TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal are leading a clutch of Premier League clubs who want to bring on loan Roma star Chris Smalling back to English football next summer.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Tottenham are refusing to give up on the chase for West Brom's right-back Nathan Ferguson.
  (Sun on Sunday)



• Manager Jose Mourinho wants to make Juventus and Turkey defender Merih Demiral his first signing at Tottenham, and has joined Arsenal and Manchester United in chasing the 21-year-old.
  (Sun on Sunday)



• Real Madrid are preparing to offer Colombia forward James Rodriguez, 28, and Wales winger Gareth Bale, 30, as part of a swap deal for 26-year-old Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba.
  (Sunday Express)



• Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says England forward Jadon Sancho will not be leaving the club in January, despite Manchester United being heavily linked with the 19-year-old.
  (Manchester Evening News)



• Manchester City have first refusal on signing Jadon Sancho because of a clause they negotiated as part of the deal which saw them sell him to the German club. But the Premier League champions will not take up the option to match any offers for the winger.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has hinted that midfielder Arturo Vidal could move to Manchester United, with £13m on the table for the 32-year-old Chilean.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has denied he is in the running for the vacant manager's job at Everton, despite being at Goodison Park to watch the 3-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday.
  (Goal)



• Real Madrid must raise £84m in January transfer sales to comply with Financial Fair Play rules.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Chelsea are lining up a £40m offer for Bournemouth's Nathan Ake, 24, with the Blues keen to trigger a buy-back clause in their former defender's contract.
  (Sunday Telegraph)



• Liverpool are interested in 20-year-old Fluminese striker Evanilson, who will be available on a free transfer in February.
  (Sun on Sunday)



• Newcastle Unitted are preparing to make at least one January signing, with Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen, 22, on manager Steve Bruce's radar.
  (Sunday Telegraph)



• Crystal Palace have put Burnley's England Under-21 winger Dwight McNeil, 20, top of their list of replacements if Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 27, leaves.
  (Sun on Sunday)



• West Ham are interested in signing Bournemouth keeper Asmir Begovic, with the 32-year-old Bosnia international's loan deal at Qarabag ending on 31 December.
  (Sun on Sunday)



• Olympiacos defender Omar Elabdellaoui is a target for Aston Villa and Celtic. The 28-year-old Norway international says he has "decisions" to make.
  (Birmingham Live)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Manchester City assistant manager Mikel Arteta will have to go through a lengthy interview process if he wants to become the next permanent Arsenal manager.
  (Sunday Telegraph)



• Patrick Vieira's candidacy to succeed Unai Emery as Arsenal head coach is being championed by his former team-mate Edu.
  (Sunday Times)



• Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has not ruled out taking the vacant manager's job at Arsenal.
  (Mail on Sunday)



• Hearts have appointed former Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel as their new manager.
  (Sky Sports)



• Everton managerial target Marcelo Gallardo is refusing to say whether he will stay on as boss of South American giants River Plate after this week's Argentina Cup final.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• League title-winning former Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders has died aged 87.
  (Sky Sports)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

• Gareth Southgate watched Chris Smalling for Roma against Inter Milan as he considers handing the defender a shock international recall.
  (Sun on Sunday)

OTHER STUFF

• Former Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez has revealed that his then team-mate Wayne Rooney gifted him a Lamborghini after the Argentina international was mocked by the squad for driving an Audi.
  (Mail on Sunday)



• Qatar Sports Investments, who are the owners of PSG, are on the verge of securing a stake in Leeds United.
  (Sunday Mirror)



• Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says he wants Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 32, to sign a contract extension.
  (Marca)



• Reece James is set to be rewarded for his breakthrough into the Chelsea first team with a new deal at Stamford Bridge.
  (Sunday Express)



• Liverpool's FIFA Club World Cup matches have been shifted to a different stadium less than 10 days before they are due to depart for Qatar.
  (Sky Sports)