Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is reportedly being tracked by Bayern Munich ahead of a prospective transfer to Germany in January – (Metro)
Nathaniel Clyne hopes Southampton’s stunning start to the season will propel him into the England squad – (Daily Star)
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley claims comments he made saying manager Alan Pardew will be sacked if he loses their Premier League game at Stoke City on Monday were a joke and “tongue in cheek” – (Independent)
Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana, 26, says the Reds reduced him to tears when he was a boy – because he supported Everton – (Daily Mirror)
Defenders Tom Thorpe, 21, and Paddy McNair, 19, have been included in Manchester United’s squad to face West Ham United on Saturday as Louis van Gaal searches for a solution to his shortage of defenders – (Guardian)