West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is leaning towards joining Arsenal in the summer, with Chelsea and Manchester United also expected to compete for the 24-year-old England international’s signature. (Guardian)
Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche is not under consideration for the job at Goodison Park. (Mail)
Aston Villa remain hopeful of completing a deal for Marseille midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 23, before the transfer deadline. (Express & Star)
Chelsea still have an interest in Moises Caicedo despite having a £55m bid for the 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder rejected by Brighton. (Football.London)
Wolves have told Liverpool they have no intention of selling Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, this month. (Football Insider)
Tottenham coach Antonio Conte’s contract expires this summer and, while he has been offered a new deal, the 53-year-old has asked Spurs to put it on standby because he does not want to think about his future at the moment. (Sky Sports)
Belgium forward Leandro Trossard’s agent says Tottenham were in talks to sign the 28-year-old before he joined north London rivals Arsenal, who were more decisive in securing the move. (Mirror)
Spanish winger Bryan Gil, 21, is believed to be one of three players that Tottenham are offering Roma as part of a potential swap deal for Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo, 23. (Football Insider)
Roma manager Jose Mourinho thinks Zaniolo may not leave because the offers for the player “are unworthy of him or the club”. (Football Italia)
Roma have made initial contact with Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech’s agent and could make a move for the 29-year-old Morocco winger if they sell Zaniolo. (Sky Sports Italia, in Italian)
Everton also want to bring in Ziyech to help their fight against relegation and would prefer to sign him on loan with a view to making the move permanent if they stay up. (Mail)
The Toffees hope to complete the loan signing of Netherlands forward Arnaut Danjuma, 25, from Villarreal later today. (Fabrizio Romano)
Everton are also considering a £15m move for Sheffield United’s Senegal striker Iliman Ndiaye, 22. (Sun)
Manchester United have joined Paris St-Germain in the chase for 17-year-old Brazilian Vitor Roque, who has a £52.5m release clause in his Athletico Paranaense contract. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Express)
Nottingham Forest are looking at bringing in PSG keeper Keylor Navas with England’s Dean Henderson, 25, facing a spell out injured, although Bournemouth and Leicester City are also interested in the 36-year-old Costa Rican. (Mundo Deportivo, in Spanish)
Leicester City are showing a strong interest in Brazilian winger Tete, who is on loan at Lyon from Shakhtar Donetsk. Everton and Nottingham Forest also have the 22-year-old on their lists of targets. (Mail)
The Foxes are also planning fresh talks with Stoke this week over a deal for Harry Souttar after an initial bid for the 24-year-old Australia defender was rejected. (Telegraph)
Barcelona are happy with Spain defender Marcos Alonso’s performances and plan to hold talks about extending the 32-year-old’s deal once the January transfer window closes. (Sport)
Inter Milan are interested in signing England centre-back Chris Smalling on a free transfer. The 33-year-old’s contract at Roma runs out in the summer but has the option of being extended by a year. (Gazzetta dello Sport, in Italian)
Dutch defender Stefan de Vrij’s agent says Inter Milan have contacted him about extending the 30-year-old’s contract, which runs out in the summer. (Rai Sport, via Football Italia)
Burnley are in the final stages of talks as they look to bring in 22-year-old South Africa striker Lyle Foster from Belgian club Westerlo. (Athletic – subscription required)
