24th October TRANSFERS AND RUMOURS

Aston Villa will consider backing out of their deal to sign on-loan winger Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea on a permanent basis if the 22-year-old Argentine's form does not improve.

Football Insider - 24th October

England winger Jadon Sancho, 26, who is a free agent, wants to meet Getafe's manager before making a decision over joining the Spanish side on a deal until the end of the season.

Telegraph - subscription required - 24th October

Brighton will not sell Paraguayan midfielder Diego Gomez, 23, in January despite interest from Atletico Madrid and AC Milan.

Teamtalk - 24th October

Real Madrid's Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 33, is fully focused on life at the Bernabeu despite links with Tottenham.

Bild - in German - 24th October

Managerial candidates in contention to replace Michael Carrick as Manchester United boss believe the dressing room is "out of control" and players "talk too much".

Telegraph - subscription required - 24th October

Liverpool are prepared to take up the 55m euro (£46m) option to buy on-loan Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo on a permanent basis if the 27-year-old Uruguay international maintains his impressive form.

Marca - in Spanish - 24th October

Brazilian forward Endrick's future at Real Madrid remains uncertain and the 20-year-old could leave on loan in January amid interest from AC Milan and Roma - even though manager Jose Mourinho recently ruled it out.

Marca - in Spanish - 24th October

Spain forward Dani Olmo has no plans to leave Barcelona, despite the 28-year-old being linked with Bayern Munich.

Sky Sports Germany - 24th October

Atletico Madrid are open to triggering the 25m euro (£21m) option to turn 26-year-old Canada forward Jonathan David's loan move from Juventus into a permanent switch, although no final decision has been made.

Sky Sports Germany - 24th October