Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wants the club to move for Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, 21, before Real Madrid do. (Don Balon – in Spanish)
Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres, 33, is keen to return to the Premier League, with Southampton and Newcastle interested. (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United are prepared to pay £177m to sign Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asensio, 21. (Don Balon – in Spanish)
Manchester United want to sell 22-year-old England left-back Luke Shaw for about £20m in January. (Times – subscription required)
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Manchester City and Juventus want to sign Liverpool midfielder Emre Can when the 23-year-old’s contract expires in the summer. (Daily Star)
Patrice Evra has had contact from “several clubs” interested in signing him despite him kicking a Marseille fan, says the 36-year-old defender’s agent. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic, 28, says he will not be sold in the January transfer window. (Kurier – in German)
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, 31, insists he has a future at the Premier League club. (Independent)
Liverpool are willing to spend £5m to sign Wolves‘ 17-year-old midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White in January. (Sun)
Wolves have promised manager Nuno Espirito Santo “limitless” transfer funds to turn the club into Champions League contenders. (Daily Mirror)
Newcastle’s takeover by an investment consortium led by Amanda Staveley’s company PCP Capital Partners will be completed this week. (Daily Star)
Alternatively, a bid is yet to be made by Staveley, and owner Mike Ashley’s hopes of selling by the New Year are hanging in the balance. (Evening Chronicle)
Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian, 27, is wanted by Italian sides Juventus, Napoli and Roma. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Daily Mirror)
Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen, 31, says the club stopped him negotiating a move to Everton in the summer. (DH, via Liverpool Echo)
Paris St-Germain are considering sacking Unai Emery as manager, despite the club being unbeaten in 17 matches since the start of the season. (Yahoo)
PSG and Belgium full-back Thomas Meunier, 26, says the club rejected an offer from Chelsea on transfer deadline day. (Evening Standard)
