Premier League

Yannick Carrasco reportedly has a release clause of £86m in his contract at Atletico Madrid. The Belgium international will be allowed to leave the club in January.

Everton have been seeking a striker since the summer as they look to replace Romelu Lukaku, who joined Manchester United.

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.

Gunners are interested in signing Draxler as a replacement for Alexis Sanchez, who is in the final year of his contract at the Emirates Stadium.

Police say Liverpool's Jon Flanagan was released on conditional police bail after incident on 22 December and will appear at Liverpool City Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 2 January.

Stoke will be without three key centre-backs in Ryan Shawcross, Kurt Zouma and Bruno Martins Indi for their final Premier League match of 2017 away to in-form Chelsea.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed when he expects the key trio of Nacho Monreal, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud to return from injury.

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.

Jack Wilshere will enter the final six months of his Arsenal contract in January. Giroud and Sanchez have been linked with moves away from Arsenal.

An alternative review of football in 2017 featuring Rod Stewart, referee stag dos and Twitter taking over the summer transfer window.

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.

Fellaini, 30, is in the final 12 months of his Old Trafford contract and will be free to speak to foreign clubs from January.

Toffees manager Sam Allardyce says the club are unlikely to make a fresh approach for the 31-year-old France international.

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

Arsene Wenger is keen to bring in defensive reinforcements in January to improve Arsenal's defensive record in the second-half of the season.

Virgil van Dijk, 26, was left out of the Saints squad by manager Mauricio Pellegrino for the 5-2 defeat against Tottenham on Boxing Day.

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson believes Wilfried Zaha is now better equipped to play for a big club.

Conte reveals Blues board will have final say on player recruiment during the January transfer window.

Michael Manuello is due in London this week for crunch negotiations over Giroud's future at the Emirates Stadium.

Malcom joined Bordeaux from Corinthians last year and has scored seven goals in 18 Ligue 1 games this season.

City are in advanced talks with the Saints over a transfer, with the South Coast club now prepared to cash in on the 26-year-old, who is contracted at St Mary's until June 2022.

Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho and is expected to be sold in January.

Javier Hernandez eventually moved to West Ham United on a permanent transfer, while Tammy Abraham joined Swansea City on loan from Chelsea.

Manchester United could be without five first-team players ahead of the visit of Burnley with Antonio Valencia and Chris Smalling likely to miss out.

Virgil van Dijk could complete his wish of making a switch to Anfield if Manchester City and Chelsea fail to meet Liverpool's structure deal to pay £70m for Southampton.

Javier Pastore has been linked with a move to Chelsea and Liverpool. The Premier League winners and the Merseyside club are long-term admirers of the Argentine international.