Gossip: Griezmann, Manolas, Evra, Dembele, Belotti, Ighalo
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Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann, 25, has been offered £220,000 a week at Manchester United - the same amount as France team-mate Paul Pogba. (Sun), external
United are set to offer £32.5m for Roma defender Kostas Manolas, 25, after a deal to sign Victor Lindelof, 22, from Benfica fell through. (Sun), external
Juventus left-back Patrice Evra, 35, has held talks with West Ham and his former club Manchester United over a potential January move. (Calciomercato.com), external
West Ham have added Celtic striker Moussa Dembele to their transfer shortlist and are willing to spend £20m on the 20-year-old. (Goal), external
However, the Hammers will have to up their bid to £30m to land the French forward. (Daily Mail), external
Chelsea are still in talks with Atalanta over the possible signing of Franck Kessie, 20, but the Premier League club may have to wait until the summer before a transfer can be concluded. (Guardian), external
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is interested in signing Torino striker Andrea Belotti, but is concerned by the 23-year-old's £50m price tag. (Sun), external
Striker Odion Ighalo, 27, is set to leave Watford, with the Hornets hoping to cash in on fresh interest from Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. (Mirror), external
Swansea City stalwart Alan Curtis was told by text message he was no longer part of the club's coaching team. (Daily Mail), external
With James Rodriguez' Real Madrid future in the balance, Italian journalist Mina Rzouki believes Manchester United could be one of a number of possible destinations for the 25-year-old Colombian. (BBC Radio 5 live)
Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 28, has said that he would be suspended for "four or five games" if he gave his true opinion of English referees. (Onda Cero), external
Bayer Leverkusen have not received an offer from Chelsea for striker Javier Hernandez, 28, according to the German club's sporting director. (Talksport), external
Liverpool are set to sell 23-year-old defender Tiago Ilori to Reading for £3.75m. (Liverpool Echo), external
Forward Bojan, 26, is ready to leave Stoke City in order to secure regular first-team football. (Stoke Sentinel), external
New Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce could make Motherwell striker Louis Moult, 24, his first signing, with the club lining up a £500,000 offer. (Talksport), external
Slaven Bilic's job at West Ham is not as safe as people think, according to journalist Tony Evans. (BBC Radio 5 live)
Aston Villa have been told they must pay at least £10m to sign Jordan Rhodes, 26, from Middlesbrough. (Mirror), external
New Hull manager Marco Silva has been promised he can make "key additions" to his squad during the January transfer window. (Daily Mail), external
Millwall may be forced to leave their south London home and relocate to Kent. (Guardian), external
Birmingham City have made enquiries about taking West Brom midfielder Craig Gardner, 30, on loan until the end of the season. (Birmingham Mail), external
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Morgan Schneiderlin, 27, who has been told he can leave Manchester United, has posted a video of himself training alone in a country park. (Daily Star), external
London-born LA Lakers small forward Luol Deng has revealed that one of the first things he would do if he became a billionaire would be to buy Crystal Palace. (Daily Express), external
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