West Ham are set to stand firm on Ghana attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus' £85m release clause with Arsenal and Liverpool both monitoring the 24-year-old. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to reject offers to renew his contract at Anfield as Real Madrid press on with negotiations to sign the 26-year-old when his current deal expires next summer. (Relevo)
Real want to sign Alexander-Arnold, Bayer Leverkusen and Germany centre-back Jonathan Tah, 28, and Bayern Munich's 24-year-old Canada left-back Alphonso Davies on free transfers in the summer, while Leverkusen and Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, 21, is also a target. (AS)
Nottingham Forest are under no pressure to sell £40m-rated Brazilian defender Murillo, 22, in January despite interest from Real Madrid. (Daily Mail)
Liverpool and Chelsea are among the clubs to have sent scouts to watch versatile 17-year-old midfielder Andrija Maksimovic although they have been told the Serbia international will not leave Red Star Belgrade on the cheap. (Teamtalk)
Crystal Palace have approached Chelsea about signing Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, 23, on loan in January. (Football Transfers)
Liverpool are not looking to offload Italy forward Federico Chiesa, 27, despite reports of a return to Serie A. (Athletic)
Barcelona are interested in Wolves' Spanish left-back Hugo Bueno, 22, who is currently on loan at Dutch side Feyenoord. (Sport)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Ruud Van Nistelrooy could be set for a quickfire return to football, SunSport has learned, with Burnley still interested after they considered the Dutchman in the summer. (Sun)
Arsenal have set their sights on Simon Rolfes of Bayer Leverkusen as they continue their search for a new sporting director. (Daily Mirror)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
England romped to victory to seize control of Nations League promotion hopes from Group B2 in the Nations League with a 3-0 victory in Athens last night. (SkySports)
Jude Bellingham was among England players targeted with a green laser during their match with Greece at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Thursday night. (Daily Telegraph)
OTHER STUFF
Former Reading player and owner Roger Smee is reportedly prepared to save the crisis-hit club with the help of a newly-formed consortium. (Sun)
Birmingham City chairman Tom Wagner has given an update on the club's plans to build a new stadium for the League One outfit, insisting the ownership are "unwavering" in their commitment to deliver a state-of-the-art complex. (Sun)
Blackburn have admitted there are major doubts over the club's future as a result of the Venky's legal battle with the Indian government. (Sun)