Steven Gerrard has reportedly bid to bring an out of favour Liverpool star to Aston Villa, though Jurgen Klopp's comments suggest a deal is a non-starter.
Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo is reportedly ‘not interested’ in extending his contract at Ibrox, news that will alert a trio of English Premier League clubs.
Paul Robinson doubts if Nathaniel Phillips will be allowed to join West Ham this winter but feels he has more chance of leaving Liverpool than Joe Gomez.
Ralf Rangnick will pocket a cool £8.5million if he can convince Erling Haaland to join Manchester United, while Tottenham are chasing five young talents from around Europe to bolster Antonio Conte's squad - both in all the latest Paper Talk.
Aston Villa CEO Christian Purslow has hinted the arrival of Steven Gerrard as manager may prompt a change of policy regarding mid-season transfer business.