Aston Villa are close to wrapping up the signing of Valencia midfielder Carles Gil, 22, and also want Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair, 25 – (Birmingham Mail)
Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy, 29, is being assessed by a shoulder specialist amid fears that he requires surgery and will be ruled out for up to three months after suffering a dislocation against Stoke City on Sunday – (Daily Telegraph)
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 21, intends to play in Tuesday’s FA Cup third-round replay at West Ham despite his grief at the death of friend Junior Malanda. The Wolfsburg midfielder, 20, was killed in a car crash on Saturday – (Daily Star)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho could be in trouble with the FA again, after accusing referee Phil Dowd of being ‘too fat’ in a fresh rant at officials – (Daily Mirror)
Former Standard Liege manager Guy Luzon is the favourite to take over as Charlton boss following the dismissal of Bob Peeters – (London Evening Standard)