Chelsea captain John Terry is wanted by Andre Villas-Boas for a reunion in China. Former Blues boss Villas-Boas is now in charge of Super League club Shanghai SIPG and hopes to sign the 35-year-old. (Mirror)
Inter Milan are preparing to bid for Chelsea midfielder Oscar. The Serie A club tried to sign the 25-year-old when the London club acquired him for £25m in 2012 and Chelsea will expect to recoup their fee if he is to leave. (London Evening Standard)
Sunderland manager David Moyes has revealed he will not leave the club to coach Scotland if Gordon Strachan leaves the national job. (Daily Star)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is weighing up a January move for Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes, 22. (Sun)
Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet says he “won’t accept” being a substitute. The 28-year-old last played in the Premier League in September. (Limburg TV via Daily Star)
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has been urged to restart his career at Marseille by his brother Kolo. The 33-year-old, who has played just once this season, would benefit from a “change of scenery”, according to his older brother. (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick believes he can make a telling contribution this season but, at 35, admits he must be “realistic” on the prospect of leaving the club next summer. (Daily Express)
Defender Jan Vertonghen, 29, is set to sign a new contract at Tottenham but new deals for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 29, and striker Harry Kane, 23, have been shelved. (Mirror)
Tottenham have considered a move for Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, 27. Spurs are considering revisiting the move in the January transfer window. (Bleacher Report)
Liverpool are monitoring FC Rostov striker Sardar Azmoun, 21, but his agent says there have been no firm offers yet. Azmoun has been dubbed ‘the Iranian Messi’ and other Premier League clubs are thought to be showing an interest. (Liverpool Echo)
Former Liverpool great Steve Heighway believes the club’s legendary manager Bill Shankly would approve of the way the current side are playing under Jurgen Klopp. (Daily Telegraph)
Wales manager Chris Coleman, 46, is wanted by two Chinese Super League clubs willing to offer lucrative deals. (Sun)
Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong has explained why he was declared absent from international duty and subsequently sent home from Gabon. The 22-year-old says he was caught up in the “euphoria” of his wife giving birth. (Chronicle Live)
Former Arsenal winger Robert Pires believes Mesut Ozil, 28, is taking on Dennis Bergkamp’s role of being the team’s attacking “maestro” but must sign a new contract if he is to become a club legend. (London Evening Standard)
Chelsea could recall defender Nathan Ake, 21, from his loan spell at Bournemouth because of a lack of game time. (Daily Star)
Former Manchester United winger Jesper Blomqvist believes out-of-favour midfielder Henrik Mkhitaryan, 27, will settle in at Old Trafford and make an impact. (MUTV via ESPN)
Former Liverpool defender Phil Babb has revealed his tried-and-tested method for nullifying Cristiano Ronaldo – a full-blooded forearm chop. (Daily Mail)
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has dealt Manchester United’s hopes of signing him a blow by stating he wants to remain with the La Liga club for the rest of his career. (Le Figaro via Daily Star)
Paris St-Germain full-back Serge Aurier, 23, would start if he was at Manchester United or Arsenal, according to his former Ivory Coast boss Sabri Lamouchi. The former Toulouse player has been linked with a move away from the French champions.(L’Equipe via Mirror)
