Rumour Mill

Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is interested in succeeding Jose Mourinho as Manchester United's next permanent manager. (Daily Telegraph)

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is the only name on Manchester United's list to replace Jose Mourinho - and the Red Devils are willing to fork out £42m in compensation. (Daily Telegraph)

Jose Mourinho found out about Manchester United's plans to sign both a central defender and Juventus winger Douglas Costa in January just hours before he was fired. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United will give interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a £50m kitty to spend in January, with Douglas Costa and Toby Alderweireld the top targets. (Daily Mirror)

Paul Pogba shouted in celebration of Jose Mourinho's sacking at training on Tuesday before Michael Carrick reminded him no one is bigger than the club. (The Sun)

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is mulling over an offer from Manchester United to be their next permanent manager. (AS)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is eyeing up Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar as the long-term successor to Fernandinho. (The Sun)

Inter Milan are still interested in signing Mesut Ozil after the Arsenal midfielder was left out of his side's Carabao Cup defeat by Tottenham. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool and Barcelona target Adrien Rabiot will definitely not be at Paris Saint-Germain next season, according to the French midfielder's mother Veronique, who is also his agent. (RTL)

Chelsea do not want to sell Denmark centre-back Andreas Christensen after turning down interest from Barcelona. (Sky Sports)

Liverpool will delay any decision on whether to let 21-year-old striker Dominic Solanke leave on loan in January until after the transfer window opens. (Liverpool Echo)