BBC
Former England manager Sam Allardyce, 62, is being lined up to replace under-pressure Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew, 55, who could be axed if the Eagles lose to Southampton on Saturday. (Telegraph)
A leak of 18.6 million documents reveals the "tax tricks" and "murky financial transactions" employed by world football's biggest stars, it is claimed. Twelve European media outlets have been working together on the leaked data, and will publish their findings over the next three weeks. (European Investigative Collaborations)
In one of the first articles to be published, a Spanish newspaper alleges 31-year-old Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo avoided paying tax on image-rights earnings totalling 150 million euros. The Portuguese's representatives said he was "fully compliant with his tax obligations". (El Mundo - in Spanish)
Arsenal are planning to bid for West Ham's 29-year-old France attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet in January. (Sun)
The Gunners' Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, has refused to rule out a return to Real Madrid. (Marca)
Meanwhile, Ozil says players and parents laughed behind his back at his impecunious upbringing during his junior football days. (Times - subscription required)
Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson, 24, has been taken out of the squad for Saturday's game with West Ham - to save him from the wrath of the club's own supporters. (Sun)
Leicester have agreed a £15m deal with Belgian club Genk for their 19-year-old Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi. (Guardian)
Serie A club Roma are closing in on a deal to sign Manchester United's 22-year-old Netherlands forward Memphis Depay on loan in January. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian)
RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says "there was a lot of truth" in a story suggesting he could replace Arsene Wenger as Arsenal boss when the Frenchman retires.(ESPN)
Meanwhile, Wenger believes it will take years for Saturday's opponents West Ham to settle into their new London Stadium. (Telegraph)
The Hammers say they have only been able to ban a quarter of the 200 fans they promised to exclude following the violence that marred their home match against Chelsea in October. (Times - subscription required)
West Ham are planning to bid for Liverpool's 27-year-old England striker Daniel Sturridge in January. (Daily Star)
Meanwhile, the Reds will look to sell Mamadou Sakho in January after Jurgen Klopp revealed "nothing changed" in his stance towards the 26-year-old France defender.(Daily Mirror)
Tottenham have introduced the most expensive season ticket in the country, with a top price of £18,000 for a seat at their new stadium, which is set to open at the start of the 2018-19 season at a cost of £400m. (Times - subscription required)
Former Brazil international Ronaldinho, 36, and ex-Argentina midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme, 38, are ready to play for Chapecoense in a gesture of solidarity with the Brazilian club, 19 of whose players were killed in a plane crash this week. (Independent)
New England boss Gareth Southgate wants Steve Holland to replace Sammy Lee as his assistant manager, while Phil Neville could become the next Under-21 boss. (Mirror)
Wales are confident Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, 27, will be fit for their World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in March, despite reports in the Spanish media stating otherwise. (Wales Online)
Liverpool Under-23 boss Michael Beale is set to join Brazilian club Sao Paulo as assistant manager to Rogerio Ceni. (Globo Esporte - in Portuguese)
Beale's departure could present ex-Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard with his first opportunity in coaching. (Independent)
Aston Villa's Chinese owner Tony Xia, 40, says he hopes the Championship side "in five or six years can be the top club in the Premier League so we can play in (the) Champions League." (Times - subscription required)
West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang, 24, claims being a father gives him extra energy and says: "Every day I want to achieve things I can show my son later on and instil that same drive in him." (Guardian)
Ex-Liverpool skipper and manager Graeme Souness, 63, has revealed he would have become Manchester United manager had Michael Knighton's purchase of the club gone through in 1989 - while he turned down the chance to sign ex-Manchester United players Eric Cantona and Peter Schmeichel when he was manager at Anfield. (Daily Mail)
Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs said he almost retired from football in 2009 after losing the Champions League final 2-0 to Pep Guardiola's Barcelona.(Telegraph - subscription required)
And finally
A German amateur side have won all but one of their league games since allowing members of their website to vote on club matters ranging from team selection to merchandising. (Spiegel Online - in German, and ESPN)
Manchester City's Brazilian winger Gabriel Jesus signed a block of Dutch cheese with his squad number (33) for a fan as he returned to his hotel in the city. (Daily Mail)
ESPN
Arsenal the latest Payet suitor
West Ham fans are becoming used to star midfielder Dimitri Payet being linked with a move, with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United suggested as potential destinations in recent weeks.
And here's another club to add to the list -- London rivals Arsenal are ready to swoop for the France international in January, according to the Sun.
It reports that Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is keen to bring in the 29-year-old, who sparkled for the Hammers last season, but has suggested he will not rule anything out as far as his future is concerned, amid what has been a disappointing campaign this time around.
Payet has a £125,000-a-week contract that runs until 2021, and reports have said West Ham will "stand firm should they receive a bid."
But Wenger is ready to test their resolve, and the Sun says he is a fan of the midfielder, having described him as "a star player."
It reports that he will make a move "if Arsenal are still flying high and the Hammers are fighting relegation."
West Ham are reported to want at least £35 million for Payet, who shone for France at Euro 2016.
Exclusive CalcioWeb - West Ham ready to close for Konaté: near the departure of Zaza
In the summer, the West Ham decided to stake everything on Simone Zaza to strengthen the attack, but so far the former Juventus man has not performed as expected. For this reason the English club has already started looking ahead of the January market.
According to reports gathered by our staff, West Ham made an offer of 8 million euro to Sion for Moussa Konaté, former Genoa striker, among others. The deal is well set up and if there are no hitches will go through in January.
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Manager on Matchday
Good morning everyone,
We are determined to bounce back from the disappointing defeat against Manchester United in the EFL Cup and we know what we have to do if we are to get a positive result against Arsenal.
We are pleased to have Andy Carroll back in the squad for the game and he was unstoppable against Arsenal last season.
It was probably one of his best games for West Ham and during his career. He scored a hat-trick and had another goal disallowed.
He was great during that game and all the games that he was available. I can't remember many games when he was below par. Maybe Watford away when the whole team didn't play well.
I was a defender and no defender is comfortable when he is in the box. When you are a centre-back you want the ball to be in the air and not on the ground.
When the ball is in the air you are dominating and your job is to stop him scoring. You can nudge him a bit and kick if necessary!
But when the ball comes into the box it is down to him because of his presence, his height, his timing, his hungriness to get to the ball first, his bravery and great timing.
He is not under-estimated. We spoke about him last year and his problem is consistency – not on the pitch but consistency in being available to the manager. All he needs is to feel good in his body.
He is one player that makes an impact on the crowd, on the opponent, on his team-mates.
He had a great season at Newcastle and during that time he was playing for England against my country Croatia when he had a spell of 20 games or more without injury.
I was also asked about Dimitri Payet in the pre-match press conference and his recent performances.
He had a great Euros but got injured in the first game back against Chelsea. He worked his way back to fitness and is a key player for us.
With the ball he’s a world class player. Of course I’m happy with him, he’s an easy player to train, a very good professional. But you can’t expect Dimitri Payet to play alone. You need other players to do better.
It is a blow that we are missing Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio through injury.
With Antonio you are losing goals, and that pressure doesn’t increase on Dimi now, it increases on the entire team.
I don’t have to change the system. We have players who have played there before and it’s more hard now to revert to a four without full backs.
Enjoy the game.
Slaven
