BBC
Liverpool have turned down an approach from Real Madrid to sign England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, in January. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Juventus and Napoli are interested in signing Manchester United's 23-year-old Netherlands striker, Joshua Zirkzee. (Mail), external
Manchester United have no budget to reinforce their squad in January and would have to sell first before buying to comply with profitability and sustainability and Financial Fair Play rules. (Manchester Evening News), external
Egypt winger Mohamed Salah, 32, and Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk, 33, are both expected to extend their Liverpool stays by two years. (David Ornstein, via Mirror), external
Liverpool are open to selling Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 25, and have identified Inter Milan and France forward Marcus Thuram, 27, along with Newcastle's Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, as potential replacements. (Teamtalk), external
Liverpool could rival Manchester United for the signing of 21-year-old Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth. (Caught Offside)
Wolves are weighing up a bid for Millwall's 25-year-old English defender Japhet Tanganga in January. (Express), external
Nottingham Forest are confident of agreeing a new contract with 28-year-old Nigeria full-back Ola Aina, who is a target for Manchester City. (Football Insider), external
Real Madrid are interested in Bournemouth's Spain under-21 defender Dean Huijsen, 19. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham have joined Manchester United and Manchester City in showing interest in Barcelona's 26-year-old Spain forward Dani Olmo. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external
Barcelona could make a loan move for Chelsea's 27-year-old France forward Christopher Nkunku if they fail to register Olmo for the second half of the season. (Caught Offside), external
Olmo, however, wants to stay at Barcelona, despite uncertainty over his registration. (Fabrizio Romano, via GiveMeSport), external
Bayern Munich have shortlisted a number of goalkeepers who they could sign this summer, including Brighton's 22-year-old Netherlands international Bart Verbruggen. (Bild - in German, subscription required), external
Chelsea are willing to sell 21-year-old Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei, who has attracted interest from Italian side Torino. (Talksport)
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THE SUN
Kieran Trippier is poised for a Newcastle exit this month as the club's Saudi owners look to balance the books.
West Ham star Jarrod Bowen is set to be out for two months after breaking his foot.
DAILY MAIL
Four English clubs have joined Manchester United and Man City among those circling for Dani Olmo as the clock ticks down on Barcelona's chances of registering him with LaLiga.
Manchester United had scouts at FC Porto's win over Boavista at the weekend as they continue to assess what - if any - transfer business can be done in January.
Mikel Arteta is prioritising a new attacker in the January window.
Dark clouds may have enveloped Old Trafford - but global investment bankers UBS are predicting a bright future for Manchester United.
Jose Mourinho has revealed that re-joining Chelsea in 2013 is one of the two major regrets of his managerial career.
Manchester United are becoming increasingly frustrated with professional hawkers who are haranguing their players to the detriment of genuine fans.
Joshua Zirkzee is attracting interest from Juventus and Napoli but will fight for his Manchester United future.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to try and raise the £40,000 Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos have cut from the club's sponsorship of the Association of Former Manchester United Players.
DAILY EXPRESS
Wolves are weighing up a bid for Millwall defender Japhet Tanganga in the January transfer window.
DAILY MIRROR
Joshua Zirkzee is a shock New Year target for Italian giants Juventus.
Kostas Tsimikas believes Liverpool can win the lot this season.
Amad Diallo confessed that "apologising is not enough" as Manchester United enter 2025 in crisis.
THE ATHLETIC
San Diego Wave are set to hire Jonas Eidevall as their new head coach on a three-year contract.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Manchester United could face the prospect of players remaining on their current wages in the event of relegation from the Premier League, with the club historically not inserting clauses for dropping out of the top flight.
Referee officials have admitted to a major error in Leicester Tigers' draw with Harlequins at Twickenham last Saturday, after failing to rule out Cadan Murley's second try because of a forward pass.
EVENING STANDARD
Mikel Arteta is hopeful Raheem Sterling will be back "quite soon" as Arsenal look to cope without Bukayo Saka.
THE TIMES
Ruben Amorim will be unable to bring in the reinforcements he wants in January unless Manchester United offload some of their first-team squad.
Mark Robins is set to be named the new Stoke City manager, only weeks after being sacked by Coventry City.
DAILY RECORD
Rangers have been ordered to pay Aberdeen £600,000 for Connor Barron after an SFA tribunal finalised the details of his summer move to Ibrox.
Motherwell are facing a huge injury sweat over teenage starlet Lennon Miller.
SCOTTISH SUN
Hearts are poised to make a move to bring former St Johnstone double cup winner Jamie McCart back to Scotland.
Celtic midfielder Odin Thiago Holm is poised to move to the MLS on loan.
Celtic star Greg Taylor is a shock target for new Dinamo Zagreb boss Fabio Cannavaro at the end of his contract.
Sports View
West Ham United showing interest in Southampton-owned Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Shea Charles
West Ham United are among the clubs showing interest in signing Shea Charles from Southampton in the January transfer window.
That is according to a report in The Daily Mail, which has named the other clubs that are keen on a deal for Charles, who is on loan at Sheffield Wednesday at the moment.
The Daily Mail has reported that West Ham, who are keen on James McAtee, have checked on Charles, who is on the radar of Leicester City as well.
Italian outfit Atalanta, who are in the race for the Serie A title this season, have also watched Charles in action this season.
The £12 million midfielder (The Daily Mail) joined Wednesday on a season-long loan deal from Southampton in the summer of 2024.
Described as a “combative midfielder who gets around the pitch, brings it up and keeps it simple” by former Wednesday striker Clinton Morrison on Sky Sports in October 2024, Charles, who was linked with Celtic last summer, has scored one goal and given four assists in 21 Championship matches for the Owls so far this season.
Shea Charles is one for the future
While there is no doubt that Charles is a very promising young talent, he is one for the future. If West Ham do manage to sign the Northern Ireland international in the January transfer window, then they must not expect him to turn on the style immediately in the Premier League.
Charles has made just one appearance in the Premier League so far in his career. The former Manchester City prospect is only 21 now.
That Southampton decided to send him out on loan to a club in the Championship for this season instead of including him in their first-team squad for the Premier League campaign shows that they do not think that he was not ready to play week in and week out in the top flight of English football.
