Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is interested in Everton's England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 27. The Italian is said to be lining up a replacement for 35-year-old Frenchman Hugo Lloris, who is in the final year of his contract at Spurs. (Daily Mirror)
Spurs are also interested in Bayern Munich and France midfielder Corentin Tolisso but could face competition from Internazionale for the 27-year-old. (Kicker)
Manchester City are close to signing Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 24, for £75m. (Sun)
Chelsea are planning a move for 17-year-old Barcelona midfielder Gavi. The Spaniard, whose contract runs until the summer of 2023, has a release clause of £42m with Chelsea looking to make a move. (Sun)
Meanwhile, Chelsea are unlikely to loan out Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech, 28, in January. (Daily Telegraph)
Newcastle are prepared to give Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel a huge £190,000 a week contract, which would blow Juventus' offer out of the water, say reports. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal are only willing to offer French striker Alexandre Lacazette, 30, a short-term contract to keep him at the club for another season. (Athletic)
Roma could reopen talks to sign Arsenal and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 29. (Corriere dello Sport)
Newcastle United have received a boost in their pursuit of Bayern Munich defender Niklas Sule. The 26-year-old German wants to leave the Bundesliga side and is out of contract at the end of the season. (Sun)
Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez believes his team's forward Eden Hazard is "sad" at Real Madrid. The 30-year-old has been linked with former club Chelsea and Newcastle.
(Metro)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Manchester United have denied suggestions they are interested in Frenchman Zinedine Zidane, 49, replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford. (Athletic)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer held crisis talks with his senior players - including Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes - on Thursday as he tried to salvage Manchester United's season - and save his job. (Daily Mail)
Brendan Rodgers has distanced himself from speculation linking him with the Manchester United job and branded the rumours as "disrespectful" to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (Sky Sports)
Burnley manager Sean Dyche says English centre-back James Tarkowski, 28, is "clear minded" and "focused" despite interest from Newcastle, West Ham and Tottenham. (Burnley Express)
Rangers have appointed Giovanni van Bronckhorst as manager, subject to receipt of a work permit.
(Sky Sports)
OTHER STUFF
Jesse Lingard’s contract talks with Manchester United are on hold after discussions over a new deal have so far failed to find a resolution. (Sky Sports)
The EFL have accepted the need for independent regulation of football for the first time ahead of the publication of the government's fan-led review next week in a dramatic move that will increase tensions with the Premier League. (Daily Mail)
The Premier League has agreed a new six-year deal with NBC that will see it remain the competition's official broadcast partner in the US until 2028. (Sky Sports)
The Premier League has announced it will provide additional funding for sides in League One, League Two and the 66 clubs in the three National League divisions. (Sky Sports)
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks set to extend his stay at the Serie A club. The 40-year-old Swede, who re-joined the club in January last year, is out of contract in the summer but will sign a new contract until June 2023.
(Football Italia)