Transfer Paper Talk

• Arsenal are confident they can resurrect a £92m deal for Thomas Lemar in January.
• Virgil van Dijk has made peace with Southampton following his return to training.

• Arsene Wenger says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may have been tapped up.
• Vincent Kompany is a major doubt for Manchester City's clash with Liverpool.
• Everton insist plans for a new stadium have not been dented by Liverpool's failed Commonwealth Games bid.
• Hatem Ben Arfa has threatened Paris Saint-Germain with legal action after he was demoted to the reserves.
• Nigeria are hoping to lure Tammy Abraham to play for them instead of England.

• Jose Mourinho is expected to be approached over extending his Manchester United contract in November, the mid-point of his existing deal, which ends in 2019.
• Aleksandar Mitrovic says his elbow on Manuel Lanzini "was not even a foul".
• Philippe Coutinho is not assured to return against Manchester City despite returning to Liverpool training.
• Vincent Kompany is a serious doubt for Manchester City's clash with Liverpool as manager Pep Guardiola faces the prospect of an early defensive headache.

• Wayne Rooney is in the last chance saloon after Ronald Koeman laid down the law to the forward.
• A quick return to action for Wilfried Zaha may come too late to save Frank de Boer's Crystal Palace future.
• Huddersfield boss David Wagner reckons English youngsters are better than European rivals.

• Philippe Coutinho will be a surprising absentee for Liverpool's showdown with Manchester City - as Jurgen Klopp says he is not fit.
• West Ham are plotting a January move for William Carvalho despite a row over this summer's failed deal.
• Forest Green star Dale Bennett reveals going vegan has helped him bounce back from his car crash injury hell.
• Fourteen-year-old Barcelona wonderkid Xavi Simons is wanted by super-agent Mino Raiola.

• Marco Silva is still refusing to confirm whether Miguel Britos has a future at Watford following his horror challenge that led to a straight red card.

• Arsene Wenger will finally tell his Arsenal players today that their performance in the humiliating defeat by Liverpool before the international break was unacceptable.

• Moussa Dembele could be in line to make a sensational return for Celtic's Champions League showdown with PSG.
• Hearts have knocked back Aberdeen's request to train at Murrayfield ahead of their Premiership clash on Saturday.