Barcelona are looking at Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, 40, as a potential replacement for their Spanish manager Xavi Hernandez, 42. (Sport)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s agent says the German “has no intention of resigning” as Reds boss and “didn’t extend his contract until 2026 for nothing”. (Florian Plettenburg, via Goal)
Unai Emery has signed a deal at least four-and-a-half years long, the longest managerial contract in Aston Villa’s history, as he prepares to officially start work this week. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Chelsea have launched a £30m bid to sign Brighton and Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, 27. (FourFourTwo)
Borussia Dortmund could demand a Premier League record fee of £130m for England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, who has attracted interest from Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool. (Sun)
Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 31, is willing to take a pay cut on his £375,000 a week wages at Manchester United to extend his stay at Old Trafford. (Athletic, via Sun)
Chelsea are favourites to sign Juventus and France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, in the January transfer window. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Everton and Newcastle United are monitoring 21-year-old Chelsea and Albania striker Armando Broja. (CBS Sports)
Arsenal and Chelsea’s hopes of signing Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha have been boosted, as the 29-year-old is yet to agree a contract extension at Crystal Palace despite being verbally offered a new deal. (Mail)
Arsenal’s English forward Reiss Nelson, 22, says he only has “some months left” on his contract” with the Gunners and wants to sign a new deal with the club. (Mirror)
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, 32, has still not decided whether he will retire or extend his Real Madrid contract next summer. (ESPN)
Austria midfielder Konrad Laimer’s contract with RB Leipzig runs out next summer and the 25-year-old, who was linked with a move to Bayern Munich, is ready to listen to offers from Premier League clubs. (90 Min)
Torino’s Dutch defender Perr Schuurs, 22, is on Liverpool’s shortlist as a long-term successor for the Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 31. (Tuttomercato – in Italian)
Newcastle United’s English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 30, is set to earn a one-year contract extension worth more than £3m. (Mirror)
Leeds United are willing to listen to offers for English midfielder Adam Forshaw, 31, in January. (Football Insider)
