Football gossip: Pogba, Haaland, Ronaldo, Havertz, Zaha
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Manchester United will not allow France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, to leave the club in January. (Mail), external
United are confident they can sign Red Bull Salzburg and Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland in a £76m deal in January - if they agree to loan him back to the Austrian side until the end of the season. (Sun), external
But RB Leipzig have also made an offer for 19-year-old Haaland. (Kicker, via Mail), external
Carlo Ancelotti will keep Everton interim manager Duncan Ferguson on his coaching staff if he is made Toffees boss. (Telegraph), external
Ancelotti's son, Davide, was his assistant at Napoli and the Italian will appoint the 30-year-old to his coaching set-up at Everton. (Mirror), external
Bayer Leverkusen's 20-year-old Germany winger Kai Havertz - a target for Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United - wants to stay at the Bundesliga side. (Sky Sports), external
Former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 38, wants AC Milan to double their £1.7m offer over 18 months to sign him. The ex-Manchester United forward has been linked with Everton and is a free agent. (Sun), external
Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has suggested the 34-year-old Portugal forward could finish his career at Juventus. (Sky Sports, via Goal), external
Chelsea want to agree new deals with two of their young English players - striker Tammy Abraham, 22, and 20-year-old defender Reece James - but have made limited progress. (Telegraph), external
Manchester City have outbid Manchester United in order to sign Barcelona's 16-year-old Spanish left-back Juan Larios in January. (Record), external
Real Betis expect Tottenham Hotspur to take up the purchase option in Giovani lo Celso's loan contract. The 23-year-old Argentina midfielder joined Spurs from the Spanish club in August. (Estadio Deportivo - in Spanish), external
Barcelona have no intention of signing Chelsea and France midfielder N'Golo Kante, 28. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external
Crystal Palace will hold firm on their £80m valuation of Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 27, during the January transfer window. (Mail), external
Former Newcastle United and Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, who is now manager of Chinese side Dalian Yifang, says he will return to the Premier League one day. (The Athletic - subscription required), external
West Ham United and Switzerland striker Albian Ajeti, 22, says he is open to a loan move away from the Hammers in January. (Sky Sports), external
Sheffield United are interested in signing Everton's 23-year-old English defender Mason Holgate on loan. (The Star), external
Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill is ready to offload a number of players in January to help reduce the Championship club's £50m wage bill. (Telegraph), external