TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is considering an audacious attempt to sign Manchester City defender John Stones, 25, on loan.
  (Sun)



• Athletico Paranaense president confirms Arsenal are interested in Bruno Guimaraes but will have to fight off competition from Benfica who have already bid for midfielder.
  (Daily Mail)



• Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos has joined second-tier German side FC Nurnberg on loan until the end of the season after a long period struggling for game time at the Emirates.
  (Daily Mail)



• Atletico Madrid have decided Arsenal and France forward Alexandre Lacazette, 28, is their top target should they fail to sign Paris St-Germain's Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani, 32.
  (Daily Express)



• Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27, is a step closer to leaving Tottenham after reaching an agreement in principle with Inter Milan worth about £100,000 a week after tax.
  (Times)



• Crystal Palace are looking to send record signing Christian Benteke on loan in an attempt to kickstart the striker's career. The Belgian has gone 21 games without scoring.
  (Daily Mail)



• QPR are close to agreeing a deal to sign Tottenham winger Jack Clarke on loan.
  (Sky Sports)



• Spurs boss Jose Mourinho wants two strikers to cover for the injured Harry Kane. AC Milan and Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek, 24, has been offered as one of the main options so far, with agents of Napoli and Spain striker Fernando Llorente, 34, and Crystal Palace and Belgium forward Christian Benteke, 29, also contacting Spurs.
  (Independent)



• Gedson Fernandes has completed his medical with Tottenham ahead of an 18-month loan deal from Benfica.
  (Sky Sports)



• Germany forward Thomas Muller could be leaving Bayern Munich after 20 years with the club, with Manchester United ready to move for the 30-year-old in the summer.
  (Sun)



• Sheffield United are planning a combined £10m move for Anderlecht's Belgian defender Elias Cobbaut, 22, and Ipswich centre-back Luke Woolfenden, 21.
  (Sun)



• Chelsea are demanding a £6.5m fee for Olivier Giroud after the striker agreed a transfer to Inter Milan transfer.
  (Sun)



• Aston Villa have completed the loan signing of goalkeeper Pepe Reina from AC Milan until the end of the season.
  (Sky Sports)



• Newcastle are offering striker Dwight Gayle, 29, to Championship clubs on a loan.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Chicago Fire pull out of move for Nemanja Matic after deeming Manchester United midfielder to be too expensive.
  (Daily Mail)



• Aston Villa could move to re-sign Crystal Palace's Belgian striker Christian Benteke, 29.
  (Daily Express)



• Watford are expected to complete the permanent signing of Ignacio Pussetto on Tuesday, with the Udinese winger set to undergo a medical.
  (Sky Sports)



• Liverpool have offered 15m euros (£12.8m) to Trabzonspor for their 23-year-old Turkish goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir.
  (Sport Witness)



• Liverpool have rejected an approach from Roma to buy Xherdan Shaqiri in the January transfer window.
  (Sun)



• Southampton remain adamant that 23-year-old midfielder Che Adams will not be leaving on loan in January to join Leeds.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Blackburn's former Sweden forward Martin Olsson, 31, is set to spend a week training with Championship side West Brom.
  (Lancashire Telegraph)



• Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has joined Serie A side AC Milan on loan until the end of the season.
  (Sky Sports)



• Bournemouth defender Steve Cook, 28, says "there are things not right all across the pitch" at the struggling Premier League club.
  (Bournemouth Echo)



• Chelsea have taken 18-year-old former Wolves starlet Kaden May on trial until the end of January.
  (Sun)



• LA Galaxy are in talks to sign former Manchester United and West Ham striker Javier Hernandez.
  (Sky Sports)



• Hull City have emerged as the leading contenders in the race to sign Chelsea youngster Tariq Uwakwe.
  (Sun)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho has raised the possibility that Harry Kane could be out until next season and miss Euro 2020.
  (Sky Sports)



• Pep Guardiola will give his Manchester City squad a period of complete rest from football during the Premier League's new winter break.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Watford head coach Nigel Pearson has no regrets about prioritising Premier League survival over FA Cup glory this season ahead of Tuesday's third-round replay at Tranmere.
  (Daily Mail)



• Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sent his personal scout to report on West Ham's Declan Rice at the weekend ahead of a summer move for the England midfielder.
  (Daily Mail)



• Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce will sit down with owner Mike Ashley this week to discuss a plan for what remains of the January transfer window.
  (Guardian)



• Thomas Frank has signed a new contract with Brentford which ties him to the high-flying Championship club until the summer of 2023.
  (Sky Sports)



• Ernesto Valverde has been sacked by Barcelona after two-and-a-half years at the Nou Camp.
  (Sky Sports)



• Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has won his legal battle against the club at an employment tribunal, although he has been awarded only just over £85,000 in compensation.
  (Daily Mirror)

OTHER STUFF

• Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, 62, says he is looking to buy Arsenal in 2021.
  (London Evening Standard)



• Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 27, vomited before the Spanish Super Cup final penalty shootout against Real Madrid.
  (Marca)