Vincent Kompany's future at Manchester City has been plunged into fresh doubt after it emerged the captain was omitted from the squad to face Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday despite being fully fit.
( Daily Telegraph )

Sergio Aguero is set to be the next high-profile casualty of Pep Guardiola's ruthless Manchester City revolution, with some at the club convinced the 28-year-old striker will be on his way at the end of the season.
( Daily Express)

Manchester United will look to sell 26-year-old right-back Matteo Darmian in January, with 18-year-old Timothy Fosu-Mensah earmarked as the club's future first-choice.
( Times )

Tottenham hope to agree a new contract with defender Jan Vertonghen, 29, in the next few weeks.
( Evening Standard )

Inter Milan are considering making a move for 31-year-old Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta in January.
( ESPN )

Chelsea will send scouts to watch Middlesbrough's 23-year-old defender Ben Gibson face Arsenal on Saturday.
( Daily Mail )

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez, 19, is a January loan target for Huddersfield and Bournemouth.
( Liverpool Echo )

Former Chelsea and West Ham striker Carlton Cole, 33, has returned to England and is looking for a new club after a short spell with American third-tier side Sacramento Republic.
( Sacramento Bee )

Everton have sent scouts to watch Sporting Lisbon centre-back Ruben Semedo, 22.
( Talksport )

Burnley defender Michael Keane, 23, has not been distracted by talk of a move away from Turf Moor, according to boss Sean Dyche.
( Burnley Express )

MANAGEMENT STUFF

Kenny Jackett and Kevin Blackwell head Championship side Rotherham's shortlist to succeed the sacked Alan Stubbs as manager.
( Daily Mirror )

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone wants a move to the Premier League, and could leave the Spanish club before his contract expires in 2018.
( Daily Mirror )

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino wants greater control of the club's transfer policy and has told chairman Daniel Levy he does not want a direct replacement for departing head of recruitment Paul Mitchell.
( Times )

Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi made corruption allegations about English football in an interview on Kuwaiti TV in March. He said managers in the country "take under the table a lot" and described them as "brokers".
( Sun )

Hull City owners Assem and Ehab Allam remain open to offers from potential investment groups, despite a £130m takeover bid being tabled by one Chinese consortium.
( Hull Daily Mail )

Aitor Karanka has hit back at his Middlesbrough critics and said he is "150 per cent confident" they will stay up playing his way.
( Daily Mirror )

Mike Phelan wants his former Manchester United coaching colleague Tony Coton as his assistant at Hul.
( Daily Mirror )

Mauricio Pochettino wants greater control of transfer policy at Tottenham and has told Daniel Levy that he does not want him to find a direct replacement for the club's departing head of recruitment, Paul Mitchell.
( Times )

ENGLAND MANAGER STUFF

Sam Allardyce was at Old Trafford to watch Manchester United beat Fenerbahce in the Europa League, in his first public appearance since addressing the media after leaving his post as England manager.
(Guardian)

OTHER STORIES

Former referee Howard Webb says Sunderland manager David Moyes "gave me the most stick" during his career.
( Goal )

Another former Chelsea and West Ham player - midfielder Joe Cole - has been nominated for the Golden Ball award, given to the best player in the American second tier. The 34-year-old plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies.
( Daily Telegraph )

Juventus' 38-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon described the sale of AC Milan and Inter Milan to Chinese investors as "the defeat of Italian football".
( Guardian )

West Ham will have police inside the London Stadium for Wednesday's EFL Cup match against Chelsea after resolving radio communication issues at the £700m ground.
( Sky Sports )

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has rejected foreign bids to buy the club since relegation to the Championship, and remains determined not to sell.
( Daily Telegraph )

Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson found himself in the rare position of celebrating a goal scored against his former side, when Robin van Persie netted a consolation goal for Fenerbahce at Old Trafford.
( Metro )

The new UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin, has suggested the Champions League final could be contested in New York or elsewhere outside Europe for the first time.
( Guardian )