Arsenal have moved ahead of Manchester United in the race for Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, 25, as they prepare a £32m bid.
Arsene Wenger will have a transfer budget of about £20m in the January's transfer window even after a record summer spending spree at Arsenal which saw Alexis Sanchez, Calum Chambers, Mathieu Debuchy, David Ospina and Danny Welbeck join the Gunners.
Chelsea are ready to offer 27-year-old Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, who is in the last year of his contract at the Bernabeu, a pre-contract in January.
Frank Lampard insists he is still preparing to leave Manchester City when his loan deal ends in January, despite speculation the 36-year-old former England midfielder would extend his stay with the Premier League champions.
Midfielder Tom Cleverley, 25, could yet return to Manchester United when his season-long loan at Aston Villa ends, United's academy director Brian McClair has said.
The Daily Telegraph say Pep Guardiola would like to manage Manchester United
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QPR are thought to be considering replacing manager Harry Redknapp with another former Tottenham boss, Tim Sherwood.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will ask Lille to terminate Divock Origi's loan so the 19-year-old striker can return to Anfield in January.
Goalkeeper Steve Harper, 39, has put aside thoughts of retirement as he aims to make the most of a Premier League swansong with Hull.
The Express have an interview with Sam Allardyce in which he says he still hopes to be England manager
Brentford have offered a new deal to experienced defender Tony Craig, 29.
Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard, 23, claims public criticism from Jose ÂMourinho is making him a better player but insists they "get on really well".
Forward Theo Walcott, 25, is in line to play his first match in more than nine months for the Arsenal Under-21s against Blackburn Rovers on Friday.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche is doing a "fantastic" job at Turf Moor, according to former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
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Centre-back Sylvain Distin, 36, has reached make-or-break time in his hopes of extending his Everton career beyond this season, believes former Blues defender Derek Mountfield.
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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 34, posted a youthful-looking picture of himself ad
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He wrote: "11 years ago today I became the captain of my boyhood team one of the proudest days of my career. It's a huge honour to captain this great club #YNWA."
France's Layvin Kurzawa will regret taunting Sweden with an army-style salute after scoring to put his team ahead on away goals in a European Under-21 Championship qualifier. Oscar Lewicki popped up to score his second goal of the night and give Sweden a 4-1 victory and they went through 4-3 on aggregate, which led to several army style salute pictures from the Swedes on Twitter and Instagram.
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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who once rugby tackled ex-Germany international Maurizio Gaudino during a football match at Wembley, was caught on camera chopping down a nine-year-old boy during a kick-about photo opportunity on Wednesday.