27th October TRANSFERS AND RUMOURS
Arsenal and Napoli are keen on Monza's in-form Portuguese striker Gustavo Varela, 21, along with his former club Benfica.
Gazzetta dello Sport via Calciomercato - in Italian - 27th October
Crystal Palace are reluctant to sell 28-year-old Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr in January after holding talks over a new contract. Sarr wanted to join Liverpool in the summer.
Football Insider - 27th October
Brighton and Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, continues to draw serious interest from Europe's elite, with Liverpool, Real Madrid and Barcelona joining the chase for the centre-back.
Teamtalk - 27th October
Liverpool hold Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, 26, of Borussia Dortmund in high regard but he is not considered a priority transfer target.
Florian Plettenberg - 27th October
Former Newcastle boss Eddie Howe may insist on bringing his complete backroom staff should he receive an approach from Manchester United over their manager's position.
Express - 27th October
Manchester United would have to pay a hefty £6m in compensation to Newcastle to land Howe under the terms of his departure from St James' Park.
Telegraph - subscription required - 27th October
Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has sanctioned another club record contract offer for England midfielder Alex Scott, 23, with Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all monitoring developments.
Teamtalk - 27th October
Manchester United have been told they will have to pay more than £70m to sign Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, 22.
Football Insider - 27th October
Ajax want to sign Wolves and Nigeria striker Tolu Arokodare on a permanent basis. The 25-year-old is currently on loan at the Eredivisie club.
Sport Witness - 27th October
Crystal Palace will look to appoint a manager who is currently out of work if they decide to sack Frenchman Pierre Sage.
Football Insider - 27th October
Former Brentford and Tottenham boss Thomas Frank and ex-Burnley, Everton and Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche are contenders if Crystal Palace decide to dispense with Sage.
The I - subscription required - 27th October