Transfer rumours: Eriksen, Upamecano, Alli, Odegaard, Jose, Sane, Caicedo

Leicester City have ruled out a loan move for Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen, 28, because of the Denmark international's £300,000-a-week wages. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Bayern Munich have confirmed their intention to sign RB Leipzig's 22-year-old France defender Dayot Upamecano, who has a £40m release clause. (Mirror), external

Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea have all displayed interest in Upamecano, for whom any deal will not take place until the summer. (Goal), external

Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli, 24, has asked chairman Daniel Levy not to block a potential move to Paris St-Germain. (90min), external

Arsenal want to sign a back-up to Scotland left-back Kieran Tierney, 23, before the end of the January transfer window. (Express), external

Despite interest from elsewhere, Real Madrid's 22-year-old Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard is very close to completing a loan move to Arsenal. (Sport - in Spanish), external

West Ham have ended their pursuit of Sevilla and Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri. The Hammers had a £27m bid for the 23-year-old rejected, with Sevilla wanting £35m. (Talksport), external

Crystal Palace's Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy, 30, is a target for Scottish champions Celtic. (Mail), external

West Ham could lower their asking price for England midfielder Declan Rice, 22, to around £50m because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. (90min), external

The Hammers are preparing an improved bid of £16m for Bournemouth's Norway striker Joshua King, 29. (Sun), external

However, Burnley have joined West Ham and West Brom in the race to sign King, who is out of contract in the summer. (Sky Sports), external

Ex-Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 35, says he has been "excited" by watching his former team this season and has backed them to win the Premier League. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo, 19, is expected to fly to England on Friday to finalise a £4.5m move to Brighton from Independiente del Valle. (Sky Sports), external

Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil expects to have Brazil forward Willian Jose, 29, available at the weekend, despite interest from Wolves. (Marca, via Birmingham Mail), external

Wolves would have to pay around £17m to sign Jose on a permanent basis. (Express & Star), external

Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas has called Aston Villa's offer for French midfielder Morgan Sanson, 26, "pathetic". (Mail), external

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says there is no chance of the club selling Germany winger Leroy Sane, 25, despite limited first-team appearances since his move from Manchester City. (Manchester Evening News), external

Everton will ask for £9m if they are to sell Brazil midfielder Bernard, 29. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Former Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is set to take his first steps into coaching at Ukrainian side Olympic Donetsk. (ESPN), external

Manchester United are winning the race to sign Brazilian 'wonderkid' Gabriel Veron, 18, who plays as a forward for Palmeiras and has a £53m release clause. (Sport, via FourFourTwo), external