Premier League transfer window

Theo Walcott has played just 47 minutes in the Premier League this season with all his eight starts coming in the Europa League and EFL Cup.

Injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne could lead Manchester City to push harder to sign Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez in January.

Did Nike - Barcelona's kit manufacturer and sponsors of Philippe Coutinho - move too soon on the Liverpool star's proposed move to Barcelona or were they hacked?

Jack Butland has been identified as a potential long-term replacement for Thibaut Courtois, who is a target for Real Madrid.

Lucas Moura has not started in Ligue 1 and is yet to feature in the Champions League for PSG this season. The Brazilian only has two starts to his name in all competitions.

Pogba struggled to get in the game and Scholes believes he is not completely fit which has stunted his abilities.

Manchester United and Chelsea are boosted in their chase for Alex Sandro as Juventus identify replacement for Brazilian defender.

Michael Carrick's contract expires after the end of the season and the midfielder has been tipped to take up a coaching position by Jose Mourinho.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour under Jose Mourinho having been left out of six of United's last 10 league games.

Barcelona want to expedite the deal to sign Yerry Mina as Javier Mascherano closes in on a move to Chinese Super League side Hebei Fortune.

Manchester United have been leading the race to sign Bordeaux winger Malcom but Mauricio Pochettino's side make first bid.

Barcelona have been on the trail of Gremio midfielder Arthur and are keen to bring him to the Camp Nou. They will have to pay his £44.4m release clause to sign him.

Liverpool have recently completed a world record deal for Virgil van Dijk which has opened up speculation about a possible January move for Coutinho.

Juventus are keen to tie down a deal for Emre Can at the earliest in order to beat off competition from Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Barcelona are keen to sign Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho, but will have to trim their wage bill and bolster their transfer kitty before making any moves.

Everton have been on the lookout for a striker to replace Romelu Lukaku, who joined Manchester United in the summer.

The emergence of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane has left Sturridge unlikely to start even when available.

Wolfsburg are keen to sign Divock Origi on a permanent basis in January while Danny Ings remains a loan target for West Brom, Newcastle and West Ham.

Antoine Griezmann has a €200m release clause in his Atletico Madrid contract until 1 July 2018, after which it will drop to €100m.

Jose Mourinho is keen to add more potency to Manchester United's attack and has turned his attention to Dybala after ending interest in Griezmann.

Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino believes the record sale of Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool can be a positive for the Saints if the money is reinvested in the New Year.

Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January for a £75m fee that will be a world record for a defender.

Egypt international Mohamed Salah is currently the second-highest scorer in the Premier League with 15 goals to his name.

Barcelona are keen on signing Antoine Griezmann and Manchester United's decision to end their interest makes the Catalans the favourite.

Dutch international Virgil van Dijk will complete a £75m move from Southampton to Liverpool on 1 January after agreeing personal terms and undergoing a medical.

Manchester United have spent close to £300m under the Portuguese manager but still find themselves potentially 15 points behind Manchester City.

Paulinho has spoken to Philippe Coutinho, asking him to not be anxious and to keep his calm over a prospective move.

Manchester United have spent close to £300m since Jose Mourinho took over but the Portuguese coach believes it is not enough to challenge Manchester City.

Antonio Conte and Arturo Vidal share a special relationship since their time with Juventus, having won three consecutive Serie A titles together, as well as one Coppa Italia.

Barcelona are keen to offload Arda Turan at the earliest as he is not part of manager Ernesto Valverde's plans this season.