Real Madrid have made contact with Portugal full-back Diogo Dalot, 25, and have been told Manchester United would demand £41.5m. However, Liverpool's England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, remains the Spanish champions' priority. (Relevo - in Spanish)
Manchester United have started talks about signing striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting in the summer, while Manchester City have also stepped up their efforts to bring in the 26-year-old Sweden forward. (Sky Germany)
Egypt winger Mohamed Salah would accept a new one-year contract at Liverpool but the 32-year-old is increasingly exasperated by the club's handling of negotiations. (Athletic - subscription required)
Paris St-Germain have not held talks with Salah despite being linked with the winger. (Sky Sports)
West Ham are considering Porto boss Sergio Conceicao as a replacement for Julen Lopetegui, whose future as manager is under increasing pressure. (Guardian)
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is set to hold talks over a new deal with 22-year-old Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo, whose contract runs out in the summer. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Bayern Munich have opened talks over a contract extension with 28-year-old Germany winger Leroy Sane. (Sky Germany)
Leicester City are considering terminating the season-long loan deal for Crystal Palace's 26-year-old French striker Odsonne Edouard in January. (Football Insider)
Wayne Rooney is fighting to keep his job as Plymouth Argyle manager after a poor run of results. Upcoming home matches against Oxford United and Swansea City are thought to be pivotal. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Manchester City are among a number of clubs interested in Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton but the Eagles are determined to keep the 20-year-old England international until at least the summer. (Mail)
Chelsea could allow Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, 23, to leave the club on loan during the January transfer window. (CaughtOffside)
Real Madrid are planning to offer 21-year-old Spanish defender Raul Asencio a new deal with better terms. (Fabrizio Romano)
Aston Villa will target a new right-back in the January transfer window. (Football Insider)
Tottenham and Newcastle United are pursuing Lens' 20-year-old Uzbekistan centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov. (Telegraph - subscription required)
West Ham have decided to offer Vladimir Coufal a new contract rather than offload the 32-year-old Czech Republic right-back. (Football Insider)
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THE ATHLETIC
Mohamed Salah would accept a new one-year contract at Liverpool but is growing increasingly exasperated at the club's handling of negotiations.
West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta is set to be available to face Leicester City on Tuesday as the club no longer expect him to give evidence to the Brazilian parliament for an inquiry into sports betting.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United have opened talks to sign Viktor Gyokeres in the summer, according to a report.
West Ham are reportedly eyeing up candidates to replace under-fire manager Julen Lopetegui with the club losing patience in the Spaniard after Saturday's humbling 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal.
Real Madrid are reportedly contemplating a move for Manchester United star Diogo Dalot as a possible alternative to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Crystal Palace have no intention of selling Adam Wharton in January amid growing interest in the England midfielder.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has held 'hour-long talks' with his players as the German fights to turn around the Catalan club's worrying form.
Bath are optimistic that England centre Ollie Lawrence will agree terms to stay at The Rec after this season - following speculation that he was set to move on.
THE SUN
The Saudi World Cup is set to kick off in January 2034 - 10 months earlier than expected.
Manchester United have just weeks to tie Amad Diallo down to a new deal or risk losing the star for free next summer.
Football's Saturday afternoon TV blackout could be facing the axe after more than 60 years.
Roma players wore T-shirts in support of stricken Fiorentina ace Edoardo Bove.
DAILY MIRROR
Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool will not be distracted by the club's triple contract stand-off.
Omar Berrada is interested in landing a new wing-back for Ruben Amorim and AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez is on his list, according to Sky Sport CH.
Fresh talks are underway between Leroy Sane's team and Bayern Munich.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle are chasing Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov ahead of a deal in the next transfer window for the breakout star of Ligue 1.
Manchester United will make Amad's new contract a priority over the next few weeks as he continues to make strides forward.
Wayne Rooney is fighting for his future as Plymouth Argyle manager after a nightmare run of results and is now facing two potentially pivotal home matches against Oxford and Swansea.
Sir Bradley Wiggins has revealed that disgraced former cyclist Lance Armstrong offered to pay for him to have therapy in the United States to help with his mental health struggles.
Members of the Rugby Football Union executive were accused of giving "scripted" and "belligerent" answers to advance questions at an emergency staff meeting on Monday.
THE GUARDIAN
West Ham are considering Sergio Conceicao as a replacement for Julen Lopetegui, whose future as manager is under growing pressure after his team's 5-2 defeat at home against Arsenal last Saturday.
Saudi Arabia has struck more than 900 sponsorship deals across the sporting landscape and made dozens of formalised agreements with football federations as it prepares for a controversial coronation to host the 2034 World Cup.
The bonus scandal engulfing the Rugby Football Union runs even deeper than first indicated, Telegraph Sport can reveal.
Formula One teams are demanding more from the sport's governing body after controversy over decisions at the Qatar Grand Prix which have caused criticism within the sport and prompted McLaren to call for a review into the penalty imposed on Lando Norris.
Former Wallabies player Jordan Petaia will pursue his long-held dream of playing in the NFL after being handed a prized spot on the league's international player pathway (IPP) programme.
THE TIMES
Michael Keane is set to enter talks with several foreign clubs in January about a free-transfer move next summer that would end his eight-year stay at Everton.
The football club that has accused FIFA of breaking its own rules by including two Mexican teams under the same ownership in this week's draw for the new Club World Cup has been blocked by the global governing body from any involvement in a possible legal action.
The RFU chairman Tom Ilube addressed staff at Twickenham on Monday but failed to quell disquiet as the executive pay row moved into a second week. "The sense is that the management has lost the dressing room," one RFU source said.
DAILY RECORD
Ambitious Aris have entered negotiations with Rangers in an attempt to get them to lower their £4.2m future transfer fee for forgotten loan flop Jose Cifuentes.
Celtic have been handed a fine of more than £20,000 by UEFA for two charges in the recent Champions League win over RB Leipzig.
Guardian
West Ham may approach Sérgio Conceição to replace Julen Lopetegui
Portuguese left Porto after winning three titles
Lopetegui under pressure after Arsenal rout
Jacob Steinberg
Sérgio Conceição led Porto to the Champions League quarter-finals in 2021. Photograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images
West Ham are considering Sérgio Conceição as a replacement for Julen Lopetegui, whose future as manager is under growing pressure after his team’s 5-2 defeat at home against Arsenal last Saturday.
The Guardian revealed last month that the Spaniard’s position hinged on results against Newcastle and Arsenal, with defeats in both outings likely to have resulted in his dismissal. Lopetegui, hired as David Moyes’s replacement last summer, met the challenge by recording an impressive 2-0 win at Newcastle.
Yet West Ham were unable to build on that performance when they hosted Arsenal, who sailed into a 4-0 lead inside 36 minutes after capitalising on some woeful defending. The manner of that latest collapse has placed Lopetegui under renewed scrutiny before the trip to Leicester on Tuesday night and the home game against Wolves next Monday. Although beating Newcastle has bought the 58-year-old time, it is understood West Ham have been identifying potential replacements.
There is serious interest in Conceição, who left Porto last summer. The 50-year-old Portuguese, who led Porto to three league titles and twice took them to the Champions League quarter-finals, is thought to be attracted to the job. West Ham are yet to establish contact with Conceição but there is support for him within the club.
Other contenders include the former Juventus manager Max Allegri, who has been pictured in London recently. There is a feeling that Graham Potter could come into contention. The former Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier, who is coaching Al-Duhail in Qatar, has been considered in the past.
West Ham, six points above the bottom three, are yet to advance interest in Edin Terzic, the former Borussia Dortmund manager. They have made checks on Kasper Hjulmand, Roger Schmidt and Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness.
West Ham do not have a history of swift sackings and remain reluctant to fire Lopetegui but there is growing alarm over the team’s form. The former Wolves manager has struggled to implement his vision and there is disquiet over last summer’s transfer business. West Ham spent more than £100m on players. Questions have been asked about Tim Steidten, the technical director.
Lopetegui could be in serious trouble if West Ham lose against Leicester. He has been boosted by the availability of Lucas Paquetá who had been expected to give evidence in São Paulo on Tuesday to the Brazilian parliament for its inquiry into sports betting. The midfielder’s legal team successfully argued for him to appear via a remote video link.
However it has emerged that Paquetá, who has been charged by the Football Association over an alleged breach of its betting regulations, is not obliged to give evidence to the inquiry and has chosen not to do so. The Brazil international denies wrongdoing.
West Ham will also be able to call upon Mohammed Kudus after the forward’s five-match ban. Lopetegui said the defender Jean-Clair Todibo was a doubt.
Football Insider
Exclusive: West Ham make Vladimir Coufal transfer decision – talks underway
West Ham have decided to offer right-back Vladimir Coufal a new contract at the club rather than sell him, sources have told Football Insider.
The 32-year-old’s current deal is up at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
Talks are underway with West Ham keen to find a solution and an offer has been extended to Coufal – but no agreement has been found as of yet.
The Irons are keen to keep the Czechia international at the London Stadium despite summer signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka passing him in the pecking order at right-back.
Manager Julen Lopetegui is believed to see Coufal as key to his side with his impact in the dressing room a big factor in the decision.
The full-back is one of the most experienced members of the West Ham squad having joined the club back in October 2020, shortly after the arrival of countryman Tomas Soucek.
GiveMeSport
West Ham and Crystal Palace 'Want to Hold Talks' to Sign £20m Star
West Ham United and Crystal Palace are increasingly hopeful that Manchester City will be open to selling James McAtee during the fast-approaching January transfer window as recruitment chiefs at the London Stadium and Selhurst Park are eager to enter discussions over a move, GIVEMESPORT sources have revealed.
Hammers head coach Julen Lopetegui is aiming to bolster his squad just a matter of months after splashing the cash, with Max Kilman being the most expensive summer acquisition thanks to completing a £40million switch from Wolverhampton Wanderers, but Eagles boss Oliver Glasner is also scouring the market.
Although Crystal Palace forked out £12.5million in order to land Ismaila Sarr from Marseille in August, as they looked to fill the void left by the departed Michael Olise following his move to Bundesliga heavyweights Bayern Munich, they are ready to battle with West Ham for McAtee's signature as they go in search of further creativity.
Hammers and Eagles Eager to Recruit McAtee
West Ham and Crystal Palace are desperate to have the chance to hold talks over a mid-season deal for McAtee, according to GMS sources, and the London rivals are growing in hope that Manchester City are entertaining the possibility of sanctioning their academy graduate's departure.
The attacking midfielder has been limited to just one minute of Premier League action this season, having failed to work his way into the forefront of boss Pep Guardiola's plans following loan spells at Sheffield United, and it has resulted in the Hammers and Eagles aiming to take advantage by offering a route out of the Etihad Stadium.
GMS sources have been informed that West Ham and Crystal Palace are among McAtee's most serious suitors after the majority of his game time has come in cup competitions since the campaign got underway, and Manchester City have already been fielding enquiries surrounding his availability in January.
The reigning Premier League champions have refused to rule out seeing the winter window as the right time to offload the 22-year-old if a bid in the region of £20million is tabled, giving Lopetegui and Glasner renewed optimism as they seek to come out on top in the battle for his services.
Manchester City falling adrift in the Premier League title race has resulted in McAtee having little chance of increasing his game time opportunities in the coming months, GMS sources have learned, which has led to interest from the likes of West Ham and Crystal Palace intensifying as they continue ironing out transfer plans.
GMS sources have been told that West Ham and Crystal Palace are facing stiff competition from overseas as they look to wrap up a winter deal for McAtee because European clubs are also beginning to touch base with Manchester City after being put on red alert thanks to his lack of game time.
The 16-cap England under-21 international is poised to enter the final 18 months of his £15,000-per-week contract at the turn of the year, leading to the Hammers and Eagles not being alone as they aim to convince their target to embark on a fresh challenge with one of his current employers' Premier League counterparts instead of moving abroad.
Manchester City are becoming more open to conversations about McAtee's future as they are considering bringing in reinforcements who would push him further down the pecking order, GMS sources understand, allowing West Ham, Crystal Palace and other interested parties to grow in confidence that an agreement can be reached.
GMS sources recently revealed that the playmaker has been expected to remain at the Etihad Stadium despite being in line to hold fresh discussions over his future game time prospects, but setbacks in the race for a fifth consecutive top flight title have resulted in the Sky Blues considering a U-turn.
