Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the Gunners will have to spend big to retain the services of 28-year-old Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil. (Daily Mirror)
England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 23, says he would consider a move away from Arsenal if he cannot secure enough first-team football at Emirates Stadium. (Sky Sports)
Chelsea, Liverpool and Juventus are all targeting Porto and Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 19, who will cost £18m. (Visao de Mercado - in Portuguese)
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho could be set to reignite the club's long-standing interest in Everton and Republic of Ireland right-back Seamus Coleman, 28. (Irish Independent)
Juventus will offer Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci, 29, a new contract to fend off interest from Chelsea.(Premium Sport, via Daily Mirror)
Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer says Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy needs to "stop sulking" to rediscover the form that earned him 24 goals last season.(Sun)
New Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce is targeting Middlesbrough and Scotland striker Jordan Rhodes, 26, to boost his side's Championship campaign.(Sun)
Former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, had the chance to move to Manchester United during former manager Louis van Gaal's time at the club, but "did not believe it was the right moment".(Daily Mirror)
Celtic must make the most of their 20-year-old French striker Moussa Dembele because the youngster is set for bigger things, according to his former Fulham team-mate Lewis Holtby. (Daily Express)
Everton's Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, 34, has thanked Toffees boss Ronald Koeman and claimed his manager at Fulham Felix Magath "didn't want to work with me". (Liverpool Echo)
Former Arsenal striker Alan Smith, 53, has chosen seven Liverpool players to four from Manchester United in a combined XI.(Telegraph)
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Day off? What day off? Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spent his Sunday morning watching junior football in the city. (Twitter)
Bastian Schweinsteiger may not be getting much match action at Manchester United at the moment, but that isn't stopping the former Germany captain from enjoying the northern sunshine...
Another man whose attention was elsewhere was Stoke City striker Bojan Krkic, who paid tribute to Spanish compatriot and new MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez.
England and Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster took time out from celebrating his side's 3-1 victory against Burnley to pay tribute to former Saint Francis Benali, who completed an amazing challenge on Sunday.
And finally...
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba - the world's most expensive footballer - blanks out critics... by dancing. (Independent, via TF1)
Newcastle's 51,885-strong crowd was the sixth highest in Europe on Saturday - despite the team playing in the Championship. (Newcastle Chronicle)
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