Manchester United want Netherlands defender Ron Vlaar, 29, who is out of contract at Aston Villa at the end of the season. Arsenal are also interested – (Daily Express)
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet says he was “hurt badly” when 29-year-old right-back Phil Bardsley left the club to join Stoke last summer – (Daily Star)
Manchester United players were unhappy with manager Louis van Gaal’s substitution of winger Angel Di Maria, 26, during their shock 5-3 defeat at Leicester – (Daily Mail)
Liverpool could have nearly £7m of Champions League money withheld as Uefa looks into whether the Anfield club breached Financial Fair Play rules – (Daily Telegraph)
Former Watford and West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola is on Fulham’s five-man managerial shortlist along with Chris Hughton, Tim Sherwood, Steve Clarke and caretaker-boss Kit Symons – (Daily Mirror)