Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, AC Milan and Inter Milan are interested in signing 24-year-old Barcelona defender Rafinha.
(Daily Star)

Tottenham must offer central defender Toby Alderweireld, 28, improved terms or let him leave for another club, says the player's adviser.
(Daily Telegraph)

Arsenal plan to hold contract talks with players whose contracts expire at the end of next season to avoid situations like this summer when Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, who are both 28, started the season with one year left on their deals.
(Daily Telegraph)

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says the club would have broken their transfer record to recruit loan signing Patrick Roberts on a permanent deal, but Manchester City were unwilling to sell the 20-year-old forward for £30m.
(Goal)

Manchester United were not the mystery club who made a late bid to sign Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez, 26.
(Leicester Mercury)

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley did not join Chelsea on transfer deadline day because Blues boss Antonio Conte's phone was turned off when the 23-year-old's representatives wanted to discuss his role, according to former Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton.
(Talksport)

Everton winger Kevin Mirallas, 29 is "really sad" after the club denied him a move back to former side Olympiakos.
(Daily Mirror)

Juventus are keen to sign 26-year-old Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam, who has also attracted interest from Chelsea and Liverpool.
(Talksport)

Leicester City are unlikely to sign 34-year-old former Manchester City right-back Bacary Sagna despite being widely linked with the free agent.
(Leicester Mercury)

Spain youth international Arnau Puigmal, 16, has joined Manchester United from Espanyol.
(Manchester Evening News)

Juventus are working towards signing three midfielders when their contracts expire next summer. The Serie A side want Barcelona's Andres Iniesta, 33, Liverpool's Emre Can, 23, and Schalke's Leon Goretzka, 22.
(Tuttosport)

Manchester United will make another offer for Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, 28, next summer as manager Jose Mourinho tries to sign a world-class winger.
(Sun)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is preparing to hold talks with key players when they return from international duty in order to help get their season back on track.
(Sun)

Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Slaven Bilic as West Ham manager if results not improve significantly.
(Evening Standard)

Ex-England manager Roy Hodgson, 70, would be interested in taking over at Crystal Palace if they part company with Frank de Boer.
(Daily Express)

Chelsea excluded Antonio Conte from speaking to Ross Barkley before his failed move to Chelsea last week because of his involvement in their failure to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain a week earlier.
(Times)

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has emailed the club's players to tell them their "improved squad" can challenge for the Premier League title this season.
(Daily Star)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

England need just two points from their remaining fixtures against Slovenia and Lithuania to guarantee a place at next summer's World Cup finals in Russia after their 2-1 victory over Slovakia on Monday night.
(Sky Sports)

Scotland cut gap to play-off rivals Slovakia to just one point with routine victory over Malta at Hampden Park.
(Daily Mail)

Northern Ireland secured second spot in Group C with a 2-0 win over Czech Republic at Windsor Park on Monday.
(Sky Sports)

Thousands of England fans were left stuck outside Wembley for the Slovakia game at kick-off with supporters complaining of ticket printing error chaos.
(Daily Mail)

Star-studded France held to shock stalemate by Luxembourg... whose XI cost £27,000 compared to Les Bleus' £406m
(Daily Mail)

OTHER STORIES

Brazil legend Pele has backed Neymar's decision to leave Barcelona and join Paris St-Germain, and believes the fresh challenge will help him win the Ballon d'Or.
(Marca)

Everton striker Wayne Rooney, 31, is set to meet manager Ronald Koeman on Tuesday after being charged with drink driving.
(Daily Express)

Fifa is set to change its ranking system as it works against teams like England who play many friendlies.
(Times)

A Preston North End fan received a surprise when her 'get well soon' letter to defender Tom Clarke prompted him to send a match-worn shirt and 'thank you' card.
(North End News)

Dele Alli has apologised on social media after making an offensive gesture during England's 2-1 win over Slovakia at Wembley.
(Sky Sports)

Manchester City and Liverpool have jointly hired a private jet to fly their Brazilian players back to the north west before their Premier League meeting this weekend.
(Manchester Evening News)

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard wants striker Diego Costa to find a "solution" that means he will start playing for the club again. Costa, 28, has not featured this season after refusing to return to training.
(Daily Mirror)