West Ham have been watching Rio Ave's 26-year-old Brazilian forward Clayton, who is joint top scorer in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. (Teamtalk)
Manchester United are looking to add to their defensive ranks with former Real Madrid veteran Sergio Ramos, 39, an option to sign after leaving Mexican club Monterrey. (Fichajes)
Former Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi is a target for Sunderland, who have bid £21.4m for the France international, 26, who plays for Lazio. (Sunderland Echo)
France centre-back Ibrahima Konate is out of contract next summer but the 26-year-old could still sign a new Liverpool deal in the coming weeks. (Football Insider)
Former England and Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 32, is targeting a return to the Premier League in January having been a free agent since leaving Besiktas in August. (Athletic)
West Ham's hopes of signing Promise David from Union Saint-Gilloise have suffered a setback as the Canada forward, 24, is reluctant to swap Champions League football for a Premier League relegation battle. (Talksport)
Aston Villa have agreed a £10.5m deal to sign 19-year-old Brazilian winger Alysson from Gremio. (BBCSport)
West Ham are preparing a January bid for Zulte Waregem's 22-year-old Nigerian midfielder Tochukwu Nnadi. (Teamtalk)
Sheffield Wednesday are hoping to keep hold of on-loan Manchester United midfielder Harry Amass, 18, for the rest of the season despite their points deduction in the Championship. (Sun)
Chelsea have beaten off competition from Manchester City and Manchester United for SF Cascades and Burkina Faso youth midfielder Mohamed Zongo, 16. (Daily Mail)
Roma have officially opened negotiations to sign Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, from Manchester United on loan with an obligation to buy for £30m. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Barrow have sacked manager Andy Whing and his assistant Craig Pead following six games without a win. The League Two side fell to 18th in the table following Tuesday night’s 3-0 home defeat to Tranmere Rovers. (Sun)
Jurgen Klopp has struck an agreement with Red Bull to leave his role as head of global soccer in order to replace Xabi Alonso if he is to be sacked by Real Madrid. (Sun)
OTHER STUFF
Unai Emery slammed the door shut on Harvey Elliott’s career at Aston Villa. The on-loan Liverpool star was left in Birmingham as Villa flew out for their latest Europa League test in Basel. (Sun)
Manchester United are potentially lining up a pre-season friendly with Wrexham next summer. (Daily Mail)