Transfer News and Gossip – Nov 27th

Premier League and Europe:

• Chelsea are lining up a January bid for Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy and Tottenham’s Belgium midfielder Mousa Dembele. (Daily Mirror)
• Tottenham remain confident of holding onto striker Harry Kane despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester United. (Telegraph)
• Former Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinin is a target for Chelsea with the Croatia international having scored 10 times in nine Serie A matches for Fiorentina this season. (Gazzetta Dello Sport)
• Lionel Messi’s agents have held discussions with Manchester City about a possible deal which one see the Argentine earn up to £800,000 a week. (The Sun)
• Pep Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season to takeover as the new Manchester City boss. (Guardian)
• LA Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard has spoke of his disappointment over Liverpool not making a move for Dele Alli before Tottenham did. (Evening Standard)
• Swansea forward Andre Ayew has suggested he could leave the club to join a top Premier League side with Liverpool interested in his services. (Daily Express)
• Bournemouth are planning a £6 million move for Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gale as a potential replacement for the injured Callum Wilson. (Daily Mirror)
• Arsene Wenger will assess if Calum Chambers is capable of playing a defensive midfield role before making a signing in the January transfer window following an injury to Francis Coquelin. (Evening Standard)