Arsenal are confident of beating Manchester United in the race to sign highly-rated Freiburg centre-back Matthias Ginter, 20.
However, Manchester United are considering a bid to steal £37m-rated Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler, 20, a long-term Arsenal target.
Roma want to sign Newcastle's 28-year-old French full-back Mathieu Debuchy, who is valued at £8.5m and also wanted by Bayern Munich.
Atletico Madrid are plotting a bid for Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, 29, who left the Spanish club to join Liverpool in 2007.
Arsenal and Spurs lead a host of clubs tracking Charlton midfielder Diego Poyet, the 18-year-old son of Sunderland boss Gus.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez is hoping to secure Espanyol striker Sergio Garcia for a knockdown price of £3m in the summer, when the 30-year-old enters the last year of his contract.
Real Madrid are the latest club to express an interest in Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 26.
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke, 22, insists he has no interest in leaving the Spanish club, despite being scouted by Manchester United for the past 12 months.
OTHER GOSSIP
The Football Association will write to Fifa in a bid to ensure striker Nicolas Anelka, 35, serves his five-game 'quenelle' suspension if he joins another club after being sacked by West Brom on Friday.
Norwich boss Chris Hughton says Canaries fans had the right to focus their anger on him during Saturday's 4-2 defeat at Southampton - but insists he will not quit.
Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey says Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho should not face further disciplinary action after being sent to the stand during Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa.
Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny, 23, pulled out his phone and snapped a 'selfie' with team-mates Kieran Gibbs, 24, and Lukas Podolski, 28, on the pitch at White Hart Lane following Sunday's 1-0 derby win over Tottenham.
Former Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe, 31, scored twice on his Major League Soccer debut as Toronto FC beat Seattle Sounders 2-1.
Midfielder Samir Nasri, 26, believes Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany's furious response to his red card against Hull inspired his side to win the match for the 27-year-old.
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville described the 3-0 loss to Liverpool on Saturday as "unacceptable".
Fulham manager Felix Magath has placed photographs of fans in the Craven Cottage dressing room in a bid to inspire his players in their relegation battle.
GLOBAL GOSSIP (FROM BBC MONITORING)
Bayern Munich's 25 year-old German defender Jerome Boateng has caught the eye of Manchester United following a string of strong performances.
Italian champions Juventus are considering matching a £25m buyout for Bayern Munich's 27-year-old Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic but could face stiff competition from Arsenal and Real Madrid.
Former Arsenal defender William Gallas hopes to return to French club Marseille to supervise the development of young talent. The 36 year-old is currently playing in Australia for Perth Glory.
Juventus are ahead of AS Monaco and Villarreal in the race to sign the "new Gareth Bale" Andrija Vukcevic, 17, of Montenegrin club Buducnost Podgorica.
The contract negotiations between Barcelona and 26-year-old striker Lionel Messi are likely to be extended due to unresolved salary issues.
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso, 32, says the 'El Clasico' against Barcelona will be "very important but not decisive", as they already hold a sizeable lead in La Liga.
Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez, 25, says the club will go to into the crucial derby match with the "sole idea of winning".
AND FINALLY
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud's reason for wanting to quit London and return to France is that his wife, Jennifer, has told the 27-year-old it is the only way to save their relationship.
Manchester United player Robin van Persie and coach Phil Neville are happy for their sons to train with arch-rivals Manchester City's youth set-up. Shaqueel van Persie, 7, and Harvey Neville, 11, are both rated as promising prospects.Full story: Daily Mirror
West Ham fan and Pirates of the Caribbean actress Keira Knightley, 28, has revealed her love for Gary Neville's "amazing" football punditry.
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