Arsenal have identified Newcastle forward Alexander Isak, 25, as their top transfer target, although the Magpies would demand a fee of about £100m for the Sweden international. (Teamtalk)
Tottenham are interested in Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 26, but do not think they will be able to prise him away from AC Milan in January. (Football Insider)
Manchester United are keen on Sporting winger Geovany Quenda, 17, with the Portugal Under-21 international also interesting Manchester City, Liverpool and Juventus. (Teamtalk)
Chelsea will not consider selling defender Benoit Badiashile, 23, with the France defender considered part of their long-term plans. (Fabrizio Romano)
Nottingham Forest would like to take Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel, 19, on loan but the France Under-21 international has no plans of leaving Bavaria this winter. (Sky Germany)
Inter Milan and Barcelona are plotting a swoop for Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 23, whose future at Stamford Bridge looks increasingly unclear. (Sun)
Bayern Munich are considering a move for Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush, with Liverpool also interested in the 25-year-old Egypt international. (Sky Germany)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Manchester United will give new head coach Ruben Amorim a say before making contract decisions on players approaching the end of their deals. (ESPN)
Arsenal sporting director Edu resigned on Monday following a double-your-money offer from Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, with Mikel Arteta to have a major say on how Arsenal replace him. (Daily Telegraph)
Former Chelsea and Everton boss Frank Lampard has emerged as a surprise candidate to take over from under-pressure manager Ivan Juric if Roma decide to part ways with the Croat. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
OTHER STUFF
Tottenham are to trigger a one-year option on the contract of 32-year-old South Korea forward Son Heung-min. (Daily Telegraph)
Aston Villa are close to agreeing a bumper new contract with English forward Morgan Rogers, 22. (Football Insider)
Sacked Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag did not want to buy Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna in the summer and was furious when the £36.5m signing arrived for training a stone overweight. (Sun)
John Textor is eyeing a shock move for Watford if he sells his stake in Crystal Palace. (Sun)