Arsenal are close to finalising a summer deal for Sporting Lisbon striker Tiago Tomas.(The Sun)
Luke Shaw is back on Gareth Southgate’s radar following his renaissance at Manchester United.(Daily Mail)
Mikel Arteta claims Arsenal need to turn the tables on football’s wind-up merchants.(Daily Star)
Pep Guardiola has told rival Jose Mourinho that his reputation won’t save him from the sack at Tottenham.(Daily Star)
Manchester United star Amad Diallo continues to impress – but fans may have to wait to see the January arrival in the first-team.(Daily Star)
Fulham manager Scott Parker is on collision course with co-owner Tony Khan after more social media declarations from the Cottagers chief.(Daily Mirror)
Jurgen Klopp could hand Ozan Kabak or Ben Davies a Liverpool debut this weekend.(The Guardian)
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed ‘really good’ Ben Godfrey for an England call-up.(The Guardian)
Football’s social media call has been rejected as Twitter and Facebook snub requests for abusive messages to be ‘filtered and blocked before being posted’.(Daily Mail)
Liverpool are preparing for the departure of Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 30, and are interested in Borussia Monchengladbach’s Germany player Florian Neuhaus, 23, as a replacement. (Kicker)
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp could also move for Udinese’s 26-year-old Argentina forward Rodrigo de Paul in a £30m deal. (Sun)
Arsenal believe they can convince 19-year-old England youth international Folarin Balogun to sign a new contract. The striker is out of contract in the summer and attracting interest from clubs across Europe. (London Evening Standard)
German side Bayer Leverkusen have joined the race for Balogun, with Stuttgart and Rennes also interested. (Mirror)
Borussia Dortmund’s England winger Jadon Sancho is almost certain to be playing elsewhere next season but the German club have little chance of getting £100m for the 20-year-old which they demanded from Manchester United six months ago. (Eurosport)
Everton and France defender Lucas Digne, 27, has agreed a new contract to stay with the Toffees. (Sky Sports)
Managerless Bournemouth should consider ex-Arsenal and France midfielder Patrick Vieira, 44, as their next boss, says his former Gunners team-mate Martin Keown.(Talksport)
New York Red Bulls and DC United are considering joining the race to sign West Bromwich Albion’s former England defender Kieran Gibbs, 31, who remains a target for Inter Miami. (ESPN)
Spain forward Diego Costa, 32, who left Atletico Madrid in December, is in talks to sign for Brazilian club Palmeiras – the club he supported as a boy. (Sky Sports)
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has compared England midfielder Jack Grealish, 25, to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. (Talksport)
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