TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Newcastle United are keen to bolster their attacking options in January with Manchester United's 26-year-old French striker Anthony Martial and Inter Milan's Bosnian front man Edin Dzeko, 35, on their shortlist.
  (Sun)



• Manchester United are close to bringing highly rated French midfielder Boubacar Kamara, 22, to Old Trafford from Marseille for what would be Ralf Rangnick's first signing as interim manager.
  (FourFourTwo)



• Manchester United have joined the race to sign River Plate and Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 21.
  (Ole)



• Real Madrid are in talks with Antonio Rudiger in a bid to sign the 28-year-old Germany defender when his contract with Chelsea expires in June.
  (Rudy Galetti)



• Jesse Lingard is expected to see out the remainder of the season at Manchester United before leaving the club on a free transfer in the summer.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Everton have agreed a £17m deal for Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko, 22, paving the way for out-of-favour French defender Lucas Digne, 28, to leave the Toffees amid interest from Newcastle and Leicester.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Everton could be offered Juventus and Brazil midfielder Arthur, 25, as part of any deal for the Italian club to sign Digne.
  (Sport Mediaset)



• Arsenal are eyeing a move for two Juventus players - Arthur and Swedish winger Dejan Kulusevski, 21.
  (Marca)



• Newcastle and West Ham are monitoring the situation of Tottenham's English midfielder Dele Alli, 25.
  (Eurosport)



• Newcastle have offered Lyon attacking midfielder Lucas Paqueta £181,457 per week to move to St James' Park, which the 24-year-old Brazilian has turned down as the move would not be a 'step up in quality' from Lyon.
  (Foot Mercato)



• The Magpies are also interested in French striker Moussa Dembele, with Lyon open to selling the 25-year-old if a suitable offer is made for him.
  (Daily Mail)



• The transfer of Gremio full-back Vanderson to Brentford is on the verge of collapsing after Ligue 1 side AS Monaco stepped in and made a €12m offer for the 20-year-old Brazilian.
  (Globo Esporte)



• Southampton are the latest English Premier League side weighing up a move for Rangers star Joe Aribo.
  (Daily Record)



• Barcelona have agreed personal terms with Ferran Torres but have not yet finalised a deal for the 21-year-old Spanish forward with Manchester City.
  (Fabrizio Romano)



• Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has emerged as a surprise transfer alternative for Barcelona as they pursue new attacking options.
  (Daily Express)



• West Ham have made an approach for Rubin Kazan and Georgia forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 21.
  (Football Insider)



• Aston Villa have made an offer for Liverpool and England defender Joe Gomez, 24.
  (CalcioMercato)



• Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is 'almost certain' to leave Lazio by the summer, amid his rift with Maurizio Sarri, having been previously linked with Manchester United, Liverpool and Real Madrid.
  (Sun)



• Juventus are eyeing a move for a striker in January with Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 32, Manchester United's Edinson Cavani, 34, and Paris St-Germain's Mauro Icardi, 28, all on their shortlist.
  (Tuttosport)



• Maurizio Sarri wants to be reunited with Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga at Lazio, according to reports.
  (Daily Mail)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Newcastle have been given permission to speak to Brighton technical director Dan Ashworth about becoming the club's new sporting director.
  (Sky Sports)



• Hibernian have appointed Shaun Maloney as their new manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
  (Sky Sports)

OTHER STUFF

• Tottenham have been eliminated from the Europa Conference League after UEFA confirmed their postponed fixture against Rennes would be deemed as a forfeit.
  (Sky Sports)



• Tottenham Hotspur are set to seek legal advice over UEFA's decision to effectively throw them out of Europe even though the club are not planning to appeal.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Newcastle United are set to make a formal complaint to the Premier League over the standard of officiating in their last three games after a series of controversial decisions went against Eddie Howe's side.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Barcelona have approved a £1.3billion renovation of the Nou Camp despite the club being in financial crisis.
  (Sun)



• Sporting events in Wales will be played behind closed doors from Boxing Day in a bid to combat the spread of the Omicron variant.
  (Sky Sports)



• Leeds have been fined £20,000 for failing to control their players during a defeat at Chelsea earlier this month, the Football Association has announced.
  (Sky Sports)