Tottenham are not planning to take up their option to sign on-loan Germany striker Timo Werner, 28, permanently from RB Leipzig at the end of the season. (GiveMeSport)
Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 21, and Newcastle's Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 27, have emerged as transfer targets for Manchester City. (Times)
Man City boss Pep Guardiola will also get the backing to sign 25-year-old Real Sociedad and Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi. (ESPN)
Chelsea and Liverpool are set to target defender Milos Kerkez, 21, but Bournemouth will fight to keep the Serbia international. (Football Insider)
Mikel Arteta wants to add Juventus and Serbia forward Dusan Vlahovic, 24, to his Arsenal squad in January. (Caught Offside)
Real Madrid have withdrawn from the race to sign AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez, 27, clearing the way for Manchester United to sign the France international. (Fichajes)
Liverpool are interested in launching transfer swoops for Joao Pedro and Jeremie Frimpong, according to reports. (Sun)
Manchester United have reached a verbal agreement with Cerro Porteno for 17-year-old Paraguay left-back Diego Leon. (Fabrizio Romano)
RB Leipzig want to sign Paris St-Germain's Dutch forward Xavi Simons, 21, on a permanent deal, but face competition from Liverpool. (Caught Offside)
Everton are plotting a move for Lyon and Ghana winger Ernest Nuamah, 21, in January. (Football Insider)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Gary O'Neil has Saturday's match against Ipswich Town to save his job as Wolves manager. (Football Insider)
Bournemouth want to tie manager Andoni Iraola down to a new contract due to fears other Premier League clubs could target the Spaniard. (TBR Football)
Everton manager Sean Dyche is not expected to be dismissed immediately following the Friedkin Group's takeover. (Football Insider)
Wayne Rooney gives no thought to a potential sacking by Plymouth and insists he is focusing on improving the squad in January. (Sun)
The exodus of senior executives from Aston Villa shows little sign of halting, with Paul Tyrrell, who had a number of senior roles at the club, the latest to depart to take over as chief operating officer at Nottingham Forest. (Times)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
New England manager Thomas Tuchel will speak to Ben White and offer the Arsenal defender a "clean start" when he takes charge in the new year. (Independent)
England will not now travel to America for two June friendlies after Friday's World Cup qualifying draw placed them in a five-team group. (Sun)
OTHER STUFF
A group led by Dan Friedkin is closing in on a deal to buy Everton, with a takeover set to be completed next week. (Times)