TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal have received a boost in their hopes of signing Brazil and Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo, 25, with the Italian club in negotiations to sign Lyon's 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes as a replacement.
  (Sun)



• Juventus have reached out to Switzerland and Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria, 25, to replace Arthur.
  (90min)



• However, Arsenal have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Fiorentina forward Dusan Vlahovic, 21, with the Serbia international claiming he only wants to join Juventus.
  (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham are still trying to sign Spain winger Adama Traore in January despite Wolves manager Bruno Lage pushing to keep the 25-year-old until the end of the season.
  (Fabrizio Romano)



• Spurs are also trying to offload players like 25-year-old France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, Republic of Ireland full-back Matt Doherty, 30, England midfielder Dele Alli, 25, and 24-year-old Netherlands winger Steven Bergwijn.
  (Fabrizio Romano)



• Atletico Madrid's Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, 34, is interested in a reunion with his former Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa.
  (Daily Star)



• Newcastle are in talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a deal for Netherlands U21 left-back Mitchel Bakker, 21.
  (Daily Mail)



• Newcastle are considering signing Adana Demirspor and Italy forward Mario Balotelli, 31, according to the Turkish club's president Murat Sancak.
  (Daily Star)



• Burnley will offer north of £200,000 for 17-year-old Oldham whizzkid Harry Vaughan after having an initial bid rejected in the summer.
  (Sun)



• Paris St-Germain are in talks with France's Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 28, and 25-year-old Ivory Coast international midfielder Franck Kessie, who plays for AC Milan. The moves are also aimed at convincing France striker Kylian Mbappe, 23, to stay at the club amid interest from Real Madrid.
  (ESPN)



• However, Pogba has told Manchester United that he wants to join Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the season.
  (Daily Star)



• Juventus have held talks with France and Manchester United striker Anthony Martial but the Serie A giants are yet to contact the Old Trafford club over a move for the 26-year-old.
  (Goal)



• Brentford could face competition from Leicester and Newcastle in their bid to sign Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 29.
  (Times)



• Croatia forward Ivan Perisic will not leave Inter Milan in January despite links to Chelsea. The 32-year-old's deal expires in June but the Serie A club are working to extend his contract.
  (Fabrizio Romano)



• Barcelona and Bayern Munich are leading the race to sign Chelsea centre-back Andreas Christensen, with the 25-year-old Denmark defender rejecting offers from English clubs out of respect to the Blues.
  (Fabrizio Romano)



• Christian Benteke, 31, has no intention of leaving Crystal Palace this January, despite Burnley seeing the Belgium striker as a potential replacement for Chris Wood.
  (London Evening Standard)



• Arsenal, Tottenham and Leeds are interested in Middlesbrough's English full-back Djed Spence, 21, who is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest.
  (Sky Sports)



• Fenerbahce and Hungary centre-back Attila Szalai has attracted interest from West Ham and Newcastle, with AC Milan also targeting the 23-year-old, who is valued at £16.7m.
  (Sky Sports)



• Arsenal's Spanish defender Pablo Mari, 28, is close to joining Udinese on loan.
  (London Evening Standard)



• Watford are closing in on a £3.5m deal for Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu.
  (Daily Mail)



• United States full-back Sergino Dest's agent has said the 21-year-old is happy at Barcelona amid rumours linking him with Chelsea and Bayern Munich.
  (Mundo Deportivo)



• Leeds will make an improved offer for Red Bull Salzburg's 21-year-old United States international midfielder Brenden Aaronson after an initial bid of just over £15m was rejected.
  (Daily Mail)



• Burnley are to make an improved offer for Republic of Ireland U19 international Harry Vaughan after Oldham rejected an initial bid for the 17-year-old midfielder last summer.
  (Sun)



• Inter are monitoring 28-year-old Paulo Dybala's situation at Juventus with the Argentina forward's contract set to expire in the summer.
  (Daily Mail)



• Barcelona are also lining up a move for Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 22, from Real Sociedad if they fail to sign Borussia Dortmund's Norwegian frontman Erling Braut Haaland, 21.
  (90min)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Roma boss Jose Mourinho, 58, says he is committed to the club and has distanced himself from the Everton job after emerging as a candidate to succeed Rafael Benitez.
  (Sky Sports)



• Everton will interview Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney for the vacant manager's position at Goodison Park.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has told his bosses that Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are "not good enough" to play for the club.
  (Daily Star)

OTHER STUFF

• Arsenal put pressure on the Gabon FA to send Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang back to England following his post-coronavirus heart scare, national team manager Patrice Neveu has revealed.
  (Daily Mail)



• The Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has responded to claims that his club's legal action is holding up Derby County's search for a new owner by revealing a settlement offer was made to the stricken Championship club's administrators in November and no response has come back.
  (Daily Telegraph)