Gossip: Zaha, Luiz, Hazard, Mkhitaryan, Coutinho, Ings, Van Dijk

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Manchester City are ready to join Arsenal and Chelsea in the pursuit of Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, 25. (Daily Mirror), external

Arsenal are planning a move for Chelsea defender David Luiz, 30. (Daily Express), external

The Gunners could offer £25m for the Brazilian during the January transfer window. (Sun), external

Real Madrid are in advanced negotiations with Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard, 26. Real midfielder Marco Asensio, 21, has told the club he will leave if Hazard joins. (Diario Gol, via Daily Star), external

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann, 26, could be set to join Barcelona. (BBC Radio 5 live)

Manchester United want more than £35m for 28-year-old midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. (Daily Mail), external

Mkhitaryan's former team Borussia Dortmund are in prime position to end the Armenia captain's time at Old Trafford. (Independent), external

Manchester United transfer target Sergej Milinkovic, 22, says he is happy at Lazio, scuppering Jose Mourinho's plans for a £95m January move for the midfielder. (Mediaset Premium, via Daily Star), external

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has told his club's Premier League rivals they cannot afford to allow Manchester City to sign defender Virgil van Dijk, 26, from Southampton. (Goal), external

Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino will recommend to the Saints board that they resist any offers for Van Dijk in January. (Daily Echo), external

West Ham are preparing moves for Liverpool striker Danny Ings, 25, and Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter, 27, in January. (Daily Star), external

Arsenal are lining up a move for Reading's academy boss Lee Herron to work under Per Mertesacker when he takes charge of the club's academy next season. (Metro), external

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho would be welcomed at the Catalan club. Coutinho, 25, has been regularly linked with a move to the Nou Camp. (Liverpool Echo), external

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita will not join the Reds in January. A deal has already been agreed for the 22-year-old to move at the end of the season. (Daily Express), external

John Obi Mikel has dismissed reports linking him with a move back to the Premier League with Everton. The 30-year-old former Chelsea midfielder says he is happy playing in the Chinese Super League for Tianjin Teda.(Tianjin TV, via Daily Mail), external

Paris St-Germain manager Unai Emery has suggested the club could be in the market for a defensive midfielder in the January transfer window. Regular holding midfield player Thiago Motta has missed much of the past six weeks with a knee injury. (FourFourTwo), external

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John Terry says Chelsea should not regret selling Mohamed Salah, Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku because they did not make the team stronger at the time. (Sky Sports via Daily Star), external

Former Chesterfield goalkeeper Tommy Lee has revealed he took about 4,000 painkillers during his career. (The Times - subscription required), external

Chelsea are preparing to open contract talks with 21-year-old defender Andreas Christensen. (London Evening Standard), external

Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has assured supporters he is just as concerned as they are about the club's recent decline. (Stoke Sentinel), external

Manchester City's training session was shrouded in thick fog on Monday, as midfielder Yaya Toure showed on social media., external

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Manchester City's Yaya Toure trains through the fog

Best of Monday's gossip

Real Madrid want to sign Mohamed Salah from Liverpool and are convinced the Anfield side will sell the Egypt winger for 100m euros or in a player-plus-cash deal involving Wales forward Gareth Bale. (Calciomercato, via Teamtalk), external

Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he is "most likely done as a coach" but could be persuaded to manage a big English club. (Der Telegraph - in Dutch), external

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte believes it is important Manchester City are prevented from signing Southampton and Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk. (London Evening Standard), external

Meanwhile, Liverpool will not make a move for Van Dijk unless Saints lower their £70m valuation of the 26-year-old. (Irish Independent), external

The future of manager Rafael Benitez is key to a potential takeover of Newcastle United going through. The club's prospective new owners will pull out of buying the club if he is sacked. (Evening Chronicle), external

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