Arsenal have snapped-up nine-year-old South African wonderkid Jayden Adetiba after a five-week trial. (Sun)
Manchester City have beaten Tottenham and Chelsea to the signing of 16-year-old Irish goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu for £420,000 from Shamrock Rovers. (Daily Telegraph)
Atletico Madrid want to increase France defender Lucas Hernandez's release clause to 150m euros (£135m) to fend off any interest from Manchester United. (TalkSport)
Italy midfielder Jorginho's agent has confirmed that the 26-year-old agreed to join Manchester City in the summer but ultimately signed for Chelsea because City failed to negotiate a deal with Napoli. (Metro)
Real Madrid's 22-year-old Spain midfielder Dani Ceballos says he would have left the club if Zinedine Zidane had stayed as manager. (Marca)
Juventus want to sign Manchester United and France forward Anthony Martial, 22, on a free transfer. (Calciomercato)
Scottish defender Russell Martin, 32, has joined his former Norwich team-mate Wes Hoolahan, 36, on trial at West Brom. (Sky Sports)
Gary Cahill will try to quit Chelsea in January unless he gets more first-team action. (Sun)
Liverpool have reportedly held positive talks with Paris Saint-Germain star Adrien Rabiot about a move. (Daily Star)
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly keen on Ajax youngster Frenkie de Jong who has caught the attention of Barcelona.
(Daily Star)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Burnley coach Michael Duff is set to be named as the new manager of Cheltenham Town. (Gloucestershire Live)
Greenock Morton have appointed former Rangers and Charlton striker Jonatan Johansson on a two-year contract. (Sky Sports)
Former Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov is considering a move for Charlton Athletic after cashing in his Gunners shares, worth £600m. (Daily Mirror)
A stray dog has become the unofficial assistant manager of a Paraguayan club Sporting Club 2 de Mayo. (Cronica)
Jurgen Klopp makes all of his players learn English... and will get rid of those who don't make enough effort.
(Sun)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
Tottenham's 27-year-old England full-back Kieran Trippier says he has watched his goal from this summer's World Cup semi-final defeat by Croatia "about 100 times". (Sun)
Liverpool and England midfielder Jordan Henderson, 28, says he watched a replay of that game because he wanted to learn as much as he could from it. (Evening Standard)
Spain manager Luis Enrique is getting tough with his players in an effort to get them back into shape after their early exit from the World Cup - including banning late-night cards and video games. (Daily Star)
Wales surged into a new era under Ryan Giggs with a convincing 4-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League.
(Sky Sports)
OTHER STUFF
A specially convened FA council meeting on October 24 looks like being pivotal to the proposed £600m sale of Wembley to Fulham owner Shahid Khan. (Daily Mail)
Wolfsburg have terminated Kaylen Hinds' contract after the 20-year-old English ex-Arsenal forward disappeared earlier this summer, claiming to have had problems with his passport. (ESPN)
Spurs have been granted special dispensation by the EFL to play their Carabao Cup third-round tie against Watford later this month at League Two side Milton Keynes Dons' Stadium MK. (Independent)
Tottenham will offer season-ticket holders and members the right to buy three extra tickets for their home match with Liverpool amid fears some fans are boycotting matches at Wembley. (Times)
Anthony Martial has binned Manchester United contract talks until he knows what is happening with Jose Mourinho. (Sun)
Real Madrid's 25-year-old midfielder Isco refused to answer a question at a Spain news conference, telling the reporter: "You will write what you want anyway, so why should I answer? We don't need people who are constantly criticising us." (El Pais)
Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 24, says he will not take risks like his 25-year-old Liverpool counterpart and Brazil international Alisson. (Daily Mail)
Former Southampton and Italy striker Dani Osvaldo, 32, says he gave up football to become a singer in a band because he "likes to be free". (Sun)
Brentford and Nottingham Forest have been fined by FA in relation to the conduct of their players during last weekend's meeting between the two sides. (Sky Sports)
Ian Lenagan has stepped down as chairman of the English Football League, the governing body announced on Thursday. (Sky Sports)
West Ham's rent for the London Stadium does not cover the cost of staging matches there. (Sky Sports)
Fernando Forestieri has been fined £25,000 and banned for three games for his role in a brawl between Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield players in pre-season.
(Sky Sports)