Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 24, would jump at the chance to sign for Liverpool and not long-term admirers Newcastle. (Football Insider)
Liverpool are not interested in making a £100m move for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 21. (Echo)
Newcastle are struggling to progress contract talks with their 23-year-old England winger Anthony Gordon, who was a target for Liverpool last summer. (Daily Telegraph)
Liverpool would have helped finance the Gordon deal by selling England defender Joe Gomez, 27, to Newcastle in a separate £45m transaction. (Daily Mirror)
Newcastle are keen to tie Gordon to a long-term deal, with Arsenal also keen on the former Everton player. (Sun)
Chelsea made several approaches to AC Milan in the summer about France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 29, but were put off by the Serie A side's valuation of 80m euros (£66.8m). (Corriere dello Sport)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Sean Dyche has made it clear he wants to remain as Everton manager after the club's takeover - and lead them into their new stadium. (Daily Telegraph)
Steven Reid has confirmed his departure from the coaching staff at Nottingham Forest. (Athletic)
OTHER STUFF
Trent Alexander-Arnold's first choice is to sign a new deal with Liverpool when the 25-year-old England full-back is out of contract next summer. (Football Insider)
Manchester City appear to have secured a potentially significant victory in their legal battle with the Premier League over the rules designed to limit how much associated parties can pay clubs in sponsorship. (Times)