TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal are considering Real Sociedad's Sweden forward Alexander Isak, 22, Lille's Canadian striker Jonathan David, 22, and Everton's England forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 24, as their hopes of landing Vlahovic fade.
  (London Evening Standard)



• The Gunners, though, will have to meet a £70m release clause if they want to sign Isak before next Monday's transfer deadline.
  (Daily Express)



• Tottenham are confident of completing the £20m signing of Wolves' Spain winger Adama Traore, 25. Wolves want £25m for the player, whose contract expires in the summer of 2023.
  (Sky Sports)



• Meanwhile, Spurs have opened talks with French club Angers over signing 18-year-old France Under-21 forward Mohamed-Ali Cho, whose former clubs include Everton and Paris St-Germain.
  (Football Insider)



• Aston Villa boss and former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is interested in Reds and England defender Joe Gomez, 24.
  (Football Insider)



• Manchester United were among the clubs who scouted Colombia winger Luis Diaz playing for Porto over the weekend. Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are also monitoring the 25-year-old, who has scored 14 goals in 18 Primeira Liga games this season.
  (O Jogo)



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• Newcastle United are interested in Manchester United's England forward Jesse Lingard, 29, and Brighton's Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma, 25.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Nice are also tempted to make a move for Lingard, who has been linked with West Ham.
  (Foot Mercato)



• Newcastle have opened talks over signing England midfielder Dele Alli on loan from Tottenham.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Bayern Munich are interested in Chelsea's Danish centre-back Andreas Christensen, 25, after Germany defender Niklas Sule, 26, rejected an offer to extend his contract.
  (Goal)



• Manchester City and Liverpool have held talks about signing 22-year-old Netherlands winger Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven.
  (Voetbal International)



• Arsenal could seek a short-term loan for Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic if they cannot persuade Dusan Vlahovic to join them this month.
  (Sun)



• Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is a big fan of Calvert-Lewin but any attempt to sign him will not be made until the summer.
  (Daily Star)



• Sevilla have reached an agreement to sign Anthony Martial on loan from Manchester United.
  (Sky Sports)



• Six European clubs are interested in signing Arsenal's Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 32, who remains out of Arteta's first-team plans.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Aubameyang has made it clear he is not interested in moving to Saudi Arabia where he has been linked with two clubs.
  (Daily Star)



• West Ham will have to make a permanent move in order to sign Marseille defender Duje Caleta-Car this month.
  (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham have enquired about 25-year-old Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, who is playing for Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.
  (Daily Mail)



• Ajax left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, who has been linked with Aston Villa, Chelsea, Marseille and Napoli, has asked his agent to halt talks with other clubs as Barcelona try to sign the 29-year-old on loan with an option to buy.
  (Marca)



• Manchester City are closing in on the signing of River Plate striker Julian Alvarez.
  (Daily Mail)



• Borussia Dortmund have opened talks with Red Bull Salzburg over a possible 40 million euro (£33.5m) deal for 20-year-old Germany forward Karim Adeyemi.
  (Sky Sport)



• Bayern Munich have made contact with the agent of Barcelona's Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 24, in a bid to beat Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris St-Germain to his signature.
  (Marca)



• Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21, has told Fiorentina he wants to join Serie A rivals Juventus.
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MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Watford are set to appoint former England boss Roy Hodgson as their new head coach on a deal until the end of the season.
  (Sky Sports)



• Hull City manager Grant McCann will be sacked today following the takeover of the club by Turkish businessman Acun Ilicali.
  (Sky Sports)



• Former Rangers striker Shota Arveladze is set to replace Grant McCann as manager of Hull.
  (Daily Mail)



• Manchester United have stepped up their search for a new manager, with Paris St-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino, Ajax manager Erik ten Hag, Spain boss Luis Enrique and Sevilla's Julen Lopetegui all under consideration.
  (Athletic)



• Everton managerial target Vitor Pereira is flying to the UK on Tuesday to continue advanced talks with the club.
  (Sun)



• Newcastle are close to appointing manager Eddie Howe's nephew Andy as a chief player recruiter.
  (Sun)



• Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has signed a new contract to keep him in the role until the summer of 2025.
  (Sky Sports)

OTHER STUFF

• Leeds are investigating after Newcastle fans reported a 'crush' getting into Elland Road on Saturday.
  (Sun)



• Chelsea have been ordered to expand their away dressing room following a complaint by Premier League rivals.
  (Sun)



• Worried Premier League players are hiring former SAS soldiers to protect their families at home while they are in action for their clubs.
  (Daily Mail)