TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal face competition from Inter Milan and Juventus for Manchester United defender Chris Smalling, 30, who is on loan at Roma.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester United retain their longstanding interest in signing Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27, in January, but face competition for the Denmark player.
  (90min)



• Manchester City are interested in signing Bournemouth's Netherlands defender Nathan Ake, 24, in January.
  (Sky Sports)



• Newcastle and Bournemouth are monitoring Hull City's 22-year-old English forward Jarrod Bowen.
  (90min)



• Bologna have contacted two Premier League clubs about their Italian strikers - Wolves' Patrick Cutrone, 21, and 19-year-old Everton forward Moise Kean.
  (Le Repubblica)



• Paris St-Germain could move for Liverpool's Senegal winger Sadio Mane, 27, in the summer if Brazil forward Neymar leaves.
  (Sport Witness)



• Burnley, Sheffield United and Norwich are all interested in Charlton and Montserrat striker Lyle Taylor, 29.
  (Team Talk)



• Bologna director Walter Sabatini has ruled out a move for Zlatan Ibrahimovic after revealing the 38-year-old Swedish striker has already decided on his next destination.
  (Daily Mail)



• Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is wary about launching a spending spree in January after the Blues' transfer ban was lifted.
  (London Evening Standard)



• Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says the club does not need to spend in January despite mounting injuries in defensive positions.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Besiktas president Ahmet Nur Cebi has ruled out a potential move for Everton and Turkey striker Cenk Tosun, 28.
  (Hayatta Besiktas Radio station)



• Red Bull Salzburg's 19-year-old Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland says he is not finding it hard to deal with the transfer speculation surrounding him.
  (Goal)



• Barcelona have contacted Inter Milan about their Argentina striker Lautaro Martínez, 22, who has a release clause of 111m euros (£93.4m).
  (Sport)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Former Valencia and Villarreal manager Marcelino arrived in London on Monday, with both Arsenal and Everton reportedly eyeing him as a potential appointment.
  (Daily Star)



• Watford have appointed former Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare as assistant head coach to Nigel Pearson.
  (Sky Sports)



• Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been told his job is safe by the club's owners and they will not move for former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino.
  (Daily Mail)



• Everton approached former Arsenal boss Unai Emery about the vacant manager's job at Goodison Park.
  (Sky Sports)



• Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the door is always open should Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wish to return to his former club.
  (Goal)



• Dalian Yifang boss Rafael Benitez has ruled himself out of a return to the Premier League for the time being.
  (Sky Sports)

OTHER STUFF

• Bournemouth have been dealt another huge blow with Steve Cook set to undergo wrist surgery that is expected to sideline the key defender for four weeks.
  (Daily Mail)



• Manchester United are planning to give Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 23, a new £60,000-a-week contract.
  (Sun)



• The Premier League are ready to introduce concussion substitutes next season in another major change to the way that football is officiated just 12 months after bringing in VAR.
  (Daily Mail)



• Thirty-six players on trial in Spain's most high-profile match-fixing case have been cleared of wrongdoing.
  (Sky Sports)