TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is such an admirer of Adrien Rabiot that he personally called the Juventus midfielder to inform him that he wants to make him part of his new-look team.
  (Daily Star)



• Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka, 27, will have to wait for new Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to agree to his proposed January loan move to Hertha Berlin.
  (Independent)



• Tottenham are interested in signing QPR midfielder Eberechi Eze, but they've been put off by the £20m price tag being quoted by the West London club.
  (Daily Express)



• Tottenham are lining up a £30m bid for Leicester full-back Ricardo Pereira.
  (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen has told the club that he wants to leave in January, after months of speculation surrounding his future.
  (Daily Express)



• Tottenham are leading the chase for West Brom defender Nathan Ferguson, with the Baggies potentially set to be forced to cash in on the 19-year-old who is also being watched by Crystal Palace.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Inter Milan have joined the race to sign Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen. The 27-year-old is out of contract in the summer and is also a target for Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Juventus.
  (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham and Manchester United are expected to face stern competition for Lille's French midfielder Boubakary Soumare, with six bids reportedly already received for the 20-year-old.
  (Daily Mail)



• Sporting Lisbon's Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 25, a former Manchester United target, says he was closest to joining Tottenham in the summer than any other club.
  (Daily Express)



• Juventus will attempt to re-sign former midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, from Manchester United as the player grows increasingly disillusioned with life at Old Trafford.
  (Calciomercato)



• Manchester United could secure a January agreement for the signing of RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner by allowing the 23-year-old to remain with the Bundesliga leaders until the end of the season.
  (Daily Express)



• Napoli and Ajax are ready to move for Jan Vertonghen and tempt Tottenham into selling the Belgium centre-back, 32, before he is allowed to leave on a free transfer in the summer.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Real Madrid have made contact with the representatives of Liverpool's Senegal striker Sadio Mane, 27.
  (Le10Sport)



• Marseille and Aston Villa are among the clubs monitoring former Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge, 30, who is now at Turkish club Trabzonspor.
  (Daily Mail)



• Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has played down suggestions of a January move for Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 27.
  (Daily Star)



• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says England midfielder Adam Lallana, 31, could leave when his contract expires at the end of the season.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Everton have had interest in Moise Kean, but have no intention of selling the 19-year-old Italy striker, his agent says.
  (Daily Star)



• Midfielder Jack Colback is unlikely to get his desired move away from Newcastle in January after suffering a knee injury in training. The 30-year-old was attracting interest from several Championship clubs.
  (South Shields Gazette)



• Burnley, West Brom and Swansea are all hoping to sign Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher after the 19-year-old impressed on loan at Charlton in the first half of the season.
  (Daily Mail)



• Nottingham Forest are considering a bid for 30-year-old Birmingham City striker Lukas Jutkiewicz to bolster their attack.
  (the Athletic)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Paul Lambert has signed a contract extension with Ipswich which ties him to the club until the summer of 2025.
  (Sky Sports)



• Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba "will probably need an operation on his injured foot."
  (Sky Sports)



• Marcelo Bielsa has conceded it may be difficult to tempt strikers to join Leeds in January because of the success of Patrick Bamford.
  (Daily Star)



• Jose Mourinho calls Southampton coach an ‘idiot’ after Tottenham boss is booked for spying on tactics.
  (Sun)

OTHER STUFF

• Harry Kane became the highest-profile casualty of the festive football schedule after limping off during Spurs' defeat at Southampton.
  (Sky Sports)



• Derby have failed to pay their players' latest wages on time with the proposed new investment deal in the Championship club yet to be completed.
  (Daily Mail)



• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirms McTominay out for a ‘few months’.
  (Sun)



• Aston Villa fear Tom Heaton and Wesley may be set for significant spells on the sidelines after suffering knee injuries in the win over Burnley.
  (Daily Mail)



• Cristiano Ronaldo is considering a new deal at Juventus which would keep him in Italy until he's 38.
  (Daily Star)



• Mario Balotelli was involved in a car crash at 5am while returning home from New Year's celebrations at a nightclub in the Italian city of Brescia.
  (Daily Mail)