Gossip: Sanchez, Badstuber, Nzonzi, Schneiderlin, Sakho, Dembele, Snodgrass.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will not make any signings in January and instead try and resolve new contracts for Chile winger Alexis Sanchez, 28, Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, France striker Olivier Giroud, 30, French midfielder Francis Coquelin, 25, and Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla, 32. (Sun), external
But Sanchez is being urged to continue his contract stand-off with Arsenal until the summer by Paris St-Germain with the Ligue 1 side hoping to sign the winger for £60m. (Daily Mirror), external
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will try and sign Germany defender Holger Badstuber, 27, on a six-month loan deal from his former club Bayern Munich. (Sun), external
The Chinese Super League are prepared to pay a top England footballer £800,000 a week, with Tottenham's Dele Alli, 20, and Harry Kane, 23, Ross Barkley, 23, of Everton and Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge, 27, the leading targets. (Daily Mail), external
Everton are ready to make an improved £22m bid for Manchester United's France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 27. (Squawka), external
Southampton will try and sign Liverpool's France defender Mamadou Sakho, 26, after their captain Jose Fonte handed in a transfer request. (L'Equipe via Daily Star), external
Moussa Dembele does not want to leave Celtic in January, despite West Ham's reported £20m bid for the 20-year-old French striker. (Daily Mail), external
Crystal Palace are ready to rival West Ham for Hull winger Robert Snodgrass, with the Scotland international expected to cost up to £9m. (Guardian), external
Juventus' France full-back Patrice Evra could re-join Manchester United, but only as a coach in Jose Mourinho's backroom staff. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external
Chelsea and Manchester City want to sign former Stoke midfielder Steven N'zonzi. The 28-year-old, who now plays for Sevilla, reportedly has a £25m buyout clause in his contract, although Juventus are also interested in the player. (L'Equipe, via Daily Star) , external
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker, 32, and midfielder Santi Cazorla, 32, have been offered new 12-month contracts. The pair's current deals both expire at the end of the season. (Times, subscription required), external
Aston Villa are close to signing 26-year-old Nottingham Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury for £3m, but the club have denied reports linking them with a loan move for former Villa midfielder Fabian Delph, 27, who is out of favour at Manchester City. (Birmingham Mail), external
Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, 31, will remain at Crystal Palace this season even though Marseille are keen to re-sign him.(London Evening Standard), external
Championship side Newcastle are keen to sign a Premier League midfielder on loan with Everton's Tom Cleverley, 27, Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 20, and Manchester City's Fabian Delph, 27, potential targets. (Newcastle Chronicle), external
Scotland striker Jordan Rhodes, 26, could leave Middlesbrough following the arrival of Rudy Gestede.(Sky Sports), external
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka wants to sign Stoke's Spain striker Bojan Krkic, 26, and Everton's Spanish winger Gerard Deulofeu, 22. (Mirror), external
Dutch defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah, 19, has been told it is unlikely he will be allowed to leave Manchester United on loan in January.(Manchester Evening News), external
Sacked Swansea boss Bob Bradley has been offered the Norway job.(Nettavisen - in Norwegian), external
Chelsea are preparing a move to sign Swansea striker Fernando Llorente, 31, in the January transfer window.(Sky Sport Italia via Talksport), external
However, Chelsea are yet to contact Swansea over the Spain forward.(South Wales Evening Post), external
Juventus' Argentina striker Paulo Dybala, 23, favours a move to Real Madrid over Barcelona. (Marca), external
Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce wants to re-sign England midfield Fabian Delph, 27, from Manchester City. Bruce is also keen on Everton's England midfielder Tom Cleverley, 27, Nottingham Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury, 26, and Leicester midfielder Matty James, 25. (Telegraph), external
Mark Hughes has confirmed Stoke are in talks with Peter Crouch, 35, to extend the former England striker's contract. (Stoke Sentinel), external
Manchester United and AC Milan target Keita Balde Diao, the 21-year-old Senegal striker, will not be leaving Lazio in January. (Calciomercato), external
West Brom striker Saido Berahino, who has not played for the club since September, has uploaded a video to Instagram with the message: "They say i aint fit #ok', and two angry face emojis. (Express and Star), external
Paris St-Germain's Spanish striker Jese Rodriguez, 23, is willing to take a pay cut to move on loan to La Liga side Las Palmas. But PSG are expected to receive bids from Roma and Liverpool for the former Real Madrid player. (Marca), external
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West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has tweeted to say the Insider column will be removed from the Hammers official website after it hinted the club had a £20m bid for Moussa Dembele rejected by Celtic. (Squawka), external
Adam Lallana has revealed he is only allowed one Liverpool player in his Fantasy Football team, which is Roberto Firmino and says he regrets putting himself in the team. (FPL Show), external
Tin foil FA Cups are a common sight in stadiums during the world's oldest football competition and now you can learn how to make your own shiny cup. (Birmingham Mail), external
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