Football gossip: Rabiot, Austin, Tosun, Zaha, Suarez
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Tottenham are finally ready to step into the transfer market with a £20m move for Paris St-Germain's French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 23. (Sun), external
Southampton striker Charlie Austin will leave the club this month with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa interested in the 29-year-old Englishman. (Telegraph), external
Everton have rejected an approach from Crystal Palace to take Turkey striker Cenk Tosun, 27, on loan. (Liverpool Echo), external
Meanwhile, Toffees manager Marco Silva has told Yannick Bolasie there is little prospect of him playing this season. Palace are considering a move for their former winger, 29. (Guardian), external
Real Betis are set to sign Brazil's Emerson, 20, ending Liverpool and Arsenal's hopes of sealing the services of the in-demand right-back. (Marca), external
Leicester are interested in signing Monaco's 21-year-old Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans for over £20m. (90min.com), external
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has rubbished reports linking the club's Ivory Coast international winger Wilfried Zaha, 26, with Borussia Dortmund. (Goal.com), external
Arsenal remain hopeful of securing a deal for Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez but talks have stalled over the 25-year-old Spaniard. (Evening Standard), external
Arsenal and West Ham are interested in Villarreal's Spanish midfielder Pablo Fornals, 22. (Sport, via Talksport), external
Liverpool target Timo Werner, 22, could have his wages at current club RB Leipzig doubled in a bid to fend off the Reds' interest in the Germany forward. (Liverpool Echo), external
Meanwhile, Mexican side Club America are interested in Liverpool's Serbia winger Lazar Markovic, 24. (ESPN, in Spanish), external
New AC Milan signing Krzysztof Piatek asked to wear the famous number nine shirt - but the 23-year-old Pole's request has been rejected by the club who say he will have to earn the honour. (Sun), external
Zenit St Petersburg's Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes, 24, has agreed terms on a £35m transfer to Paris St-Germain. (RMC Sport), external
Crystal Palace are set to re-sign winger Bakary Sako from West Brom. The Mali international, 30, left Selhurst Park during the summer. (Guardian), external
West Brom are poised to sign Newcastle midfielder Jacob Murphy, 23, after their FA Cup tie at Brighton. (Telegraph), external
AC Milan are still hopeful of signing Dalian Yifang winger Yannick Carrasco. The former Atletico Madrid player and Belgium international, 25, is keen on a move to the Serie A club. (Calciomercato, in Italian), external
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl remains keen to cut the number of players in his squad during the January transfer window. (Daily Echo), external
Leeds are targeting Wolves' Portuguese striker Ivan Cavaleiro, 25, before the transfer window shuts. (Sun), external