TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal are more likely than Tottenham to sign Juventus winger Dejan Kulusevski in January, according to reports.
  (Daily Express)



• Tottenham are reportedly preparing a mega January bid for Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic.
  (Sun)



• Ajax want to sign Tottenham and Netherlands forward Steven Bergwijn, 24, on loan.
  (De Telegraaf)



• Barcelona have offered Manchester United the opportunity to sign Brazil winger Philippe Coutinho, 29.
  (Sport)



• Real Madrid are optimistic about their chances of signing Chelsea and Germany centre-back Antonio Rudiger, 28.
  (Goal)



• Barcelona have a "total agreement" in place to sign Manchester City and Spain forward Ferran Torres, 21, but hope City will lower their asking price of £60m.
  (Sport)



• Chelsea and Liverpool are both eyeing a move for 22-year-old Barcelona and Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo.
  (Sport)



• Flamengo and Brazil forward Gabriel Barbosa wants a return to Europe with Arsenal, West Ham and Newcastle keen on the 25-year-old who had spells with Inter Milan and Benfica.
  (90min)



• Chelsea have received a transfer boost with Juventus having pulled out of the running to sign Monaco's France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 21.
  (Calciomercato)



• Manchester City have stepped up their efforts to extend the contract of Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez, 30, who has 18 months left on his current deal.
  (Sun)



• Liverpool target Adama Traore could be on the move for as little as £20m with Wolves reportedly slashing his asking price.
  (Sun)



• Manchester United are competing with Everton and Southampton for Anderlecht's Spanish star Sergio Gomez.
  (Sun)



• Burnley will not allow England defender James Tarkowski, 29, to leave in January.
  (Football Insider)



• Brentford, Crystal Palace and Watford are interested in 25-year-old Rangers and Nigeria midfielder Joe Aribo.
  (Daily Mail)



• Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says the club are not planning to make any signings during the January transfer window but he has not ruled out the prospect of players leaving.
  (Goal)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Italy head coach and former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has emerged as a candidate to be appointed Manchester United manager next summer.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Gavin Strachan, 42, has rejected an offer to become manager of League Two Hartlepool United to remain first-team coach at Celtic.
  (Football Insider)



• Thomas Tuchel has issued Andreas Christensen with an ultimatum to sign the contract that Chelsea have twice thought they had agreed.
  (Daily Telegraph)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

• Max Kilman is on the radar of England manager Gareth Southgate after a series of impressive performances for Wolves this season.
  (Daily Mail)

OTHER STUFF

• Former Liverpool midfielder Ray Kennedy has died aged 70.
  (Sky Sports)



• Arsenal star Gabriel fought off a robber wielding a baseball bat who tried to steal his £45,000 Mercedes from his garage.
  (Daily Mail)