Gossip column: Malcom, Hazard, Sanchez, Zidane, Walcott, Ibrahimovic, Lemar

12:30 update

Arsenal have enquired about Bordeaux's striker Malcom. The 20-year-old is valued at £45m by the French Ligue 1 club, who rejected a £35m bid for the Brazilian from Borussia Dortmund last summer. (Sun)

Real Madrid have made an approach to Eden Hazard's representatives as they plan a bid for the 27-year-old Chelsea and Belgium playmaker. (Radio Montecarlo, via Mail)

Manchester City are to open preliminary talks with England's Raheem Sterling, 23, regarding a new contract - and could make the winger one of the club's highest-paid players. (Guardian)

Manchester United have an interest in Paris St-Germain's Lucas Moura but have not yet made a bid for the 25-year-old Brazil winger. (Sky Sports)

West Ham's Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, 29, who joined the Hammers from Bayer Leverkusen for £16m last summer, is a January target for new MLS club Los Angeles FC. (London Evening Standard)

West Brom believe the future of captain Jonny Evans, 30, who is wanted by both Arsenal and Manchester City, may not be resolved until late in the transfer window. (Express and Star)

Brighton are tracking Aston Villa's 6ft 3in striker Keinan Davis, 19, as they look to add to their attacking resources. (Argus)

Inter Milan have been offered the chance to sign Germany and former Chelsea winger Andre Schurrle, 27, on loan from Borussia Dortmund. (Talksport)

Crystal Palace are considering another move for Fiorentina striker Khouma Babacar, 24, who was linked with the Eagles last summer. (Sky Italia, via Croydon Advertiser)

Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has described the club's £15m capture of England midfielder Ross Barkley, 24, as "a great buy". (Star)

Wednesday's gossip

Manchester City have offered Arsenal £20m for striker Alexis Sanchez, 29, with the Chile forward understood to have agreed terms on a £250,000-a-week contract. (Guardian)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to pay Boca Juniors winger Cristian Pavon's £27m release clause to bring the 21-year-old Argentine to the Premier League. (TyC Sports - in Spanish)

Meanwhile, Wenger is expected to sit in the East Stand at Stamford Bridge for Wednesday's League Cup semi-final with Chelsea as his touchline ban continues, after admitting to "a very uncomfortable experience" in the stands last season when he was sat next to his gardener. (Express)

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says he does not want any new signings in the winter transfer window, despite trailing La Liga leaders Barcelona by 16 points. (Reuters)

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could leave Old Trafford before the end of the season. The Swede, 36, is out of contract in the summer. (Yahoo Sport)

Everton are challenging Southampton in the race to sign Theo Walcott, 28, from Arsenal for £20m. (Mail)

Liverpool or Arsenal would have to pay at least £90m to sign Monaco forward Thomas Lemar, 22. (Mirror)

But according to French journalist Julien Laurens, the France international may delay moving to the Premier League because of this summer's World Cup finals. (5 live's Euro Leagues podcast)

Brazilian winger Lucas Moura, 25, has agreed to join Manchester United from Paris St-Germain, though a fee is yet to be agreed between the two clubs. (Gazetta dello Sport - in Italian)

Arsenal will make a formal contract offer to England midfielder Jack Wilshere. The 26-year-old is expected to hold talks with the Gunners in the next week and may have to take a cut in his wages to stay at the club. (Mirror)

Borussia Monchengladbach remain keen to sign West Ham defender Reece Oxford. The 19-year-old made four appearances while on loan with Gladbach this season but was recalled to London Stadium in December. (Borussia Monchengladbach)

And West Ham could sell the English defender if the Bundesliga side are prepared to increase their offer to £15m. (Telegraph)

Spanish club Sevilla are interested in signing Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi, 24, on loan. (ESPN)

But Blues manager Antonio Conte has said he is "very happy" with the Belgian, who has only made two Premier League starts this season. (Sky Sports)

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Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir are in talks with Barcelona over the signing of Turkey international midfielder Arda Turan, 30. (IBFK - in Turkish)

Stoke have enquired about signing Galatasaray's 27-year-old Senegalese midfielder Badou Ndiaye, despite not having a permanent manager. (Sky Sports)

Stoke's interest in Martin O'Neill is expected to gather momentum after Gary Rowett's decision to pledge his long-term future to Derby. (Guardian)

Newly appointed Nottingham Forest boss Aitor Karanka faces an uphill task to keep England Under-21 defender Joe Worrall at the club. Brighton have joined Premier League rivals Burnley in the race for the 20-year-old. (Mirror)

Reading chief executive Ron Gourlay says defender Liam Moore will only be sold on the club's terms after speculation the 24-year-old Englishman could join Premier League sides West Ham or West Brom. (Get Reading)

Chelsea agreed to pay agent fees said to be around £7m in addition to the £15m transfer fee to Everton for Ross Barkley's signature last week. (Times)

Everton say their proposed new stadium at Bramley Moore could cost in the region of £450m as the costs of building on the city's waterfront are escalating. (Liverpool Echo)

And the club's manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed full-back Seamus Coleman has returned to training, 10 months after he broke his leg playing for Republic of Ireland. (Sky Sports)

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Best of Tuesday's gossip

Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 29, is ready to forgo a possible £25m signing-on fee to ensure he joins Manchester City this month. (Sun)

Arsenal have made Monaco forward Thomas Lemar, 22, their number one target to replace Sanchez, having missed out on the Frenchman in the summer.(Mirror)

Liverpool have dismissed claims from Barcelona that Philippe Coutinho's £142m move only happened because they cut their original asking price for the Brazilian. (Times)

Gossip was compiled by Louise Gwilliam