TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal are struggling to convince William Saliba that his future is at Emirates Stadium and could be forced to cash in on the French defender, 20, who is impressing on loan at Marseille.
  (Sun)



• Arsenal are also preparing to compete with Manchester City to secure the signing of 29-year-old Spain defender Sergi Roberto from Barcelona on a free.
  (ESPN)



• (Fichajes) Manchester City have been linked with a transfer move for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong next summer.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Jude Bellingham's brother Jobe could follow the England star to Borussia Dortmund as the Germans eye a transfer raid on Birmingham.
  (Sun)



• Arsenal and Tottenham have received a boost in their pursuit of Andrea Belotti after Torino boss Ivan Juric announced he will not sign a new deal.
  (Sun)



• Chelsea have been offered 22-year-old Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt as Juventus look to get him off their huge wage bill.
  (Daily Star)



• Aston Villa, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen are among the clubs interested in River Plate's Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 21.
  (CalcioMercato)



• Barcelona have told French winger Ousmane Dembele, 24, he has one month to accept their latest offer to extend his contract, which expires next summer.
  (Mundo Deportivo)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Carlisle have announced the appointment of Keith Millen as their new manager.
  (Sky Sports)



• Manchester United have drawn up a four-man shortlist to replace under-fire manager Solskjaer, including Zinedine Zidane, Antonio Conte, Leicester's Brendan Rodgers and Ajax boss Erik ten Hag.
  (Sun)



• But Paris St-Germain's Argentine boss Mauricio Pochettino, 49, remains Manchester United's number one choice to replace Solskjaer.
  (Daily Star)



• Solskjaer has three games to save his job.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Newcastle are willing to make Erik ten Hag one of the highest-paid managers in the Premier League but the Dutchman is reluctant to leave Ajax.
  (Daily Mail)



• Former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca, 48, is prepared to accept the manager's position at Newcastle, but the club's new owners are still mulling over their decision.
  (Chronicle)



• Newcastle have also not given up hope of luring back former boss Rafael Benitez, with the Spaniard, 61, now in charge at Everton.
  (Football Insider)



• Barcelona retain hope of securing Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp, 54, as a replacement for current boss Ronald Koeman.
  (Sport)



• Rangers coach Michael Beale is reportedly wanted by Cardiff City as their next boss.
  (Daily Record)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

• The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is still set to go ahead in January 2022 despite some parts of the Cameroon tournament needing 'urgent attention' just months ahead of its kick-off.
  (Daily Mail)



• Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Gareth Bale is set to return to training in a boost for Wales.
  (Daily Mail)



• The firm Hawk-Eye has told FIFA that its technology to detect offsides automatically is "ready to go" and it is on course to be used at the 2022 World Cup.
  (Times)

OTHER STUFF

• Walter Smith, who managed Scotland, Rangers and Everton, has died at the age of 73.
  (Sky Sports)



• Tottenham star Dele Alli's position in Nuno Espirito Santo's plans has been thrown into uncertainty with the midfielder set to be omitted from the squad to face Burnley on Wednesday.
  (Daily Mail)



• Lukasz Fabianski is in talks with West Ham over a new contract at the London Stadium.
  (Sky Sports)



• Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 28, ignored manger Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after being sent off in the 5-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday and the Frenchman has stalled negotiations over a new deal with the club.
  (Sun)



• Brentford goalkeeper David Raya is expected to miss at least four months of action after sustaining a knee injury in Sunday's defeat to Leicester.
  (Sky Sports)