Transfer gossip: Mbappe, Sanchez, De Boer, Muller, Young, Vardy

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Eighteen-year-old France striker Kylian Mbappe, who joined Paris St-Germain on loan from Monaco in the transfer window, says joining Arsenal was a "real option" after meeting Gunners boss Arsene Wenger. (Telegraph)external-link

Manchester City will offer just £20m for Arsenal's Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, in January. (Daily Mail)external-link

The Gunners' decision to keep Sanchez at the club could cost as much as £140m, says Wenger. (BeinSports)external-link

Sanchez has been called "fat" by his former Chile coach and is a doubt for Arsenal's game against Bournemouth on Saturday. (Daily Mirror)external-link

Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer has one more game to save his job at Selhurst Park.(Telegraph)external-link

Chelsea and Arsenal are expected to renew their interest in Bayern Munich and Germany forward Thomas Muller, 27, in January. (Daily Mirror)external-link

Former England winger Ashley Young, 32, is ready for talks with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho over his future and wants to stay at Old Trafford for one more year. (Sun)external-link

England striker Jamie Vardy, 30, says he wants a move to a foreign club when he leaves Leicester City. (Daily Star)external-link

The row between Sporting Lisbon and West Ham over the failed transfer of William Carvalho has escalated. The Portuguese side's president has responded to Hammers chairman David Sullivan's claims that a bid for the 25-year-old Portugal midfielder had been accepted by Sporting. (London Evening Standard)external-link

Two emails appear to prove West Ham did make offers to Sporting for Carvalho. (Sky Sports)external-link

Manager Rafael Benitez is set to stay at Newcastle despite frustration at the club's transfer activity. (Daily Express) external-link

Ukraine winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, 27, has confirmed that Stoke City tried to sign him from Schalke this summer. (Stoke Sentinel)external-link

Everton are lining up a January move for Porto's Spanish defender Ivan Marcano, 30. (Daily Mail)external-link

Liverpool and Wales forward Ben Woodburn is set to be rewarded with a new long-term contract at Anfield when he turns 18 next month. (Guardian)external-link

Leicester's England Under-21 winger Demarai Gray has admitted he is unhappy at the club and has been left frustrated by his lack of first-team football. (Sun)external-link

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Relations between Chelsea have and Spain striker Diego Costa, 28, have further deteriorated after the club removed his car from his first-team parking spot and put it in a youth team bay. (Sun)external-link

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez says he is "tired of being criticised" after Chile suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bolivia. (Metro)external-link

Manchester City full-back Kyle Walker is the quickest player in the Premier League this season. (Liverpool Echo)external-link

Another City player, Benjamin Mendy, was quoting 1990s film Cool Runnings on Wednesday. (Twitter)external-link

Benjamin Mendy

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp put local rivalry to one side as he left a get-well-soon message for a young Everton supporter on Tuesday. (Sky Sports)external-link

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been posing with his new Ferrari. (Instagram)external-link

West Brom's yoga club is growing bigger by the season. (Express and Star)external-link

And Simon Mignolet has been showing off the inside of Liverpool's training ground at Melwood. (Instagram)external-link

Simon Mignolet

Best of Wednesday's transfer gossip

Manchester City are unlikely to bid more than £20m for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, in January. (Sun)external-link

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 26, has asked Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos to sort his move to the Bernabeu. (Diario Gol - in Spanish)external-link

Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 25, was never going to leave Liverpool this summer, says the club's former managing director Christian Purslow. (Sky Sports)external-link

Diego Costa, 28, has arrived back in London as he bids to end his Chelsea stay and arrange a return to his former side Atletico Madrid. (Marca - in Spanish)external-link

The Spain striker's team-mates believe he is giving serious consideration to returning to the Blues and taking his punishment for going AWOL in a bid to sort out his future. (Daily Telegraph)external-link

But Chelsea sources are insisting that the striker has not returned to London. (Daily Mirror)external-link

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