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• Roman Abramovich will have to fork out £40m if he wants to remove Jose Mourinho as Chelsea manager. Abramovich is set to talk about the Portuguese's future with his management team on Wednesday.
• Claudio Ranieri will pocket a bonus of £100,000 for every place Leicester City finish above 18th in the Premier League this season.
• John Stones is ready to stay at Everton until at least the end of the season, news that will disappoint the Premier League's elite.
• Tottenham have made another check on Marseille striker Michy Batshuayl, who has scored 11 goals in 18 appearances this season, but a price tag of £30m could put them off a move.
• Watford are hopeful of signing Roma's £15m-rated winger Juan Iturbe in January, most likely on loan with a view to a permanent move.
• Sunderland midfielder Jack Rodwell has received 50 injections in five days from German specialist Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt as he looks to rescue his injury-plagued career
• Chelsea are ready to resume their bid to sign Everton defender John Stones in an attempt to halt their dramatic slump this season that sees the defending Premier League champions in a relegation battle.
• The Blues are also in talks to sign Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder Alex Teixeira in a deal worth nearly £30m.
• Despite being reportedly given the green light by the club's owners, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not make any new signings in the January transfer window.
• Ottmar Hitzfeld has fuelled the rumours that Pep Guardiola will take over at Manchester City at the end of his Bayern Munich contract this summer.
• Jurgen Klopp has the financial backing of Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group to spend in January.
• Steven Naismith has admitted he will hold talks with Roberto Martinez concerning his lack of playing time at Everton.
• Chelsea have reportedly made an offer for Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti.
• Napoli have entered the race with Manchester United to sign Fulham wonderkid Moussa Dembele.
• Spain star Nolito claims he's ready to snub interest from Arsenal and pen a new deal with Celta Vigo.
• Liverpool have agreed a £4.3m deal to sign Red Star Belgrade winger Marko Grujic.
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to pounce for Juventus defender Daniele Rugani.
• Sunderland are back in for FC Utrecht striker Sebastien Halle, according to the Dutch club.
• Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is losing the dressing room, with two senior players reportedly speaking up after the 1-1 draw with Leicester late last month.
• Lionel Messi and Neymar are at the centre of a £1billion battle of Manchester, with both City and United interested in the Barcelona pair.
• Manchester City will find out by the weekend whether Pep Guardiola will sign a new deal with Bayern Munich or leave, possibly for the Premier League, this summer.
• Jurgen Klopp could be set to make his first Liverpool signing - with a £4.3m deal for Serbian youngster Marko Grujic said to be all but done.
• Stoke City are targeting another addition from Spain, with Mark Hughes having run the rule over Levante midfielder Victor Camarasa.
• Bournemouth hope to sign Atalanta 'keeper Marco Sportiello in January.
• Southampton are ready to rescue outcast Andros Townsend from his Tottenham hell.
• Derby County are close to landing Cheltenham whizzkid Luke Thomas.
• Manchester United face a fight to keep hold of Guillermo Varela, with Napoli chasing the promising right-back
• Jose Mourinho has told his Chelsea players he should have sold some of them in the summer.
• Sunderland's hopes of signing West Ham defender James Collins in January have been hit by the injury crisis at Upton Park.
• Roberto Martinez has revealed that John Stones knows he has no chance of leaving Everton in January.
• Arsenal have been dealt a transfer blow after January target Nolito hinted he was ready to reaffirm his commitment to Celta Vigo by signing a new deal.
• Man of the moment Riyad Mahrez has vowed to stay at Leicester until the end of the season
• Chelsea have started to draw up a contingency plan in the event of owner Roman Abramovich sacking manager Jose Mourinho.
• Sergio Aguero is in line to return from injury for Manchester City's pivotal game at Premier League title rivals Arsenal.
• Derek McInnes has underlined his commitment to Aberdeen after admitting for the first time he was sounded out for other jobs.
• Russell Latapy has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacant St Mirren managerial post.