Xherdan Shaqiri says he would be “silly” to claim he will end his career at Stoke as he wants to play in the Champions League again “in the near future.” (Daily Mirror)

Arsene Wenger has revealed ten Arsenal stars are set to be out of contract in 18 months’ time as he insisted no player was bigger than the Club. As well as Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, team-mates Olivier Giroud, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere, Wojciech Szczesny and Mathieu Debuchy all have deals that expire then, while Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesacker each have six months to run but the club has options to extend their deals by another season. (Daily Mirror)

Watford have been urged to make a move for Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, by his Nigeria team-mate and Hornets striker Odion Ighalo. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal have opened talks with Santi Cazorla and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain over new deals. (Telegraph)

Manchester United are prepared to sell Matteo Darmian in January but are struggling to find any suitors for him. (The Sun)

French champions Paris St-Germain could make a £50m summer move for Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli, 20. (Daily Mirror)

Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins says Bob Bradley’s job as manager is safe, citing the example of Fulham as a team who changed their boss more than once in a season and got relegated. (Talksport)

Everton could try to sign Leicester winger Demarai Gray, 20, in January after losing Yannick Bolasie to a serious knee injury, which could keep him out for over a year. (Daily Mirror)

Everton are also interested in Manchester United forward Memphis Depay, 22, and attacking Napoli player Manolo Gabbiadini, 25, for whom they may be willing to bid £18m. (The Sun)

Watford, West Brom, Swansea and Everton want Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 31. (Manchester Evening News)

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are both keen on signing 17-year-old AIK striker Alexander Isak, who is also interesting Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham. (Marca)

Boca Juniors striker Carlos Tevez, 32, will consider a £33m offer from Gus Poyet’s Shanghai Shenhua, but he could also retire. (Goal.com)

Valencia could try to sign 25-year-old Italy forward Simone Zaza, on loan at West Ham from Juventus, in January. (Superdeporte, via ESPN)

Borussia Dortmund have an agreement with Real Madrid that they will inform the Spanish side before selling striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 27, midfielder Julian Weigl, 21, or 19-year-old forward Ousmane Dembele to another club. (Marca)

Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham and West Ham are all interested in Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe, 17. (HITC)

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, 32, will not leave the club in January, despite being linked with Italian champions Juventus. (Bleacher Report)

New York City FC boss Patrick Vieira, 40, was disappointed not to be offered the chance to start his coaching career with Arsenal, the club he captained during his playing career. (RMC, via FourFourTwo)

Manchester City are bracing themselves for defender Eliaquim Mangala, 25, returning in the summer as loan club Valencia do not want to take up their £15m option to sign him. (The Sun)

Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa, 30, who is a target for Sunderland, is prepared to leave the Premier League for China. (Sunderland Echo)

Chelsea face competition from Tottenham and Juventus for 19-year-old Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie.(Gianluca Di Marzio, via Daily Star)