Sunday's gossip column: Solskjaer, Zaniolo, Martinez, Parrott, Brewster, Ibrahimovic

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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes he will "probably not" sign any of his leading transfer targets in January and will have to turn to the loan market instead. (Sunday Telegraph)

United and Paris St-Germain are willing to pay 60m euros (£52m) for Roma and Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo, 20. (Il Messaggero - in Italian)

Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling, 24, will not sign a new £450,000-a-week deal until manager Pep Guardiola confirms he will be staying at the club for the long term. (Sun on Sunday)

Belgium and former Everton manager Roberto Martinez wanted to become Tottenham boss after Mauricio Pochettino's sacking. (Star on Sunday)

Borussia Dortmund want to sign 17-year-old Tottenham and Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott, with Bayern Munich also interested. (Sunday Express)

Crystal Palace are within weeks of the completion of a £215m club takeover. (Sun on Sunday)

Palace have contacted Liverpool over a potential loan deal for 19-year-old England Under-21 striker Rhian Brewster. (Football Insider)

But Aston Villa are also interested in signing Brewster and are leading the chase for the forward. (Sunday Mirror)

AC Milan want to bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 38, back to the San Siro. The former Sweden striker, who is without a club after leaving LA Galaxy, won the 2010-11 Serie A title with the club. (Calciomercato - in Italian)

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says the club want winger Ryan Fraser to stay but the 25-year-old Scotland international, who has been linked with Arsenal and Liverpool, is "keeping his options open". Fraser's contract with the Cherries runs out next summer. (Sunday Mirror)

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez, 32, says a move to the MLS is a "nice possibility", with the Uruguay international having been linked with David Beckham's Inter Miami side. (ESPN)

Inter Milan and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 26, said he knew his time at former club Manchester United was over when manager Solskjaer planned to use him on the wing. (Football Italia)

Manchester United will receive £850,000 from Juventus next summer as part of the deal that saw former United forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 34, join the Italian club from Real Madrid in 2018. (Sun on Sunday)

Arsenal are battling Inter Milan for the signature of Flamengo and Brazil Under-17 attacking midfielder Reinier Jesus, 17. (Sun on Sunday)

Mario Balotelli is a target for Galatasaray. The 29-year-old Italy striker joined his hometown club Brescia in the summer. (Calciomercato - in Italian)

Newcastle United will sell South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yueng, 30, in January. (Football Insider)

Magpies boss Steve Bruce wants to sign Hull City's English midfielder Jarrod Bowen, 22, but is willing to wait until the end of the season. (Star on Sunday)

Aston Villa are still interested in signing Brentford and Algeria winger Said Benrahma, 24, in January. (Sky Sports)

But Villa boss Dean Smith says midfielders Jack Grealish, 24, and John McGinn, 25, will not be sold. (Sky Sports)

Leeds are preparing a move for Burnley's Czech Republic striker Matej Vydra, 27. (Star on Sunday)

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