Football gossip: Ozil, Pogba, Ancelotti, Ibrahimovic, Havertz

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Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 31, is set to join Turkish side Fenerbahce on a six-month loan deal in the January transfer window. (Fotomac, via Football.London), external

Manchester United will not allow France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, to leave for Real Madrid in January. (Mail), external

United players and officials are convinced Pogba has played his last game for the club and will leave in January. (Mirror), external

If Carlo Ancelotti becomes the Everton manager his first transfer move will be an attempt to sign former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 38. The Swede becomes a free agent on 1 January when his contract with LA Galaxy expires. (Calcio Mercato), external

Former Everton defender Alan Stubbs has paid tribute to Duncan Ferguson, saying he has given everyone at Goodison Park an incredible lift as interim manager and the appointment of Ancelotti would not be possible without him. (Talksport), external

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is holding off agreeing a deal with Spanish giants Real Madrid in case either Manchester City or Manchester United want him in the summer. (Sun), external

Both City and United have held "concrete talks" to sign 20-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Kai Havertz. (Manchester Evening News), external

Chelsea are among a number of Premier League clubs looking to sign Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Junior, 19, in January. (El Desmarque - in Spanish), external

Arsenal and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 30, is among a number of players who are considering their futures at the club. (Independent), external

Belgian side Club Bruges want 30m euros (£25.6m) for 22-year-old striker Emmanuel Dennis, with Leicester, Brighton and Southampton among the clubs interested in the Nigerian. (Foot Mercato - in French), external

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has set a world record £25m-a-year naming-rights price on the club's £1bn stadium. (Telegraph), external

Levy has also left the door open for former boss Pochettino to return to the north London side in the future. (Evening Standard), external

Crystal Palace are interesting in signing AC Milan's 28-year-old Italian former Liverpool forward Fabio Borini. (Corriere Dello Sport, via Sport Witness), external

Manchester United could have to pay a £12m agent fee to Mino Raiola on top of the transfer fee to complete the signing of Red Bull Salzburg and Norway forward Erling Braut Haaland, 19. (Sun), external

Tottenham and Brazil midfielder Lucas Moura, 27, has admitted he was close to joining Manchester United in 2012 before eventually opting for Paris St-Germain. (ESPN Brasil - in Portuguese), external

Rangers are set to end the season-long loan deal of midfielder Andy King, 31, early and let the Wales international return to Leicester. (Daily Record), external

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard is considering another move for Liverpool youngster Herbie Kane in the January transfer window after the Scottish club were unable to agree a move for the midfielder last summer. (Football Insider, via Express), external

Wales midfielder Joe Allen, 29, could leave Championship side Stoke City in January, although West Ham and Burnley have been put off by the £15m asking price. (Mail), external

Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 29, could see his loan spell at Burnley cut short, with Turkish club Besiktas considering a move for the Englishman. (Burnley Express), external

Real Betis expect Tottenham to complete the permanent signing of Giovani lo Celso in January. The 23-year-old Argentina midfielder, on loan at Spurs, will cost 32m euros (£27.3m). (Evening Standard), external

Former Liverpool and Germany midfielder Emre Can, 25, could hand in a transfer request at Juventus as he continues to struggle to get in the first team. (Goal), external

Brentford, Belgian side Zulte Waregem, Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart and Dutch team Utrecht are interested in signing Aston Villa's 21-year-old English forward Andre Green, who is on loan at Preston. (Birmingham Mail), external

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