Arsenal and Manchester United are both keeping a close eye on Porto's 22-year-old Portuguese right-back Alberto Costa but face competition from Paris St-Germain. (Caught Offside)
Manchester City will put a hefty price tag on Norway striker Erling Haaland, 26, if they end up being relegated from the Premier League over financial rule breaches. (Football Insider)
Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the teams interested in Haaland and closely monitoring Manchester City's situation amid the possibility of sanctions. (Fichajes)
Former Chelsea and Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has been offered to two clubs in France's Ligue 1, but neither were interested in the 31-year-old Englishman, who is currently a free agent. (Foot Mercato)
Liverpool remain interested in Real Madrid's France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni - even though the 26-year-old signed a new long-term contract with the La Liga club in the summer. (Teamtalk)
Besiktas president Serdal Adali has vowed to sign Joe Willock, 27, from Newcastle, in January, claiming the English midfielder has already chosen a new home in Turkey. (Talksport)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Former Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will not return to Premier League management with a lower or mid-ranked club such as Crystal Palace or Fulham and would want to take over at an underachieving big club. (Daily Telegraph)
Preston North End have appointed Bradford City boss Graham Alexander as their new manager. (BBC Sports)
Forest Green Rovers have given permission for manager Robbie Savage to speak with another club, reportedly League One side Peterborough United. (Sky Sports)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
Nico O'Reilly has been ruled out of England's Nations League match against the Czech Republic on Tuesday night but Ezri Konsa is set to be in the squad. (BBC Sports)
On their return to League B in the Nations League, Northern Ireland's goalless draw with Hungary sit joint-top with Ukraine with four points from their opening two matches.
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OTHER STUFF
Roma have received official permission to go ahead with plans to build a new £1.2bn stadium. The new ground will have a capacity of 60,000 seats, with construction work set to start next March. (Sun)