Juventus have opened talks with Paul Pogba’s agent as they look to re-sign the 27-year-old Manchester United midfielder. (Express)
Chelsea and England defender Fikayo Tomori, 22, who has been linked with Leeds, is set to join Rennes on loan until the end of the season. (Talksport)
West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice, 21, wants to move to Chelsea in January. (Fabrizio Romano via football.london)
Liverpool are monitoring Lille’s 23-year-old Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches. (Le10 Sport – in French)
Liverpool could turn to Sanches to replace Georginio Wijnaldum. They are keen to keep the 30-year-old Netherlands midfielder but are unwilling to agree to his request for a four-year contract. (Express)
Manchester United will wait until January to decide whether to let 20-year-old English left-back Brandon Williams, who has been linked with Southampton and Newcastle, leave on loan. (Manchester Evening News)
Chelsea are confident they can hang on to striker Olivier Giroud, 34, in January and that he will play enough to keep his place in the France squad for next summer’s European Championships. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Manchester United are still in the market for a winger, a centre-back, a right-back and a defensive midfielder but the expectation is there will be no signings in the January window. (Manchester Evening News)
Paris St-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar, 28, has dispelled rumours of a return to Barcelona, insisting he is happy in the French capital. (Express)
Arsenal could make a January move for Porto’s 20-year-old Portuguese midfielder Fabio Vieira and are willing to pay his £27m release clause. (Record via Mail)
Manchester United have revived their interest in 26-year-old Atletico Madrid and Spain midfielder Saul Niguez. (Todo Fichajes via Team Talk)
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has asked club officials to sign Real Madrid’s Spain midfielder Isco, 28, and Lyon’s France midfielder Houssem Aouar, 22, in January. (Defensa Central via Team Talk)
Manchester City are prepared to allow talented 18-year-old Dutch winger Jayden Braaf to leave. (Mail)
West Ham manager David Moyes is keen to bolster his squad in January but has warned supporters not to expect “big signings”. (London Evening Standard)
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will find it difficult to keep his players fully fit during a hectic schedule over Christmas and the new year. (ESPN)
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith says Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 22, and English defender Ezri Konsa, 23, have “big futures” at the club. (Birmingham Mail)
