Napoli are ready to open talks to sign Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 24, in January - just months after he arrived on Merseyside from AC Milan.
Southampton are planning a £10m bid for Tottenham's England Under-21 forward Harry Kane, 21.
Arsenal are in pole position to sign Mats Hummels, 25, after Manchester United pulled out of the chase for the Borussia Dortmund and Germany defender.
Andre-Pierre Gignac has scored 10 goals in 11 games for Marseille this season
The Gunners and Newcastle are both on alert after Marseille admitted they might not be able to keep prolific France forward Andre-Pierre Gignac, 28.
Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool have had their hopes of signing Belgian winger Zakaria Bakkali boosted, as the 18-year-old has refused to sign a new contract at PSV Eindhoven.
Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta claims that striker Radamel Falcao, 28, would have rather joined his club than Manchester United on loan from Monaco.
Premier League champions Manchester City have entered the race to sign Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27.
Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs flew to Turkey to watch Ghana's World Cup striker Abdul Majeed Waris, 23, play for Trabzonspor.
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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 29, could miss Sunday's Premier League derby against City after injuring his foot in training.
Former Birmingham City manager Lee Clark is the favourite to replace the sacked Jose Riga at Blackpool.
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says in his new book that Liverpool are in good hands with manager Brendan Rodgers because of his tactical expertise.
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Retired Manchester United defender Gary Neville - now a member of England's coaching staff and a television pundit - says Chelsea have shown a lack of killer instinct by failing to win either of their Premier League games in Manchester this season.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is facing an injury crisis ahead of Tuesday's Capital One Cup trip to League Two side Shrewsbury.
Defender Connor Goldson, 21, has warned Chelsea that Shrewsbury are full of confidence after winning four games in a row.
Former Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias has told Rangers fans they should be excited about what new shareholder Mike Ashley has in store for the club.
Almost 60% of Crystal Palace fans would welcome a club takeover by American billionaire Josh Harris, according to a poll.
Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 32, believes he and Mario Balotelli, 24, can help each other end their goal droughts.
Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov, 28, has warned his team-mates that they must respect neighbours United or risk defeat in Sunday's derby.
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A cheetah, rapt in admiration at the pace of Everton captain Phil Jagielka
Everton captain Phil Jagielka has admitted to being baffled after a statistical analysis claimed he was the Premier League's fastest player. "This did make me smile,"
Former QPR and Manchester City forward Rodney Marsh
the Spanish Football Federation's decision to give Zinedine Zidane a three-month coaching ban for taking charge of Real Madrid reserves without the right qualifications, arguing: "Best player in the world doesn't need a piece of paper!"
Paul Pogba took to Twitter to upload a photograph of himself signing a new contract with Italian champions Juventus. "I want to thank the club for the trust and the tifosi for their support,"
"Getting ready for Villa," posted Tony Fernandes ahead of QPR's 2-0 win
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes poked fun at the public row between manager Harry Redknapp and Adel Taarabt about the midfielder's weight by posting
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Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho
working out at the French national football centre in Clairefontaine as he steps up his recovery from a thigh injury.
Fulham defender Dan Burn
for home-town club Blyth Spartans, of the Northern Premier League, after they were drawn at home to Conference club Altrincham in the FA Cup first round.
Derby midfielder George Thorne has given away a guilty secret. "Slowly becoming addicted to Masterchef,"
he tweeted of the BBC cooking show.
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Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has played down claims that Matthew Lowton was involved in an argument with fans after Monday's 2-0 defeat at QPR - by saying that the 25-year-old defender was speaking to his wife.