Wednesday's gossip column: Eriksen, Pochettino, Solksjaer, Fernandes, Martinez
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Tottenham Hotspur are willing to listen to offers of less than £40m for Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27. (Evening Standard), external
Former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino wants to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United boss. (Manchester Evening News), external
Meanwhile, Tottenham have no intention of making a move for Manchester United's 31-year-old Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic. (Manchester Evening News), external
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho has ended links to Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 25, because of the £85m release clause in the Portugal international's contract. (Mail), external
Arsenal have made contact with former Valencia boss Marcelino as they continue their search for a new manager. (Goal - in Spanish), external
Manchester City have joined the race for Inter Milan and Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez. Barcelona are also interested in the 22-year-old. (Sky Sports Italia, via Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Manchester United boss Solskjaer says he wants the club to be quicker in the transfer market, hinting that executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward left deals late last summer. (Evening Standard), external
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says the video assistant referee system is a "mess" and that there is "no way back". (Mirror), external
Chelsea's France striker Olivier Giroud will hold talks with the Stamford Bridge club as the 33-year-old considers a January exit. (Evening Standard), external
Tottenham are targeting Norwich City's English defender Ben Godfrey, 21, in January. (Football Insider), external
Premier League clubs wanting to hire former Newcastle United, Chelsea and Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez would have to pay more than £20m in compensation to his current side, Dalian Yifang. (Mail), external
Liverpool will only allow England Under-21s striker Rhian Brewster join another club if the 19-year-old is guaranteed playing time. (Football Insider), external
Everton want to sign 16-year-old Portuguese winger Matchoi Bobo Djalo from Pacos de Ferreira in January. (Football Insider), external
Norwich, Watford and Crystal Palace are monitoring 22-year-old Enfield forward Muhammadu Faal, who is related to Liverpool and England defender Joe Gomez. (Sun), external
Atletico Madrid want to sign 23-year-old RB Leipzig and Germany forward Timo Werner. (COPE - in Spanish), external
Paris St-Germain and Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani, 32, AC Milan's 24-year-old Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek and Torino and Italy frontman Andrea Belotti, 25, are also options for the La Liga side. (AS - in Spanish), external
Former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 38, says he will be coming to Italy after leaving Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy. (GQ Italia - in Italian), external
Barcelona and Juventus are both keen to sign 16-year-old French defender Lenny Lacroix from Metz. (Calciomercato), external