Barcelona are considering a move for Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling, 26. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

Everton tried to sign Donny van de Beek, 24, on loan from Manchester United in the summer and are interested in bringing the Netherlands midfielder to Goodison Park in January. (NOS via Mail)

Manchester United are considering AC Milan and Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie, 24, as a replacement for Paul Pogba. (Calcio Mercato – in Italian)

Inter Milan are ready to revive their interest in Chelsea and Spain wing-back Marcos Alonso, 30. (Tutto Mercato – in Italian)

Manchester City are winning the race to sign 24-year-old Villarreal and Spain defender Pau Torres. (Metro)

Tottenham can sack boss Nuno Espirito Santo in the summer without having to pay any compensation if he does not lead them to a top-six finish in the Premier League. (Athletic – subscription required)

Pogon Szczecin’s Polish midfielder Kacper Kozlowski, 17, who has been tracked by Liverpool, AC Milan and RB Leipzig, says he is not impressed by “big names”. (Sport Interia – in Polish)

Everton coach Duncan Ferguson went to look at Stoke City and Australia centre-back Harry Souttar, 22, as the Toffees plan for the possible departure of Colombia international Yerry Mina. (Sun)

Monaco have valued 21-year-old France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, a transfer target for Juventus and Chelsea, at £34m (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Juventus are are finalising a deal to extend 27-year-old Argentine forward Paulo Dybala’s contract with them until 2025. (Gazzetta dello Sport, subscription required)

AC Milan are ready to start negotiations to extend manager Stefano Pioli’s contract with them, with his current deal running to the end of this season. (MilanNews.it, via Football Italia)