Paris Saint-Germain plan to scupper Manchester United’s hopes of signing Kalidou Koulibaly by offering the Napoli centre-back a £10m-plus yearly wage package.
Inter Milan want to secure Christian Eriksen from Tottenham in time for next weekend’s match with Cagliari.
Atletico Madrid are considering Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette as a possible option with their move for Edinson Cavani stalling.
Layvin Kurzawa appears unlikely to leave Paris Saint-Germain in January because of their lack of left-back options.
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are battling one another to secure the signing of Real Madrid defender Achraf Hakimi.
Iker Casillas will make a decision on his playing future in March after taking advice from his doctor.
Dan Cole is expected to miss out on a place in England’s Six Nations squad.
Marcus Rashford, the Manchester United forward, is facing two to three months out with a double stress fracture in his back.
Napoli regret letting Carlo Ancelotti leave and would love to have him back from Everton to replace Gennaro Gattuso, who is considering resigning after only 35 days in the job.
Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez is happy to stay in Serie A despite being linked with Manchester City and Manchester United.
Arsenal striker Gabriel Martinelli is open to playing for Italy if his dream of playing for Brazil does not come to fruition.
Aston Villa are “throwing everything” at a move for Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud.
Middlesbrough are hoping to sign West Ham midfielder Reece Oxford on loan.
Arsenal face competition from Lyon in the race to sign Bruno Guimaraes from Athletico Paranaense in Brazil.
Tottenham are ready to make a move for Leicester striker Islam Slimani, who is currently on loan with Monaco.
Former Everton midfielder Jose Baxter has been offered the chance to play in the United States with USL side Memphis 901, where Tim Howard is sporting director.
Saracens are to hold crisis talks with the Rugby Football Union over the future of their England internationals, following confirmation of relegation to the Championship next season for their latest breach of the salary cap.
Crystal Palace are now the clear favourites to land Hearts prospect Aaron Hickey.
Lech Poznan are set to make a second bid for Hibernian’s Albanian new boy Florian Kamberi.
Officials from Celtic and Rangers hatched a plan to quit Scotland and move to English football in 2011, published secret emails have revealed.
Rangers midfielder Greg Docherty has rejected the chance to join English League One side Shrewsbury.
Rangers youngster Jamie Barjonas is poised for a loan move to Partick Thistle.
