Gossip column: Mourinho, Mata, Coutinho, Keane, Lemar, Walcott

Manchester United fear manager Jose Mourinho could resign at the end of the season. (Daily Mail)

Alternatively, the club are committed to securing the long-term future of the Portuguese manager and have held talks about extending his contract. (Telegraph)

Mourinho is hoping to persuade the Manchester United board to table a £50m bid for Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, 27. (Sun)

However, United could abandon plans to sign a left-back in the summer if Luke Shaw, 22, can maintain his recent form. (Manchester Evening News)

Inter Milan are keen on signing Man Utd midfielder Juan Mata, 29, who is out of contract in the summer. (Mirror)

Liverpool are due to hold discussions on Thursday over Philippe Coutinho's long-awaited transfer to Barcelona, with the 25-year-old's fee expected to be around 150m euros. (Yahoo)

The Reds have identified £90m-rated Monaco midfielder Thomas Lemar, 22, as the man they want to replace Coutinho. (Mirror)

Tottenham are ready to make Harry Kane, 24, the highest-paid English player in the Premier League by offering him £200,000 a week. (Daily Mail)

Bayern Munich have confirmed their interest in the Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka, 22, who previously attracted interest from Liverpool. (Guardian)

Midfielder Emre Can, 23, will not leave Liverpool in January and is in talks over a new deal, despite interest from Juventus. (Sky Germany)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants to spend £50m to reinforce his squad, with Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 29, and Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez, 26, both targets. (Sun)

Guardiola's preference had been to wait until the summer to sign Chile international Sanchez as a free agent, but the Manchester City boss has concerns over his squad's ability to challenge for the quadruple. (Manchester Evening News)

Premier League leaders Manchester City are also interested in 24-year-old Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti. (L'Equipe - in French)

Forward Sergio Aguero, 29, insists he wants to stay at Manchester City until his contract expires in 2020 - but says the club will make the decision on his future. (Talksport)

Championship leaders Wolves are hoping to re-sign 37-year-old striker Robbie Keane. The former Republic of Ireland international made his professional debut for his club in 1997. (Mirror)

Juventus are determined to keep winger Alex Sandro, 26, after interest from both Manchester United and Chelsea. (Independent)

Southampton are favourites to re-sign Theo Walcott, 28, if the winger leaves Arsenal during the transfer window. (Sky Sports)

But West Ham, Everton and Newcastle have also been linked with Walcott, who has not started a league game for Arsenal this season. (Daily Express)

England international Walcott has offered himself to Serie A side AC Milan, who may look to secure a six-month loan deal for the Arsenal forward. (Corriere dello Sport, via Daily Mail)

West Brom want Jonny Evans, 30, to commit to a new contract but Manchester United have joined Manchester City in the race for their former defender and are prepared to make a £20m bid. (Mirror)

Crystal Palace are speaking to Lille about a deal for their versatile defender Ibrahim Amadou, 24, who is priced at £16m. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong, 23, is Watford's prime target in January, while manager Marco Silva also wants loan deals for Leicester striker Islam Slimani, 29, and Liverpool outcast Lazar Markovic, 23. (Daily Star)

Southampton have promised manager Mauricio Pellegrino money to improve his squad this month. (Times - subscription required)

Stoke City forward Bojan, 27, is set to end his season-long loan at Alaves in January and return to the Potters. (Mundo Deportivo, via Stoke Sentinel)

Everton defender Brendan Galloway, 21, could see his loan spell at Sunderland cut short. (Liverpool Echo)

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Manchester United have had to pay 17-year-old midfielder Angel Gomes £17,000 a week - before squad and appearance bonuses - to keep him at the club. (Sun)

Former United and Wales winger Ryan Giggs is the favourite with bookmakers to replace under-fire manager Mark Hughes at Stoke. (Wales Online)

Best of Wednesday's gossip

Liverpool playmaker Coutinho believes he has played his last game for the club but it will take an offer in the region of £133m for a move to Barcelona to go through this month. (Times)

Inter Milan are targeting Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 28, in January and are willing to let Portuguese midfielder Joao Mario, 24, move to Old Trafford in exchange. (Corriere Della Sport via Daily Mail)

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho wants to sort a loan deal for the out-of-favour PSG winger Lucas Moura, 25. Sun

Chelsea are ready to push through a £50m January deal for Juventus' Brazil left-back Alex Sandro, 26. (Mirror)

West Ham remain interested in signing Stoke City and Wales midfielder Joe Allen, 27. (Sky Sports)

Southampton, Everton, Crystal Palace and West Ham all want to sign Nicolas Gaitan from Atletico Madrid. (AS via Daily Express)