Fulham have turned down a £50m bid for Serbian star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic from an unnamed Chinese club.
Tottenham face being forced to play the rest of the season at Wembley if they hit one more delay in moving to their new stadium.
Bayern Munich are looking to pip Barcelona for the signature of Paris Saint-Germain ace Adrien Rabiot.
Chelsea are locked in talks with Zenit Saint Petersburg over a potential transfer for midfielder Leandro Paredes as they think Cagliari’s £45m-rated Nicolo Barella costs too much.
Newcastle have joined Liverpool in the race for Turkish wonderkid Abdulkadir Omur, but could be asked to pay as much as £27m to secure the Trabzonspor midfielder.
Peter Kenyon is appealing to investors to back his Newcastle takeover – by desperately offering a minimum £1m buy-in.
Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says outcast keeper Fraser Forster has no future at the club.
Everton are ready to launch a £15m raid for Southampton’s attacking full-back Cedric.
Manchester United are fearing they could lose academy star Joshua Bohui as he refused to extend his stay at Old Trafford, with the player being tracked by Barcelona and Monaco.
James Collins, 35, has joined Ipswich Town on a free transfer and has signed a six-month deal.
Gareth Southgate will be at Burnley’s Premier League clash with Fulham on Saturday as he considers a shock recall to the England camp for Tom Heaton.
West Ham defender Reece Oxford, 20, will hold talks with his agent in the coming days over his uncertain future at the London Stadium.
West Ham are exploring a move to sign Jonjo Shelvey but will face resistance from Newcastle.
Liverpool’s Taiwo Awoniyi is expected to leave his Belgian loan club Gent after their signing of Alexander Sorloth from Crystal Palace.
Kilmarnock striker Eamonn Brophy’s form has alerted Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa and the club are now following his progress with a view to a potential bid.
Reading are leading the chase to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Joel Pereira, 22, on loan.
Arsenal have told Rennes striker Ismaila Sarr they have a strong interest in signing him at the end of the season.
Gonzalo Higuain’s agent has travelled to London as he looks to start negotiations with Chelsea for a potential transfer but AC Milan have ‘no intention’ of letting him leave.
West Ham turning down the £35m offer from a Chinese club for Marko Arnautovic could open the door for Chelsea as they look for a replacement for Alvaro Morata.
Arsenal and Juventus are set for a summer transfer battle to secure the signing of Kosovo striker Donis Avdijaj, 22, currently playing for Dutch side Willem II.
Arsenal have agreed to meet Ever Banega’s wage demands in the hope of signing the Sevilla midfielder this month.
Manchester United will need to shell out £35m if they want to buy Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is eyeing £4m-rated Olympiakos full-back Omar Elabdellaoui.
Rangers will hold talks with Liverpool at the end of the season over a deal for Ryan Kent as the winger could end up making his loan move permanent.
Leeds’ Jack Clarke could be the subject of a big-money move to the Premier League with four clubs reportedly keeping tabs on him.
Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri is a fan of Watford star Roberto Pereyra – but a move for him this month remains unlikely.
Everton, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Marseille have been put on alert after Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi’s loan at Valencia was cut short.
Chelsea have rejected the opportunity to re-sign Eden Hazard’s brother, Thorgan – who is now set to replace Christian Pulisic at Borussia Dortmund.
Chelsea are in talks to sign Gonzalo Higuain on loan until the end of the season – although Juventus would prefer to sell the striker.
Chelsea have rejected Barcelona’s offer to swap Willian for Malcom plus cash.
Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of captain Jordan Henderson before Saturday’s game at Brighton, with the midfielder having sustained a calf injury.
The Rugby Football Union is putting heavyweight commercial experience ahead of rugby administrative skills in its search for a new CEO to replace Steve Brown.
The Vatican City has launched an athletics team with the aim of competing in international competitions as part of an agreement signed with the Italian Olympic Committee.
English rugby’s leading players and administrators want stricter penalties for high tackles following the release of statistics that show the severity of injuries in top-level rugby is on the rise.
The Football Association will ask West Ham to provide further details about the sponsorship agreement between their women’s team and a leading sports management agency.
England No 8 Billy Vunipola is looking to sun and camembert to strengthen his bones as he discovered that breaking his arm three times in 10 months was down to a vitamin D deficiency.
Celtic are eyeing a move for £4m-rated Olympiakos full-back Omar Elabdellaoui.
Defiant Dundee United fans have vowed to block any bid to bring about a merger with rivals Dundee.
Georgios Samaras is considering a shock return to football as he is mulling over an offer from Serie A strugglers Frosinone.
Cammy Smith is set to become another casualty of Oran Kearney’s St Mirren overhaul amid reports he is on his way to Dundee United.
Celtic trio Jack Hendy, Youssouf Mulumbu and Lewis Morgan are set for loan moves in January as boss Brendan Rodgers gave them the green light to leave.
