguese striker Gustavo Varela, 21, along with his former club Benfica.
(Gazzetta dello Sport)
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Crystal Palace are reluctant to sell 28-year-old Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr in January after holding talks over a new contract. Sarr wanted to join Liverpool in the summer.
(Football Insider)
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Brighton and Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, continues to draw serious interest from Europe's elite, with Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona joining the chase for the centre-back.
(Teamtalk)
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Liverpool hold Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, 26, of Borussia Dortmund in high regard but he is not considered a priority transfer target.
(Florian Plettenberg)
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Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has sanctioned another club record contract offer for England midfielder Alex Scott, 23, with Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all monitoring developments.
(Teamtalk)
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Manchester United have been told they will have to pay more than £70m to sign Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, 22.
(Football Insider)
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Ajax want to sign Wolves and Nigeria striker Tolu Arokodare on a permanent basis. The 25-year-old is currently on loan at the Eredivisie club.
(Sport Witness)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
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Former Newcastle boss Eddie Howe may insist on bringing his complete backroom staff should he receive an approach from Manchester United over their manager's position.
(Daily Express)
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Manchester United would have to pay a hefty £6m in compensation to Newcastle to land Howe under the terms of his departure from St James' Park.
(Daily Telegraph)
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Crystal Palace will look to appoint a manager who is currently out of work if they decide to sack Frenchman Pierre Sage.
(Football Insider)
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Former Brentford and Tottenham boss Thomas Frank and ex-Burnley, Everton and Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche are contenders if Crystal Palace decide to dispense with Sage.
(The I)
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Rob Edwards has rejected an approach from Burnley as a potential replacement for sacked Nicky Hayen.
(Daily Telegraph)
OTHER STUFF
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Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London.
(BBC Sports)
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS, Manchester United's minority owner, has put Swiss Super League side FC Lausanne-Sport up for sale.
(Athletic)
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Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has invested a further £100million into the City Football Group as the club's appeal rolls on.
(Daily Mirror)
Source BBC Sport/SkySports