Football gossip: Hudson-Odoi, Overmars, Arnautovic, Higuain, Coutinho, Scholes
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Chelsea's England Under-19 forward Callum Hudson-Odoi is ready to reject the Blues' contract offer worth £85,000 a week and hold out for a move to German giants Bayern Munich because the 18-year-old thinks he has more chance of developing in the Bundesliga. (Mail on Sunday), external
Arsenal want their former winger Marc Overmars to become technical director at Emirates Stadium because manager Unai Emery and head of recruitment Sven Mislintat are unable to form a working relationship. Ex-Netherlands international Overmars, 45, is director of football at Dutch side Ajax. (Sunday Mirror), external
West Ham forward Marco Arnautovic's move to China is off after Guangzhou Evergrande pulled out of the proposed £45m deal for the 29-year-old Austria international. (Mail on Sunday), external
Chelsea have asked Spanish champions Barcelona about their £100m-rated Brazil and former Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 26. (Sunday Express), external
Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain's imminent loan move to Chelsea will put the 31-year-old Argentina international among the top earners in the Premier League on £270,000 a week. (Daily Star Sunday), external
Manchester City could make a surprise loan move for Schalke's German midfielder Sebastian Rudy, 28. (Sun on Sunday), external
Former Blackpool and England striker Paul Stewart, 54, is leading a bid to rescue the League One club and revive their fortunes. (Sunday Mirror), external
Stoke's Spanish forward Bojan Krkic, 28, is in talks about a big-money move to the MLS with New England Revolution, who are managed by former Blackburn and Tottenham keeper Brad Friedel. (Sun on Sunday), external
Real Madrid hope they can sign Belgium forward Eden Hazard for less than the 100m euros (£88m) figure set by Chelsea for the 28-year-old, whose contract runs to June 2020. (Marca), external
Paris St-Germain and France striker Kylian Mbappe, 20, says he may be tempted by a move to Real Madrid in the future. (AS), external
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says the club are more likely to find a replacement for injured 25-year-old England striker Harry Kane in their academy then through the transfer market. (London Evening Standard), external
Arsenal boss Unai Emery remains hopeful of a new signing arriving this week, amid reports linking the club with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Denis Suarez, 25. (Daily Star Sunday), external
Manager Marco Silva has repeated that Everton will not make any signings this month. (Liverpool Echo), external
Napoli have rejected an initial approach from AC Milan for 21-year-old Guinea midfielder Amadou Diawara, who has been linked with Tottenham and Wolves.(Inside Futbol), external
Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Marotta claims Atletico Madrid captain Diego Godin wants to the join the Italian club. The 32-year-old Uruguay centre-back has been linked with Manchester United.(Calciomercato), external
West Ham were unsure whether highly rated midfielder Declan Rice, 20, had a future at the club a few years ago, according to ex-Hammers coach Danny Searle. (Sun on Sunday), external