Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte has revealed he spoke with Manchester City for ‘a long time’ before snubbing a move to the Etihad. (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea do not have a buy-back clause inserted in Thorgan Hazard’s contract, according to the Belgian’s club Borussia Monchengladbach. (Daily Mirror)

Karamoko Kader Dembele made his debut for Scottish champions Celtic’s Under-20 side on Monday night – at the age of just thirteen. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United are monitoring the progress of Benfica winger Goncalo Guedes. Red Devils scouts were represented at Benfica’s 4-0 victory over Feirense. (Record)

Aston Villa want Huddersfield manager David Wagner to replace Roberto di Matteo, otherwise they will try to appoint ex-Hull boss Steve Bruce.(Guardian)

Bruce will be approached by Villa to take over as their manager, but Steve Clarke will also be allowed to pitch for the job if he impresses as caretaker boss. (The Times)

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte watched Torino’s 2-1 victory over Fiorentina on Sunday, triggering speculation the Blues could make a move for on-loan Manchester City and England keeper Joe Hart, 29. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal will offer full-back Hector Bellerin, 21, a new five-year contract after Barcelona and Manchester City were linked with a move for the Spaniard. (The Sun)

Swansea turned down former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs and ex-Derby boss Paul Clement before appointing Bob Bradley as manager.(South Wales Evening Post)

United have sent scouts to watch Genk winger Leon Bailey, 19, who has scored five goals so far this season. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea and Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 29, could join AC Milan in the January transfer window with Italian defender Mattia de Sciglio, 23, moving the other way. (CalcioMercatoWeb)

Chelsea and Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 24, has played down rumours that he wants to return to Spain. (Play Sports, via ESPN)

Courtois’ Chelsea and Belgium team-mate Michy Batshuayi, 23, only joined the club in July but the striker could return to Marseille in January.(Le10sport)

Spain Striker Diego Costa, 27, has revealed he misses life in his native country since transferring to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid in 2014. (Daily Mirror)

Inter Milan director Piero Ausilio has hinted that Italy defender Matteo Darmian, 26, will move to the club from Manchester United next year. (Corriere dello Sport, via Manchester Evening News)

Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 28, believes Liverpool have “a real chance” of winning the Premier League title this season under “father figure” Jurgen Klopp. (Liverpool Echo)

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 31, says he has no plans to retire soon, saying he could play for another 10 years. (AS)

Nice and Italy striker Mario Balotelli, 26, says he spoke to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp “once” and adds neither the Reds nor AC Milan were “ideal environments” for him. (Sky Sports)