Gossip: Griezmann, Manolas, Evra, Dembele, Belotti, Ighalo

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United are set to offer £32.5m for Roma defender Kostas Manolas, 25, after a deal to sign Victor Lindelof, 22, from Benfica fell through. (Sun)

Juventus left-back Patrice Evra, 35, has held talks with West Ham and his former club Manchester United over a potential January move. (Calciomercato.com)

West Ham have added Celtic striker Moussa Dembele to their transfer shortlist and are willing to spend £20m on the 20-year-old. (Goal)

However, the Hammers will have to up their bid to £30m to land the French forward. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea are still in talks with Atalanta over the possible signing of Franck Kessie, 20, but the Premier League club may have to wait until the summer before a transfer can be concluded. (Guardian)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is interested in signing Torino striker Andrea Belotti, but is concerned by the 23-year-old's £50m price tag. (Sun)

Striker Odion Ighalo, 27, is set to leave Watford, with the Hornets hoping to cash in on fresh interest from Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. (Mirror)

Swansea City stalwart Alan Curtis was told by text message he was no longer part of the club's coaching team. (Daily Mail)

With James Rodriguez' Real Madrid future in the balance, Italian journalist Mina Rzouki believes Manchester United could be one of a number of possible destinations for the 25-year-old Colombian. (BBC Radio 5 live)

Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 28, has said that he would be suspended for "four or five games" if he gave his true opinion of English referees. (Onda Cero)

Bayer Leverkusen have not received an offer from Chelsea for striker Javier Hernandez, 28, according to the German club's sporting director. (Talksport)

Liverpool are set to sell 23-year-old defender Tiago Ilori to Reading for £3.75m. (Liverpool Echo)

Forward Bojan, 26, is ready to leave Stoke City in order to secure regular first-team football. (Stoke Sentinel)

New Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce could make Motherwell striker Louis Moult, 24, his first signing, with the club lining up a £500,000 offer. (Talksport)

Slaven Bilic's job at West Ham is not as safe as people think, according to journalist Tony Evans. (BBC Radio 5 live)

Aston Villa have been told they must pay at least £10m to sign Jordan Rhodes, 26, from Middlesbrough. (Mirror)

New Hull manager Marco Silva has been promised he can make "key additions" to his squad during the January transfer window. (Daily Mail)

Millwall may be forced to leave their south London home and relocate to Kent. (Guardian)

Birmingham City have made enquiries about taking West Brom midfielder Craig Gardner, 30, on loan until the end of the season. (Birmingham Mail)

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Morgan Schneiderlin, 27, who has been told he can leave Manchester United, has posted a video of himself training alone in a country park. (Daily Star)

London-born LA Lakers small forward Luol Deng has revealed that one of the first things he would do if he became a billionaire would be to buy Crystal Palace. (Daily Express)