Transfer gossip: Niguez, Coutinho, Reus, Shaw, Kluivert, Koulibaly, Gyan, Alderweireld

Transfer gossip (12:00 update)

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is prepared to offer midfielders Ander Herrera, 28, and Juan Mata, 29, to Atletico Madrid in order to sign Spain midfielder Saul Niguez, 22. (Don Balon via Caughtoffside)

Arsenal great Ian Wright has urged forward Theo Walcott, 28, to leave the Gunners to save his career. (London Evening Standard)

Napoli want £45m to sell 26-year-old centre-half Kalidou Koulibaly, a target for Chelsea, Everton and Southampton. (Talksport)

Real Madrid are interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur's Toby Alderweireld, 28, as they step up their chase for a central defender. (Don Balon via HITC)

Manchester United and Tottenham have stepped up their interest in Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney, 20. (Teamtalk)

Manchester United are monitoring Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, 27, and will make a move for the England international if Luke Shaw, 22, fails to prove himself to manager Jose Mourinho. (Manchester Evening News)

Charlton Athletic are looking to sign 27-year-old goalkeeper Ben Amos, currently on loan from Bolton Wanderers, on a permanent deal following an impressive start to the new season. (KentLive)

Barcelona are continuing to work on a deal to sign Philippe Coutinho in January, with Liverpool valuing the 25-year-old attacking midfielder at £133m. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Tottenham are scouting Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek, 20, and 18-year-old winger Justin Kluivert, son of former Netherlands striker Patrick. (Sky Sports)

Arsenal and Manchester United are both monitoring Borussia Dortmund's 28-year-old forward Marco Reus, whose contact expires at the end of next season. (Sky Germany, via Daily Mail)

Newcastle and West Brom are interested in signing Wolves' 24-year-old defensive midfielder Conor Coady. (Sun)

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw, 22, is concerned he may never have a proper first-team chance again as his relationship with manager Jose Mourinho has broken down. (Guardian)

Shaw and Mourinho are understood to not be on speaking terms because of the full-back's frustration at his lack of game time this season. (Times)

Manchester United are tracking Benfica full-back Alex Grimaldo, 22, as a potential replacement for Shaw. (Talksport)

Arsenal want former Barcelona director Raul Sanllehi, who was involved in the signing of Neymar, as their new director of operations. (Sport - in Spanish)

Former Gunners winger Marc Overmars, now a director at Ajax, is another candidate for the role. (Independent)

West Ham's landlords at London Stadium are on the verge of bankruptcy, with the Hammers at risk of being locked out of their ground. (Sun)

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke says the club have not given up hope of keeping midfielder Mesut Ozil, 29, and forward Alexis Sanchez, 28. (Telegraph)

Kroenke says he will never sell the club, and plans to pass on his stake to the next generation of his family. (Mirror)

Arsenal's supporters' trust has demanded that Kroenke's son Josh and chairman Sir Chips Keswick are not reappointed to the board of directors. (Daily Mail)

Meanwhile...

West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna was in defiant mood as the Hammers upset the form book and came from two goals down at half-time to beat Tottenham 3-2 and progress to the League Cup quarter-finals. But did he forget they were already at Wembley last night?

Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan, 31, now with Turkish club Kayserispor, is planning to launch his own airline, having secured a licence to set one up in his native Ghana. (Sun)

Mauricio Pochettino claims Daniel Levy never places age limits on Tottenham signings despite the club prioritising younger players when they enter the market. (London Evening Standard)

Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare had his shirt thrown back at him by a fan following Tuesday's 4-1 EFL Cup defeat by Bristol City. (Telegraph)

Arsenal and Manchester City could be forced to replay their EFL Cup fourth-round ties after making too many substitutions in extra-time. (Sun)

Everton told their summer signing Nikola Vlasic that he could not take the number 19 shirt because they were reserving it for transfer target Diego Costa, who has since joined Atletico Madrid from Chelsea. (24sata, via Daily Mail)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called his players in for a lengthy team meeting following Sunday's 4-1 defeat by Tottenham. (Liverpool Echo)

The back pages

The best of Wednesday's gossip

Barcelona midfielders Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic have opposed the club's plans to sign Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho. (Diario Gol via Express)

Diafra Sakho has insisted that he remains determined to leave West Ham after his failed transfer deadline day move to Rennes. (Sky Sports)

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is looking to keep Charly Musonda for the rest of the season and does not want him to leave on loan in January. (London Evening Standard)

Tottenham Hotspur are keen on Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek, having already bought defender Davinson Sanchez from the Dutch club in the summer. (Soccer News via HITC)

Chelsea are ready to pay £71m for Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez at the end of the season. (Don Balon via Daily Star)