Transfer gossip: Messi, James, Mbappe, Depay, Gray, Bissouma, Giroud

Manchester City and Paris St-Germain are ready to bid for Lionel Messi, with both clubs confident the Argentina forward, 33, will leave Barcelona. (90min), external

Manchester United's Daniel James, 23, is not willing to leave on loan in January, with the Wales winger keen to fight for his place at Old Trafford. (Manchester Evening News) , external

Paris St-Germain's slump in revenue in 2020 could ruin their plans to keep France forward Kylian Mbappe, even if they sell other players, with Real Madrid ready and waiting to sign the 21-year-old. (AS - in Spanish), external

Barcelona could sign Lyon's Memphis Depay, 26, for a cut-price £4.5m, with the Ligue 1 side looking to cash in on the Netherlands forward before his contract expires. (L'Equipe via Mercato), external

Arsenal and Spain right-back Hector Bellerin, 25, would be a target for Barcelona if Joan Laporta is re-elected as president. (Sunday Mirror), external

Leicester City are willing to let English winger Demarai Gray, 24, leave the club and replace him with Celtic's Scotland winger Ryan Christie, 25, or Reading's French midfielder Michael Olise, 19. (90min), external

Liverpool face competition from Real Madrid to sign Brighton's Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma, 24, after he impressed Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane with his pace and physical presence. (Defensa Central - in Spanish), external

AC Milan have ruled out a move for Chelsea and France striker Olivier Giroud, 34, and instead want a younger forward to fill in for their injured Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 39. (Inside Futbal), external

Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo, 18, has applied for an Italian passport in order to secure a £37.2m move from Atalanta to Manchester United. (Sky Sports), external

Manchester United centre-back Phil Jones is a loan target for West Brom and Derby County in January, while Burnley could also be interested in the 28-year-old if they sell fellow English defender James Tarkowski, 28. (Daily Star Sunday), external

David Beckham's MLS side Inter Miami want Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 33, with the Argentina international well down the pecking order at Old Trafford. (The Athletic, via Express), external

Arsenal and France Under-21 midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 21, could make his loan move to Hertha Berlin permanent, after pleasing manager Bruno Labbadia with his performances. (Talksport), external

Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 34, will remain at Real Madrid "for many years" according to his manager Zinedine Zidane, with the club captain expected to sign a new deal before his current one expires in the summer. (Goal), external

Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 23, has rebuffed another offer to play for DR Congo and instead wants fight for a place in the England squad. (The Times - subscription required), external

NFL team the San Francisco 49ers are in talks to buy a 15% stake in Leeds United for £50m. (Football Insider), external