Sunday 2 January 2022 08:00, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's national newspapers...
DAILY STAR SUNDAY
Newcastle United want to sign Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on loan in January with a view to a £20m summer transfer.
Tottenham Hotspur are keen to see off the challenge of Manchester United and sign AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Thomas Tuchel is considering dropping Romelu Lukaku for Chelsea's clash with Liverpool over his shock comments in an interview with Sky Italy last month.
Everton could allow first-team outcast Lucas Digne to leave on loan in January now they have signed his replacement in Vitaliy Mykolenko.
Former referee Keith Hackett feels Stuart Attwell lost control of Arsenal's game with Manchester City and that the Gunners were denied a clear penalty.
THE SUN ON SUNDAY
Conor Gallagher is a shock £50m target for Paris Saint-Germain.
Tottenham have reportedly added Wolves winger Adama Traore to their ever-lengthening list of potential January signings.
Arsenal are potential suitors for Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz with Mikel Arteta keen to add some defensive strength to his central midfield options.
Leeds are fighting to keep homegrown centre-half Charlie Cresswell after his big Premier League breakthrough.
West Ham's disappointing December has given Manchester United a major boost in their hopes of signing £100m-rated Declan Rice.
Jose Mourinho is out to hijack Manchester United's move for Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara and tempt him to join Roma instead.
Midfielders Hakim Ziyech, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ross Barkley could all be sold by Chelsea in January as they look to secure funds to strengthen other areas of their squad.
Tore Andre Flo is leaving his position on Chelsea's coaching staff to become head coach of Norwegian side Sogndal.
Bayer Leverkusen are keen to sign Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah on a pre-contract agreement.
Everton, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa are all monitoring Dwight McNeil but Burnley will demand £40m for the winger.
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Newcastle are reported to have opened official talks with Lille over a deal for their £30m-rated defender Sven Botman.
Napoli are said to have reached a verbal agreement with Manchester United over a loan deal for defender Axel Tuanzebe.
Tottenham are stepping up their interest in Philippe Coutinho with Barcelona ready to offload their £145m signing for around a tenth of that price.
Watford are close to agreeing a £4m deal for Nice left wing-back Hassane Kamara, a 27-year old Ivory Coast international, and are also signing KAS Eupen defensive midfielder Edo Kayembe, 23.
Antonio Conte says he expects captain Hugo Lloris to stay at Spurs after the French World Cup winner pulled off a key save in their 1-0 win at Watford.
SUNDAY MIRROR
Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek might be stuck at Old Trafford because of a row between his previous agent, who he fired back in October, and current representative.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Mauro Icardi is set for a return to Italy with Juventus closing on a loan deal.
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has admitted that Kieran Trippier may leave the club this month amid transfer interest from Newcastle United.
SUNDAY EXPRESS
Chelsea and Liverpool might have to play Champions League games in neutral venues with France and Italy expected to introduce rules that only fully-vaccinated players can enter venues.
SUNDAY MAIL
Talks have opened between Celtic and Tottenham over a permanent deal for defender Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Hibernian star Alex Gogic has emerged as a January transfer target for St Mirren and Ross County.
