BBC
The Saudi Pro League will make renewed attempts to sign Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah next summer with the 31-year-old the main target in the competition's next phase of expansion. (Mail)
Manchester City are looking at a bid for Fulham's Portuguese midfielder Joao Palhinha, 28, with Bayern Munich and Liverpool also keen. (Star)
Portugal winger Fabio Carvalho is open to a return to Fulham if Liverpool are able to recall the 21-year-old from his loan spell at RB Leipzig. (Mirror)
Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney, 27, is said to be excited about the possibility of joining Arsenal. (Fabrizio Romano, via Mail)
Saudi Pro League director of football Michael Emenalo says a conversation remains "open" with regard to pursuing a deal for Paris St-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe, 24. (Marca - in Spanish)
Chelsea and Manchester City have joined Barcelona in the race to sign River Plate's 17-year-old Argentine midfielder Claudio Echeverri. (Mirror)
Burnley are keen to do a £15m deal with Marseille for their Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye, 24. (Sun)
Scouts from Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, have reportedly watched Sunderland's English winger Jobe Bellingham, 18. (Ekrem Konur)
Eintracht Frankfurt will have the option to buy Manchester United's Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 26, for less than 10m euros (£8.5m) in the summer, after an initial loan. (Sky Germany, via Florian Plettenberg)
AC Milan have asked Barcelona for information about 28-year-old France centre-back Clement Lenglet's situation at Aston Villa. (Caughtoffside)
Manchester City wanted Everton to pay a £7.5m loan fee for 28-year-old England midfielder Kalvin Phillips in the most recent summer transfer window. (Football Insider)
Middlesbrough are ready to make an initial offer to sign Nottingham Forest's out-of-favour English centre-half Joe Worrall, 26. (Sun)
Barcelona are scouting Djurgardens' 17-year-old Swedish midfielder Lucas Bergvall. (Football Transfers)
Sky Paper Talk
MAIL ON SUNDAY
The Saudi Pro League will make renewed attempts to sign Mohamed Salah next summer with the Liverpool forward the main target in the cash-rich competition's next phase of expansion.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe commended teenager Lewis Miley for his historic performance as Newcastle's youngest Premier League goalscorer.
Manchester City are eyeing up a potential move form inform Spanish full-back Miguel Gutierrez at table topping Girona.
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalised after breaking his hip.
SUNDAY TIMES
A male British Olympic athlete is the subject of an anti-doping investigation linked to a criminal case in the United States, The Times can reveal.
STAR ON SUNDAY
Manchester City are planning a £50m swoop for Fulham ace Joao Palhinha in January.
SUNDAY MIRROR
Chelsea must cough up £85m if they wish to sign Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres.
Arsenal are set to activate the £51m release clause of Sporting Lisbon defender Goncalo Inacio in a January swoop.
Borussia Dortmund have made an enquiry for Man Utd loanee Sergio Reguilon.
Chelsea and Manchester City have entered the race for River Plate's teenage sensation Claudio Echeverri.
Fabio Carvalho is open to a shock return to Fulham - if Liverpool are able to recall him from his loan spell at RB Leipzig.
SUNDAY RECORD
Derek Adams reckons the standard of Scottish football is 'shocking' as he tore strips off the quality of the Scottish Premiership.
THE SCOTTISH SUN
Former Rangers managerial target Kevin Muscat is set to take charge of Chinese champions Shanghai Port in a lucrative £3m-a-year deal.
Andy Murray has revealed his favourite athlete growing up was Ronaldinho.
Rangers legend Graeme Souness has issued a warning to former Ibrox boss Michael Beale as he looks set to land the Sunderland job.
Sun
DOR OPEN West Ham line up double transfer for 6ft6in ex-Dortmund defender and Ligue 1 striker but may have to sell to buy
West Ham are plotting a January transfer spree but it is dependent on a crucial factor
Alan Nixon | Dan King
WEST HAM are checking on Stuttgart’s French defender Dan-Axel Zagadou — and could move out Nayef Aguerd.
Hammers manager David Moyes has sent his spies to look at the 6ft 6in centre-half in case Aguerd leaves in the January window.
The Moroccan is finding the physical side of the Premier League difficult — but Moyes has faith in the 27-year-old.
Lyon are keen on a loan-to-buy deal and that would happen if Moyes found a replacement in time.
Zagadou, 24, was on the West Ham watchlist a year ago when he was with Borussia Dortmund.
West Ham have also put Montpellier striker Akor Adams on their transfer shortlist.
Adams, 23, has scored seven times in 15 Ligue 1 games since joining the French club last summer.
The former Nigeria U-20 international is tall, powerful and a good finisher but also works hard off the ball, making him a good fit for the Hammers.
Adams spent five years in Norway with second-tier Sogndal and top-flight side Lillestrom.
Moyes has played down expectations of transfers next month but if they decide to do business, a striker is the top priority.
Michail Antonio hurt his knee on international duty with Jamaica in November.
But the ligament problem was not as serious as first feared and any move for a new centre-forward will depend in part on how quickly he can recover.
The Hammers could also bolster their defence with the addition of Chelsea outcast Ian Maatsen.
Maatsen impressed on loan at Burnley in the Championship last season and the Clarets had a £30million bid rejected in the summer.
Star
'I was a West Ham hooligan – I stormed train full of Millwall thugs thinking I had back-up'
During the 80s and 90s, nothing was more feared as a football fan than facing up to Millwall's 'Bushwhackers,' but this West Ham hooligan faced up to the legendary firm alone
By Ben Crawford
It takes two to tango, and Millwall were always down to dance. The ‘Bushwhackers’ would take on any firm in the country, including those who followed rivals West Ham United.
Former top boy Bill Gardner, a long-time hooligan-turned-author, has a plethora of stories he’s gained from facing the Millwall mob.
Bill Gardner first got into football hooliganism as a 12-year-old
From 600-man fights to rushing into a scrap all on his lonesome, Gardner’s experiences whilst being part of a firm detail just how prevalent hooliganism used to be.
“I’m not a violent person; I just stood my ground”, said Gardner, as featured in the 2004 book Terrace Legends by Cass Pennant and Martin King.
“I was coming home from Chelsea away in the early '70s. We pulled in at Whitechapel train station, and some Millwall were on the platform. The doors opened, and they jumped on and started slapping a few young West Ham fans about.
“I steamed into them thinking that the rest of our boys on the train would back me up, but no, I ended up steaming into them on my own.
“Plus, losing a game - being relegated has to be the worst feeling of all. If you follow my team, then these things happen. But the spineless way we went down in the 2002/3 season and taking into account the squad of players we had.”
West Ham’s 10-year-stint in the top flight came to an end that year, despite the likes of Jermain Defoe, Michael Carrick and Paolo Di Canio, and finishing on a now-safety-detailing 42 points.
“I think Millwall [were the toughest] when I think of some of those games we played,” Gardner added. “More than 300 on each side, you know what I mean, when we went over there they used to all turn out and I’ve got nothing but respect for them, I think they are all alright.
“It’s just a free-for-all all really; as they say in the film Zulu, ‘mark your target’ when they come, you know what I mean. You know the one you are going to have."
He also detailed how hooliganism was cracked down on as part of the Met Police's Operation Fulltime, as part of which Gardner was arrested.
“The retirement of the faces involved helped stop it all. And CCTV cameras and the use of police spotters have helped stop it spreading further.
“In terms of songs, 'Bubbles' is the best”, added Gardner, as he recalled the affinity he had for his club anthem, “I know 'Bubbles' is our song, but it's a bit of a defeatist song. I also like 'You'll Never Walk Alone' - it's a great rousing football song.
“I don't go a lot of songs about Munich '58 and Aberfan. I don't like Man. United, but these types of songs are in bad taste. I wouldn't like to hear songs badmouthing Bobby Moore.”
