Transfer rumours: White, Zidane, Skriniar, Palmeri, Giroud, Puig

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Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are monitoring Brighton's English defender Ben White, 23. (Sky Sports)external-link

Barcelona are tracking Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi, 28, and Chelsea's fellow Germany centre-back Antonio Rudiger, 27. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)external-link

Arsenal and Tottenham are among several clubs interested in Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, 20, with RB Leipzig, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid also keen on the Hungary international. (Eurosport)external-link

Spurs remain interested in Inter Milan and Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar, 25, despite talks between the two clubs breaking down in the summer. (Football Insider)external-link

The Real Madrid board will wait to see how the team reacts before making any decisions on the future of coach Zinedine Zidane, after a 2-0 Champions League defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk. (Marca)external-link

Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea will compete to sign Borussia Monchengladbach and Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria, 24, in January. (Star)external-link

Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig, 21, will be allowed to go out on loan in January and the Spain Under-21 international has been offered to Leeds United, RB Leipzig and Monaco. (Eurosport)external-link

Juventus are preparing a double bid for Chelsea's Italy left-back Emerson Palmeri, 26, and France forward Olivier Giroud, 34. (Il Bianco Nero - in Italian)external-link

Barcelona have singled out Atletico Madrid and Brazil defender Felipe Augusto, 31, as a replacement for injured Gerard Pique, 33, with the Spain international out for the season. (AS - in Spanish)external-link

However, Barca will not make any decisions on signings until after their new president is elected on 24 January - giving them just a week to seal any transfers in the next window. (Sport)external-link

Rangers appear set to miss out on English midfielder agent Jack Wilshere, 28, with the odds now in favour of the free agent returning to Arsenal. (Sun)external-link

The Gunners are yet to make a bid for Norwich City midfielder Emi Buendia, 23, though the Argentine is among their January transfer options. (Football London)external-link

Restrictions on Premier League and EFL clubs appointing foreign managers are to come in from January - and would have prevented Manchester United appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (Times - subscription only)external-link

Ajax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana, 24, still hopes to secure a move to a Premier League club next summer after Tottenham and Chelsea cooled their interest. (Mail)external-link

French defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 20, is set to return to Barcelona after failing to play a single minute during his loan stint at Benfica. (Abola - in Portuguese)external-link

Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira, who is now manager at Nice, wants to bring in Gunners and France Under-20 defender William Saliba, 19. (Metro)external-link

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