Rumour Mill: City want Barca prodigy; West Ham eye winger

Mark Scott
Kamil Grosicki: Winger interesting West Ham

Kamil Grosicki: Winger interesting West Ham

Plus, Chelsea are ready to jump to the head of the queue for a highly-rated Atlanta star, while Liverpool have work to do to land Mamoud Dahoud, according to Friday’s rumours.

Arsenal

AC Milan and Juventus are chasing Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla (Calciomercato)

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe will be a contender to succeed Arsene Wenger when the Arsenal manager decides to leave, says former Gunners goalkeeper Bob Wilson (Daily Echo)

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe will be a contender to succeed Arsene Wenger when the Arsenal manager decides to leave, says former Gunners goalkeeper Bob Wilson (Daily Echo)

Burnley

Burnley boss Sean Dyche has not ruled out re-signing midfielder Joey Barton. The 34-year-old is training with the Premier League club after his contract with Rangers was terminated (Daily Mail)

Chelsea

Chelsea transfer target Antonio Rudiger has refused to rule out a move to Stamford Bridge (London Evening Standard)

Chelsea are prepared to hijack Juventus’ move for Atalanta star Franck Kessie (Daily Star)

Chelsea and Manchester City are both said to be in the final battle for AIK youngster Alexander Isak (Sportbladet)

Barcelona sources have reportedly admitted that signing Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic is a real possibility in January (Mundo Deportivo)

Barcelona are tracking rejuvenated Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses (Sport)

Jose Mourinho is set to launch a bid for Chelsea star Willian in January (Express)

Chelsea will open contract talks with Spain forward Diego Costa, 28, and Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 24, in the new year (Evening Standard)

Shanghai SIPG manager Andre Villas-Boas wants to bring Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel to China (Mirror)

Andre Schurrle has lambasted his old boss Jose Mourinho for destroying his Chelsea ‘dream’ and not having faith in him (Sun)

Michael Essien is back training at Chelsea after insisting he is yet to retire from football (Mail)

Everton

Everton could return with a bid for Porto winger Yacine Brahimi in January (A Bola)

Liverpool and Everton are on high alert after Derby midfielder Will Hughes rejected a new contract from the Rams (Mirror)

Hull City

Hull City are set to revive their interest in Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez in the January transfer window (Hull Daily Mail)

Hull City are interested in signing Dundalk winger Daryl Horgan (Daily Mail)

Liverpool

Liverpool and Everton are on high alert after Derby midfielder Will Hughes rejected a new contract from the Rams (Mirror)

Liverpool have been told they must convince Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Mahoud Dahoud if he is to snub Juventus in favour of a move to Anfield (Calciomercato)

Liverpool are prepared to offer their former captain Steven Gerrard, 36, help in starting his coaching career after he announced his retirement from playing (Daily Express, Telegraph)

The Premier League are investigating the manner in which Manchester City signed young goalkeeper Louie Moulden from Liverpool last summer (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester City

Alexander Isak: Subject of Chelsea bid?

Barcelona prodigy Nico Gonzalez, son of Manchester City coach Fran Gonzalez is set to follow in his father’s footsteps next summer (Sport)

Chelsea and Manchester City are both said to be in the final battle for AIK youngster Alexander Isak (Sportbladet)

Man City will hold a board meeting in Abu Dhabi at the weekend, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the chairman, ready to sanction the acquisition of a central defender should Pep Guardiola wish to make a move in January (Guardian)

Manchester City want to sign Ajax and Denmark forward Kasper Dolberg. The 19-year-old has scored 12 goals in the Dutch league this season (Mirror)

The Premier League are investigating the manner in which Manchester City signed young goalkeeper Louie Moulden from Liverpool last summer (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester United

Manchester United outcast Bastian Schweinsteiger has been offered a $16.5m deal by Chicago Fire to make him one of highest paid players in MLS history (Goal USA)

Jose Mourinho is set to launch a bid for Chelsea star Willian in January (Express)

Atletico Madrid are preparing a £30m bid for Monaco midfielder Thomas Lemar, 21, amid fears their France international forward Antoine Griezmann, 25, will move to Manchester United next summer (Squawka)

United need to sign a world-class striker if they are to move forward, says former Red Devils and England frontman Michael Owen (BT Sport)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has given his seal of approval to a possible Manchester United move for Swedish compatriot Victor Lindelof , the Benfica centre-back (Mirror)

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he tried to sign Antonio Valencia during his time at Real Madrid (Sun)

Southampton

Hull City are set to revive their interest in Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez in the January transfer window (Hull Daily Mail)

Stoke

Mark Hughes is facing the prospect of losing Wilfried Bony in January after it emerged he has a release clause which allows him to be sold to clubs in China (Telegraph)

Sunderland

Former Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne has returned to her old club to sign players for her new agency and wants their 15-year-old starlet Bali Mumba (Sun)

West Ham

West Ham are interested in signing Rennes winger Kamil Grosicki in the January transfer window as manager Slaven Bilic is desperate for more creative players (Sun)

Jose Mourinho is set to launch a bid for Chelsea star Willian in January (Express)

Roma are reportedly keen on bringing Pedro Obiang back to Italy (TuttoMercatoWeb)