Chelsea have held informal talks with Real Madrid over re-signing 30-year-old Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard – but the Spanish club would want England right-back Reece James, 21, in return. (El Nacional – in Catalan)external-link
Liverpool are closely monitoring Ousmane Dembele’s situation at Barcelona. The 24-year-old France winger, who has not played since Euro 2020 because of a knee injury, is out of contract at the end of the season. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-link
Former Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre, 63, and ex-Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, 43, are two of the names the new Newcastle United owners are considering as a possible replacement for Steve Bruce at St James’ Park. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link
Arsenal and France forward Alexandre Lacazette, 30, has no intention of signing a new contract with the Gunners when his current deal expires at the end of the season. (Football.London)external-link
Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 30, still believes he can be a success at Juventus with a season-and-a-half remaining on his current contract. (Times – subscription required)external-link
Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 30, says he is “not completely happy” at Paris St-Germain – just four months after joining from Liverpool. (Independent)external-link
Dutch side Feyenoord are preparing a fresh bid for Manchester United and Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo, 19, after an injury scuppered a loan move in the summer. (Sun)external-link
Manchester United will consider selling England attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard, 28, for £15m in January if he does not sign a new contract at Old Trafford, with his current deal due to expire next summer. (Sun)external-link
Juventus have opened talks with the agent of Manchester United’s Donny van de Beek, 24, with a view to a January move for the Netherlands midfielder. (La Stampa via Football Italia)external-link
Juventus are also preparing a January loan offer for Manchester City and Portugal playmaker Bernardo Silva, 27. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link
English centre-half Ben Davies, 26, still believes he has a future at Liverpool, despite not playing for them after joining in February and then going on a season-long loan to Sheffield United. (Liverpool Echo)external-link
Spain goalkeeper David Raya, 26, says he is happy at Brentford amid interest from Arsenal and Everton. (Cadena Ser – in Spanish)external-link
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