Liverpool are in pole position to sign Germany midfielder Marco Reus, 25, after talks over a new contract at Borussia Dortmund collapsed. ( Metro )
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is planning on signing Southampton's 25-year-old £20m-rated England attacker Jay Rodriguez. ( Daily Mirror )
Arsenal are keen to sign 30-year-old Juventus full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner. ( Talksport )
Arsenal are also looking to sign Spartak Moscow midfielder Romulo, 24, this January, with manager Arsene Wenger preparing to offer the Russian club £9.5m plus striker Yaya Sanogo on loan. ( Daily Express )
Manchester City have joined Premier League rivals Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United in the competition to sign Real Madrid's 27-year-old midfielder Sami Khedira. ( Shoot )
Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham are interested in 25-year-old Bayer Leverkusen defender Omer Toprak.
( Daily Star )
OTHER GOSSIP
Some of Rio Ferdinand's Queens Park Rangers team-mates will welcome his three-match FA ban over an offensive Twitter post as they are understood to believe the Hoops' side is stronger without the former England captain. ( Daily Mirror )
Daniel Sturridge has defended "misunderstood" fellow Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli. ( Talksport )
England striker Sturridge, 25, fears his recent muscle injury problems could be a hereditary condition. ( Daily Telegraph )
Goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel now regards Manchester City as a "bigger club" than their city rivals Manchester United based on recent form. ( Manchester Evening News )
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says the club's superstitious Russian owner Maxim Demin rarely attends the club's matches because he feels he is a jinx. ( Bournemouth Echo )
£86m signing Gareth Bale, 25, is set to return for Real Madrid against Liverpool in the Champions League next week after recovering from a muscle injury. ( Daily Express )
Referee Mark Clattenburg is "hurt and upset" at the decision to drop him from the Premier League list this weekend. ( Sun )
Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside plays down talk of an imminent takeover after a Thai consortium claimed to be in discussions over a £40m deal. ( Guardian )
Referee chiefs Mike Riley and Howard Webb will travel to the Netherlands next month to see if video replays could work in the Premier League. ( Sun )
Spain's national team doctor Juan Jose Garcia Cota claims Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 26, had no problems with his hamstring while on international duty. ( London Evening Standard )
Old Trafford legend Bryan Robson says Manchester United have badly missed the steadying influence of Michael Carrick, 33, this season. ( Daily Express )
West Brom's Argentina midfielder Sebastian Blanco, 26, admits he had doubts about moving to the Premier League but now feels he made the right decision. ( Birmingham Mail )
Everton midfielder Darron Gibson, 30, could miss the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 qualifier against Scotland at Celtic Park on 14 November after jarring his knee in training. ( Irish Independent )
Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has backed Sunderland's Vito Mannone, 26, to bounce back from his latest goalkeeping howler. ( Northern Echo )
Atletico Madrid's Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic, 28, says one of the reasons for his departure from Bayern Munich was his lack of respect for manager Pep Guardiola. ( As )
Barcelona's new signing Luis Suarez, 27, says he was close to joining Juventus in the summer of 2012 but Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers convinced him to stay at Anfield. ( Tuttosport )
Manchester United are closely monitoring Schalke defender Benedikt Howedes, 26, and midfielder Julian Draxler, 21.
( Bild )
AND FINALLY
A Belgian referee has been criticised after awarding Genk a goal in their league match - despite the ball clearly hitting the bar. ( Metro )
Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa watched former club Brighton take on Tottenham - from the away end at White Hart Lane.
( Daily Mail )