New Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta wants Napoli winger Dries Mertens, 32, with the Belgium international into the final year of his contract. (Calciomercato)
Arsenal are also considering a January move for Bayer Leverkusen's 27-year-old German forward Kevin Volland. (Sky Sports)
West Ham are weighing up a £15m move for Hull City star Jarrod Bowen with Leicester and Tottenham also keen on the winger. (Sun)
Manchester United and a number of Bundesliga clubs have targeted Birmingham City and England youth midfielder Jude Bellingham, 16, after this first-team breakthrough. (Daily Telegraph)
Leeds have joined Derby and Middlesbrough in the race to land Aberdeen front man Sam Cosgrove. (Scottish Sun)
West Ham target Gabriel Barbosa refused to discuss his future after Flamengo's Club World Cup final defeat by Liverpool. The 23-year-old Brazil forward is on loan in his homeland from Inter Milan. (Goal)
Everton have promised new manager Carlo Ancelotti he will have money to spend in January as the Italian prepares to begin work at Goodison Park. (Daily Star)
Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic would add "determination and character" to AC Milan, says boss Stefano Pioli, but a deal for the free agent is yet to be agreed. (Goal)
Paris St-Germain want to sign AC Milan's 22-year-old Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta. (RMC Sport)
Schalke goalkeeper and captain Alexander Nubel will leave the club at the end of the season with the 23-year-old wanted by some of Europe's top clubs. (Daily Mail)
Juventus' former Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic, 33, has arrived in Qatar before a move to Al-Duhail, having previously been a target for Manchester United. (Sky Italia)
David Beckham has offered his old England team-mate Joe Hart a career lifeline with a transfer to Inter Miami. (Sun)
Promising Norwegian striker Bryan Fiabema is set to join Chelsea from Tromso after the 16-year-old impressed on trial. (Daily Star)
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says the La Liga side are not in the market for a striker in January.
(Goal)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe believes his side are in their most real relegation battle since promotion in 2015. (Daily Telegraph)
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says the club need to strengthen in January to maintain their promising start in the Premier League. (Sheffield Star)
Bayern Munich have appointed interim boss Hansi Flick until the end of the season.
(Sky Sports)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
England manager Gareth Southgate says fans should be full of excitement going into the new year with Euro 2020 on the horizon. (Sky Sports)
Wales boss Ryan Giggs insists Gareth Bale is unfazed by the criticism he gets at Real Madrid and is still very much in love with football.
(Sky Sports)
OTHER STUFF
West Brom's Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazi, 28, was dropped by boss Slaven Bilic over a training ground incident. (Express & Star)
Pep Guardiola has urged Manchester City supporters to create more noise at the Etihad and believes his players deserve a better atmosphere. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United will not offer Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic, 31, a new contract, his currant contract runs out in June 2020. (Daily Express)
Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn is set to be out for three months with a fractured ankle. (Sky Sports)
Brescia and Italy striker Mario Balotelli wants to stay at the club provided owner Massimo Cellino is keen to keep the 29-year-old.
(Football Italia)