Arsenal and Napoli are keen on Monza's in-form Portuguese striker Gustavo Varela, 21, along with his former club Benfica. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Crystal Palace are reluctant to sell 28-year-old Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr in January after holding talks over a new contract. Sarr wanted to join Liverpool in the summer. (Football Insider)
Brighton and Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, continues to draw serious interest from Europe's elite, with Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona joining the chase for the centre-back. (Teamtalk)
Liverpool hold Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, 26, of Borussia Dortmund in high regard but he is not considered a priority transfer target. (Florian Plettenberg)
Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has sanctioned another club record contract offer for England midfielder Alex Scott, 23, with Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all monitoring developments. (Teamtalk)
Manchester United have been told they will have to pay more than £70m to sign Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, 22. (Football Insider)
Ajax want to sign Wolves and Nigeria striker Tolu Arokodare on a permanent basis. The 25-year-old is currently on loan at the Eredivisie club. (Sport Witness)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Former Newcastle boss Eddie Howe may insist on bringing his complete backroom staff should he receive an approach from Manchester United over their manager's position. (Daily Express)
Manchester United would have to pay a hefty £6m in compensation to Newcastle to land Howe under the terms of his departure from St James' Park. (Daily Telegraph)
Crystal Palace will look to appoint a manager who is currently out of work if they decide to sack Frenchman Pierre Sage. (Football Insider)
Former Brentford and Tottenham boss Thomas Frank and ex-Burnley, Everton and Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche are contenders if Crystal Palace decide to dispense with Sage. (The I)
Rob Edwards has rejected an approach from Burnley as a potential replacement for sacked Nicky Hayen. (Daily Telegraph)
OTHER STUFF
Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London. (BBC Sports)
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS, Manchester United's minority owner, has put Swiss Super League side FC Lausanne-Sport up for sale. (Athletic)
Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has invested a further £100million into the City Football Group as the club's appeal rolls on. (Daily Mirror)