Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is still interested in Real Madrid star Isco despite the Spaniard’s recent run in the side. (Daily Mirror)

Branislav Ivanovic has emerged as a potential target for Crystal Palace. The Chelsea right-back, 32, is out of contract at the end of the season and has seen the Blues’ fortunes improve without him in the starting line-up. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke boss Mark Hughes has insisted that Switzerland ace Xherdan Shaqiri is going nowhere. The Potters’ £12million recruit from Inter Milan has been linked with a return to Italy. (Daily Mirror)

Shanghai SIPG boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says he will not be signing Manchester United’s 31-year-old England forward Wayne Rooney. (The Sun)

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says contract negotiations will take place with 29-year-old Argentina forward Lionel Messi “in the next couple of months”. (Telegraph)

Manchester United and England winger Jesse Lingard, 23, is set to sign a new contract that will double his £30,000-a-week wages. (Daily Mail)

Portugal winger Goncalo Guedes is a target for United, but the 19-year-old wants to stay at Benfica until the end of the season.(Record, via Daily Star)

Lyon are set to offer a new deal to 25-year-old France striker Alexandre Lacazette, who is a target for West Ham. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea are set to loan out Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 29, in January. (The Times)

The Blues are keen to sign Paris St-Germain’s 27-year-old Argentina midfielder Javier Pastore. (Tuttomercatoweb)

Real Madrid insist Gareth Bale’s new six-year deal is worth half of the post-tax £360,000-a-week sources close to the 27-year-old Wales forward claim he will earn. (The Sun)

Manchester United have no intention of selling 27-year-old Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January. (Squawka)

Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 29, has held talks with Paris St-Germain about his future at the French champions. (Le Parisien)

Dutch manager Frank de Boer will be sacked by Inter Milan on Tuesday. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Sunderland have made a number of staff redundant, sparking fears the club are already preparing for relegation to the Championship. (Daily Mail)

Marseille are interested in Liverpool target Geoffrey Kondogbia, and could move for the 23-year-old Inter Milan midfielder in January. (Corriere dello Sport, via Talksport)