Here are the latest gossips in football:
Manchester City will put in a new bid for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 29, with the Gunners likely to allow the Chilean to leave this month. (Guardian)
Meanwhile Sanchez is ready to forgo a possible £25m signing-on fee to ensure he joins Manchester City this month. (Sun)
But Arsenal will let Sanchez leave if they receive close to £30m and would want a deal to be completed early enough to allow them to sign a replacement. (Mirror)
Sources close to Sanchez believe he could be a Manchester Cityplayer within a week. (Independent)
Arsenal have made Monaco forward Thomas Lemar, 22, their number one target to replace Sanchez, having missed out on the Frenchman in the summer.(Mirror)
Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim has not ruled out selling Lemar this month. (L’Equipe – in French)
Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in Barcelona and Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic, 29, who wants to leave following the arrival of 25-year-old playmaker Philippe Coutinho. (Diariogol – in Spanish)
Liverpool have dismissed claims from Barcelona that Coutinho’s £142m move only happened because they cut their original asking price for the Brazilian. (Times)
French midfielder Francis Coquelin, 26, could depart Arsenal this month, with West Haminterested in the midfielder. (Mirror)
Valencia are also in talks with Arsenal over Coquelin. (Cadena Ser – in Spanish)
Chelsea have stalled on a move for Juventus’ Brazil international Alex Sandro, 26, because the Italian club want about £60m for the full-back. (Telegraph)
Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane, 24, says he is happy at the club but they must start to win trophies in order to keep him. (Star)
Leicester are willing to allow striker Kelechi Iheanacho, 21, to leave this month, despite only signing the Nigerian in August for £25m. (Sun)
West Ham are interested in Anderlecht’s £20m-rated Belgium midfielder Leander Dendoncker, 22. (Nieuwsblad – in Belgian)
West Ham are closing in on Newcastle and England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 25, in a £12m deal. (Express)
Juventus will not sign Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 22, as Paris St-Germain are willing to pay up to 170m euros (£150m) for the Serb, who also interests Manchester United. (Il BiancoNero – in Italian)
Newcastle will let Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 23, leave in January but will want to recoup most of the £13m they paid for him 18 months ago. (Chronicle)
