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BBC
Arsenal are ready to offer England defender Ben White a substantial pay rise as they look to tie the 26-year-old down to a new and improved contract at the club. (Football Insider)
Liverpool and West Ham are both looking at a move for Napoli's Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski, 29, whose contract expires this summer. (Teamtalk via Corriere dello Sport)
The Reds are also said have entered the race for Florian Wirtz, 20, but will face competition from Chelsea and Bayern Munich for the Bayer Leverkusen winger. (Mail)
Luton are still hopeful of a deal for 19-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder Oscar Zambrano, although the LDU Quito player may have to give up his portion of the transfer fee. (Sun)
Real Madrid are unlikely to make any new signings in the January transfer window. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Spanish defenders Marcos Alonso, 32, and Sergi Roberto, 31, will not be offered new contracts by Barcelona. (Sport - in Spanish)
Al-Ettifaq manager Steven Gerrard has hinted that his team will raid European clubs once again in January for talents. (Goal)
Barcelona are believed to be concerned about on-loan French defender Clement Lenglet's situation at Aston Villa, with the 28-year-old yet to make a Premier League appearance. (Sport - in Spanish)
Real Madrid hope the friendships that Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior, 23, has with his fellow stars could be key to securing future signings like Bayern Munich's Canadian defender Alphonso Davies, 23, and Paris St-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe, 24. (AS - in Spanish)
Burnley are interested in winger Crysencio Summerville, 22, but Leeds are not willing to let the Dutchman leave for any less than £25m. (Football Insider)
Former Arsenal star Samir Nasri has advised Mbappe to stay in France instead of heading to Madrid next summer. (Le10Sport - in French)
Atletico Madrid's Argentine head coach Diego Simeone is close to securing a contract extension with the La Liga club until at least 2027. (Marca)
Sky Paper Talk
DAILY MIRROR
Tottenham have joined Liverpool in the race to sign out-of-favour Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips in January.
Manchester United are battling to keep highly-rated youngster Omari Forson. Teenager Forson, 19, is regarded as one of the club's best prospects and has already made in-roads towards the first team, having graduated from the academy.
Real Madrid will not make any signings in the January transfer window as they keep a space in their squad for their planned signing of Kylian Mbappe next summer.
Jamaal Lascelles has blasted Arsenal for being a bad loser. The Newcastle skipper says he was left "fuming" after his Arsenal counterpart Jorginho refused to shake hands after their battle at St James' Park.
DAILY MAIL
Marcus Rashford was conspicuously absent as Manchester United players celebrated their last-minute win over Fulham in style when they dined out at an exclusive venue in Manchester.
The PGA Tour has surprisingly determined that its players can partake in a LIV Golf promotion event next month.
David Moyes could retire from management at the end of the season and West Ham execs are considering offering the 60-year-old to move upstairs.
Burnley have withdrawn plans to bring in an official drummer following a backlash from supporters.
Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper plans a training ground visit for a young fan, 16, who was left distraught after being unable to complete The Last Post ahead of their Premier League win over Aston Villa.
A former Premier League star has reportedly lost £782,000 following the failure of his restaurant business.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Luton Town's fans faced criticism on Sunday night for mocking Liverpool with chants associated with the Hillsborough disaster.
Henrietta Knight, who famously trained Best Mate to win three Cheltenham Gold Cups, is to start training again following a hiatus of 11 years.
THE TIMES
Moeen Ali has said England's team was probably too old to do well at the World Cup in India.
Martina Navratilova believes that "maybe it's time for new leadership" at the WTA after the tour's disastrous season-ending championships.
EVENING STANDARD
Millwall are set to appoint Joe Edwards as manager and are in talks with Chelsea about securing Andy Myers as his assistant.
THE SUN
Mauricio Pochettino is refusing to rule out the possibility of managing Tottenham again.
Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri has no plans to sell the club - even if they go straight back down to League One.
John Eustace fears he has missed the boat on a managerial return at Bristol City. Eustace, 43, was the early favourite for a quick dugout comeback - just a couple of weeks after he was sacked by Birmingham.
Dean Henderson hopes to return for Crystal Palace before the end of the year after a miserable injury run.
Harry Kane is still living in a hotel in Germany where he has run up a £1m tab - after failing to net a new house.
THE GUARDIAN
Sri Lanka cricketers arrived at training for their game against Bangladesh in face masks, while players with asthma from either team stayed indoors amid poor air quality in smog-shrouded Delhi.
SCOTTISH SUN
Liverpool's academy manager Alex Inglethorpe is in the frame for the director of football job at Rangers.
Mail
David Moyes may move upstairs when his contract expires and has plenty of suitors
David Moyes' deal expires this season and he may call it quits on management
UEFA are known to be keen on utilising his experience and may offer a position
By Mike Keegan
David Moyes may already be spoilt for choice when his West Ham contract expires at the end of the season.
After a turbulent summer, the Scot’s future at the club was in doubt — despite him leading the Hammers to Europa Conference League success.
Issues over signings and direction were resolved to the extent that Moyes has remained in post but sources have disclosed that it is unlikely a deal to extend his existing role will be forthcoming.
Instead, West Ham execs are considering offering the 60-year-old the opportunity to move upstairs. They may well, however, face competition.
UEFA are known to be keen on utilising Moyes’s experience and may well offer him some form of technical position aimed at tapping into his 25 years in the dugout.
Sports Mole
Liverpool, West Ham United 'join race for Napoli's Piotr Zielinski'
Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski has reportedly emerged as a potential transfer target for Liverpool and West Ham United.
Since moving to Naples in 2016 for a fee in the region of €16m, Zielinski has established himself as a club legend.
A total of 50 goals and 46 assists have been contributed in 343 appearances in all competitions, the Poland international playing a key role in last season's Serie A title triumph.
However, Zielinski is now well into the final year of his contract at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, putting teams on high alert regarding a potential free transfer.
Last week, it was claimed that each of Barcelona and Inter Milan were each monitoring the situation as they assess the possibility of acquiring the services of the versatile 29-year-old for nothing.
Sporting director Mauro Meluso has since insisted that both parties are working towards signing a contract extension, rather than the player pushing to take a new challenge.
Nevertheless, while he remains without a fresh deal, Zielinski will naturally stay as a transfer target for a wide array of clubs around Europe.
According to Corriere dello Sport, Liverpool and West Ham are among the latest clubs to highlight Zielinski as a possible addition.
From the perspective of Liverpool, they have just spent the summer transfer window signing several different midfielders with contrasting qualities.
That said, Zielinski would act as another experienced head and also provide backup on the left-hand side of the pitch if required.
Meanwhile, West Ham have also invested heavily in the engine room with Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse each establishing themselves as first-choice picks.
David Moyes arguably requires another option, though, to compete with Tomas Soucek, the preference this season having been to move Lucas Paqueta out to the left-hand side.
The report adds that Juventus - who have had well-documented issues off the pitch and with FFP - would be interested in tempting Zielinski to Turin.
Caught Offside
West Ham and Crystal Palace keen on 27-year-old striker
West Ham United and Crystal Palace are reportedly keen on signing Kelechi Iheanacho from Leicester City.
The 27-year-old striker is in the final year of his contract with the Championship club and he could move on as a free agent in the summer. As per TeamTalk, the two London clubs could look to make their move in January so that they can sign him for a nominal price.
It would make sense for Leicester City to sell him for a reasonable price in January instead of losing him for free at the end of the season. Iheanacho has been a useful player for Leicester City this season, scoring six goals and picking up two assists across all competitions.
He has played in the Premier League in the past and he could prove to be a useful acquisition for West Ham and Crystal Palace. The Hammers certainly need to add more depth to their attack, and Iheanacho could provide a quality alternative to Michail Antonio.
West Ham will be hoping to secure Europa League qualification this season and signing the right players in January could make a big difference for them. They have already improved their attack with the arrival of Mohammed Kudus and signing a reliable goalscorer could prove to be a wise decision.
Similarly, Crystal Palace need to add more cutting edge in the final third and the 27-year-old Leicester City striker would be a solid option for them in the attack.
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