Arsenal and Manchester City are checking on Elche's 20-year-old Spanish midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza, with Real Madrid also interested. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United have made contact with the representatives of unsettled Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jrr, and neighbours Manchester City are likely to join them if the Brazilian decides to leave the La Liga club. (Caught Offside)
Liverpool face the dilemma of making a move for Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo in January or waiting until the summer when Manchester City are expected to join the race for the 25-year-old Ghana international. (i Paper)
Championship club Sheffield Wednesday are considering ex-Middlesbrough forward and free agent Duncan Watmore, 31, who has been training with the Owls. (Sky Sport)
Leeds United have enquired about re-signing Kalvin Phillips, 29, on loan from Manchester City but a deal is unlikely to happen, leaving the English midfielder to consider offers from France, Spain and Germany. (Daily Mirror)
Stoke, Norwich, and Portsmouth are monitoring the progress of Andre Luiz, 23, who has already attracted Premier League interest from Brentford and Sunderland, though Rio Ave are reluctant to sell the Brazilian winger. (A Bola)
Nottingham Forest have made enquiries with Pogon Szczecin regarding the availability of Polish forward Adrian Przyborek, 18. (Teamtalk)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Former Nottingham Forest and Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou and ex-Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers are contenders to replace Daniel Farke at Leeds United, who is under increasing pressure. (Talksport)
Arne Slot retains the backing of the Liverpool board despite knowing he is under pressure to turn things around. (Daily Mail)
OTHER STUFF
Council chiefs have effectively ended any hope Chelsea had of building a new stadium on a potential site at Earl's Court. (Sun)