TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal want to sign a back-up to Scotland left-back Kieran Tierney, 23, before the end of the January transfer window.
  (Daily Express)



• Despite interest from elsewhere, Real Madrid's 22-year-old Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard is very close to completing a loan move to Arsenal.
  (Sport)



• Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli, 24, has asked chairman Daniel Levy not to block a potential move to Paris St-Germain.
  (90min)



• Leicester City have ruled out a loan move for Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen, 28, because of the Denmark international's £300,000-a-week wages.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Chelsea and England defender Fikayo Tomori, 23, is on the verge of joining AC Milan on a six-month loan with the Serie A leaders having an option to make the move permanent in the summer.
  (Times)



• West Ham have ended their pursuit of Sevilla and Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri. The Hammers had a £27m bid for the 23-year-old rejected, with Sevilla wanting £35m.
  (Talksport)



• Crystal Palace's Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy, 30, is a target for Scottish champions Celtic.
  (Daily Mail)



• Crystal Palace have signed French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta from Bundesliga side Mainz on an 18-month loan with an option to buy.
  (Sky Sports)



• West Ham could lower their asking price for England midfielder Declan Rice, 22, to around £50m because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
  (90min)



• The Hammers are preparing an improved bid of £16m for Bournemouth's Norway striker Joshua King, 29.
  (Sun)



• However, Burnley have joined West Ham and West Brom in the race to sign King, who is out of contract in the summer.
  (Sky Sports)



• Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo, 19, is expected to fly to England on Friday to finalise a £4.5m move to Brighton from Independiente del Valle.
  (Sky Sports)



• Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil expects to have Brazil forward Willian Jose, 29, available at the weekend, despite interest from Wolves.
  (Birmingham Mail)



• Wolves would have to pay around £17m to sign Jose on a permanent basis.
  (Express & Star)



• Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas has called Aston Villa's offer for French midfielder Morgan Sanson, 26, "pathetic".
  (Daily Mail)



• Rangers are closing in on a deal for Bournemouth pair Jack Simpson and Nnamdi Ofoborh.
  (Scottish Sun)



• Everton will ask for £9m if they are to sell Brazil midfielder Bernard, 29.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says there is no chance of the club selling Germany winger Leroy Sane, 25, despite limited first-team appearances since his move from Manchester City.
  (Manchester Evening News)



• Liverpool and Manchester United are paying close attention to contract negotiations concerning Bayern Munich youngster Jamal Musiala, with talks said to have reached deadlock.
  (Daily Express)



• Liverpool are one of the many teams said to be interested in Reading midfielder Michael Olise.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester United are winning the race to sign Brazilian 'wonderkid' Gabriel Veron, 18, who plays as a forward for Palmeiras and has a £53m release clause.
  (FourFourTwo)



• Bayern Munich have confirmed their intention to sign RB Leipzig's 22-year-old France defender Dayot Upamecano, who has a £40m release clause.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea have all displayed interest in Upamecano, for whom any deal will not take place until the summer.
  (Goal)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Cardiff City have confirmed manager Neil Harris and his assistant David Livermore have left the club with immediate effect.
  (Sky Sports)



• Neil Lennon has told Celtic they will have to sack him if they want a new boss after insisting he will not quit his Parkhead job.
  (Sky Sports)



• Arsenal are now actively looking for reinforcements this month, Mikel Arteta has confirmed, having discharged their first priority of clearing unwanted players from the squad.
  (Times)



• Eddie Howe is the red hot favourite to be the next Celtic manager after two bookies suspended betting on him taking over from Neil Lennon.
  (Scottish Sun)



• Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has admitted concerns about Chorley's pitch ahead of their FA Cup clash and fears his players could suffer 'serious injury'.
  (Daily Mail)



• Former Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is set to take his first steps into coaching at Ukrainian side Olympic Donetsk.
  (ESPN)



• There was a heated exchange between Jurgen Klopp and Sean Dyche as they left the pitch at half time during Liverpool's match against Burnley.
  (Sky Sports)



• Aston Villa head coach Dean Smith has been charged by the FA for using abusive or insulting language towards officials during his side's defeat to Manchester City.
  (Sky Sports)

OTHER STUFF

• Manchester City have suffered a huge blow with Kevin De Bruyne facing up to four weeks out with a hamstring injury.
  (Sun)



• Founder members of a proposed European Super League would be offered up to £310m each to join the competition and could earn as much as £213m a season from it, according to an incendiary document.
  (Times)



• Guinness World Records has confirmed Newport goalkeeper Tom King's strike against Cheltenham on Tuesday is the longest goal ever scored in a competitive football match.
  (Sky Sports)