3rd November TRANSFERS AND RUMOURS

Arsenal want to sign Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi in January but face competition from Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain for the 20-year-old Frenchman.

Mirror - 3rd November

Juventus' Turkish winger Kenan Yildiz, 21, is also of interest to Arsenal but Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is focused on strengthening his striking options.

Mirror - 3rd November

Manchester United have scouted Borussia Dortmund's Guinea forward Serhou Guirassy, 30, English midfielder Jobe Bellingham, 21, German midfielder Felix Nmecha, 26, and Swedish defender Daniel Svensson, 24.

Teamtalk - 3rd November

Brighton's Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, 24, would jump at the chance to join Real Madrid.

Football Insider - 3rd November

Brighton are also keeping an eye on young Estoril defender Jordan Arnolin, though the Portuguese 18-year-old is also attracting interest from Barcelona.

Record via Sport Witness - 3rd November

Sunderland will give manager Regis le Bris the funds to make signings in the January transfer window to turn around the club's fortunes.

The I - subscription required - 3rd November

Under-pressure Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner has received the backing of his players following a meeting with them at the club's training ground.

Telegraph - subscription required - 3rd November

Several Premier League clubs are monitoring Celta Vigo's Spanish defender Javi Rodriguez, 23.

Teamtalk - 3rd November

Atletico Madrid are looking to sign Almeria's young Serbian midfielder Stefan Dzodic, 21, to strengthen their squad for next season.

Marca - in Spanish - 3rd November