Football gossip: Aubameyang, Chilwell, Calvert-Lewin, Ronaldo, Dembele, Xhaka
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Inter Milan have joined the race to sign Arsenal and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 30. (Mirror), external
Chelsea are planning a £20m move for CSKA Moscow striker Fyodor Chalov, 21. (Express), external
Inter want to offer Chelsea £25m for Italy left-back Emerson Palmieri, 25. (Independent), external
Chelsea and Manchester City will go head-to-head for the signature of Leicester and England defender Ben Chilwell, 23. (The i), external
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is preparing a £30m transfer bid for Leicester and Portugal full-back Ricardo Pereira, 26. (Express) , external
England Under-21 forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 22, will sign a new five-year deal at Everton despite interest from Manchester United. (Telegraph), external
Juventus plan to extend Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo's contract until 2023 - when he will be 38. (Corriere dello Sport, via Mail), external
Chelsea are weighing up a move for Lyon's French forward Moussa Dembele, 23. (Sky Sports), external
Hertha Berlin have agreed a loan deal for Arsenal and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 27, with a view to a permanent move in the summer. (Independent), external
Manchester United and Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic, 31, says he "doesn't really know" if he will extend his contract at Old Trafford. (Telegraf - in Serbian), external
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith is lining up a loan deal for Burnley midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 29, to replace injured Scotland midfielder John McGinn, 25. (Star), external
Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola says Manchester United is so poorly run that the club would "ruin" some of football's greatest ever players, including Pele and Diego Maradona. (La Repubblica, via Times - subscription required), external
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson insists Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha is not for sale but admits the club would have to consider a "serious bid" for the 27-year-old. (Guardian), external
Wolves winger Adama Traore says he would have no issue in signing for Real Madrid despite his links to Barcelona. The Spanish 23-year-old came through the youth set-up at the Catalan club. (Jugones, via Goal), external
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce wants to sign three players in the January transfer window. (Telegraph), external
Sheffield United are considering a move for Bordeaux and Switzerland's 27-year-old defender Loris Benito. (Football Insider), external
West Brom look set to make 23-year-old Brazilian winger Matheus Pereira's loan from Sporting Lisbon permanent. (Sky Sports), external
Manchester City may cancel 22-year-old winger Patrick Roberts' loan deal at Norwich and send him to Middlesbrough instead because of a lack of appearances. (Mail), external