TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal's interest in Juventus defender Mehdi Benatia could be hijacked by relegation-threatened Fulham, according to reports.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Juventus are ready to offer goalkeeper Emil Audero to Arsenal in exchange for Aaron Ramsey in a bid to land the Welshman this month.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Reading have brought in Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on loan for the rest of the season.
  (Sky Sports)



• Tottenham could join the race to sign PSG's 23-year-old midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who has also been linked with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
  (France Football)



• Borussia Dortmund are ready to test Crystal Palace's resolve to keep Wilfried Zaha with a £44m bid for the winger.
  (Daily Mail)



• Liverpool have joined Bayern Munich in the race to sign Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 18.
  (Bild)



• Paris St-Germain are set to beat Chelsea to the signing of Zenit St Petersburg's Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes, 24.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 21, says he spoke with both Manchester City and Paris-St Germain before deciding to join Barcelona.
  (ESPN)



• (NOS) Chelsea and Nigeria wing-back Victor Moses, 28, is set to complete a loan move to Fenerbahce until the end of the season.
  (Goal)



• West Ham have held further talks with Celta Vigo over a proposed deal for forward Maxi Gomez.
  (Daily Mail)



• Spanish midfielder Denis Suarez, 25, looks set to remain at Barcelona until the end of the season after talks regarding a move to Arsenal broke down.
  (ESPN)



• Chelsea and Manchester United lead a four-way Premier League chase for Turkish strike prodigy Omer Faruk Beyaz, with Liverpool and Manchester City also interested. Paris St-Germain remain interested in 29-year-old Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye, but no formal offers have been made, despite a rumoured £22m bid earlier this week.
  (Liverpool Echo)



• Real Madrid defender Marcelo, 30, wants to be reunited with former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus, and has told bosses at the Bernabeu "if they make an offer for me, you have to let me go".
  (Tuttosport)



• Huddersfield Town are closing in on a £2m deal for Charlton Athletic's 21-year-old striker Karlan Grant, who has also been linked with Middlesbrough, West Brom and Rangers.
  (Daily Mail)



• Watford are increasingly confident that 26-year-old midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure will remain at the club until at least the end of the season, despite a proposed £50m bid from Paris St-Germain.
  (London Evening Standard)



• Newcastle are looking to sign two players on loan before the end of the week after bids were made for Monaco's Italian defender Antonio Barreca, 23, and Atletico Madrid's Portgual winger Gelson Martins, 23.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Crystal Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey, 32, faces a five-match ban after being charged by the FA for making an alleged Nazi salute in a photo posted on Instagram.
  (Daily Mail)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Arsenal manager Unai Emery has called for a "calm" and "patient" response to the imminent departure of head of recruitment Sven Mislintat.
  (Independent)



• Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino held showdown transfer talks with PSG ace Adrien Rabiot on Wednesday night.
  (Daily Express)



• Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has urged the Premier League to delay the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR).
  (Sky Sports)



• Thierry Henry is set to be sacked as manager of Monaco after just three months in charge, with the man he replaced, Leonardo Jardim, to take over from him.
  (Daily Mirror)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

• Arsenal's proposed sale of Aaron Ramsey, 28, would meet with the approval of Wales boss Ryan Giggs, who says the midfielder will improve as a player by moving to a "top-class" club like Juventus.
  (Sky Sports)

OTHER STUFF

• Premier League clubs generated £7.6bn for the economy, according to analysis published on Thursday and they are likely to use the findings to push for new immigration arrangements allowing them to sign players from all over the world after Brexit.
  (Times)



• David Beckham has become a shareholder in Salford City, taking a 10% stake and so joining Gary and Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes as Class of 92 owners.
  (Guardian)



• Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey is facing a five-match ban after being charged by the Football Association for appearing to make a Nazi salute.
  (Daily Mail)



• The search for the plane carrying Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson continued on Thursday morning.
  (Sky Sports)