Arsenal have been linked with RB Leipzig central defender Dayot Upamecano and the 21-year-old could be allowed to leave the German club if they can sign fellow Frenchman Tanguy Kouassi, 17, from Paris St-Germain. (Le Parisien)
Arsenal, Newcastle United and Paris St-Germain have failed with an initial approach to sign Brazil forward Everton Soares, 23, from Gremio. (Newcastle Chronicle)
Hertha Berlin hope they can sign Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka, 27, by the end of next week. (Daily Mail)
Granit Xhaka has agreed terms with Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin, according to the Arsenal midfielder's agent. (Sky Sports)
Leeds United are trying to convince Arsenal not to recall England Under-21 striker Eddie Nketiah, 20, from his loan spell at Elland Road. (Daily Mirror)
Tottenham have recalled Jack Clarke from his loan spell at Leeds. (Sky Sports)
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been linked with a move to Arsenal. The Gunners will offer City £40m plus Granit Xhaka for their defensive midfielder. (Leicester Mercury)
Leicester City are likely to have an offer accepted for Juventus defender Daniele Rugani. (Leicester Mercury)
Manchester United have suffered a blow with Red Bull Salzburg and Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 19, agreeing to join Italian side Juventus. (Daily Express)
Wolves are closing in on the signing of Red Bull Salzburg forward Hwang Hee-chan, with a £23m fee having been agreed for the 23-year-old South Korea international. (Birmingham Mail)
Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti is weighing up whether to return to former club Napoli to try to sign Italy playmaker Lorenzo Insigne, 28. (Daily Star)
Chelsea's 32-year-old Spanish winger Pedro, who has struggled for first-team football at Stamford Bridge this season, wants to return to former club Barcelona. (Daily Mail)
AC Milan have confirmed striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has rejoined the club on a free transfer. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United and Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Leicester City right-back Ricardo Pereira but will have to wait until the summer to do any deal for the 26-year-old Portugal international. (Daily Star)
Watford have rejected an approach by French club Lyon for 31-year-old French midfielder Etienne Capoue. (HITC)
Burnley and Brighton are considering making a move for Hamilton Academical's defender Jamie Hamilton, with the Scottish club wanting £1.5m for the 17-year-old Scotland Under-19 international.
(Daily Mail)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini's position is under threat and ex-Hammers boss David Moyes is a leading contender to replace him. (Daily Telegraph)
Moyes will only consider returning to West Ham is he is offered the manager's job on a permanent basis. (Times)
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder wants to extend the contracts of Republic of Ireland defenders John Egan, 27, and Enda Stevens, 29, as well as English midfielder John Lundstram, 25. (Sheffield Star)
Dean Smith has dismissed claims Aston Villa may have to sell players to meet financial fair play rules - and also rejected claims Jack Grealish has a £45m escape clause in his contract.
(Express & Star)
OTHER STUFF
A Chinese streaming service has lifted its self-imposed blackout of Arsenal coverage but is now omitting all mention of Mesut Ozil during match commentary amid lingering tensions over his criticism of the state.
(Daily Telegraph)