Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 28, rejected the offer of a new £200,000-a-week contract at Stamford Bridge before a reported bust-up with manager Antonio Conte.
Below are other Costa stories and transfer rumours for today:
- Costa talks with Conte this week but will leave at the end of the season after refusing to sign a two-year contract extension. (Daily Express)
- Conte has told Costa to forget about going to China and insisted: "Money is not everything". (Mirror)
- Costa has been offered £600,000 a week to join Jiangsu Suning, with the Chinese Super League side also willing to pay £80m for the striker. But his move to China could be threatened by new rules restricting the number of overseas stars who can be fielded. (Daily Star)
- West Ham are increasingly open to selling unsettled midfielder Dimitri Payet in January. (Evening Standard)
- Marseille president Jacques-Henri Eyraud will fly into London on Monday to try and persuade West Ham to sell Payet, after bidding just under £20m for the Frenchman. (Telegraph)
- Real Madrid are on the verge of signing 17-year-old Swedish striker Alexander Isak - dubbed the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (The Sun)
- Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says there have been no offers for his players from China. (The Guardian)
- Hull forward Robert Snodgrass says he is focused on playing for the Tigers, not transfer speculation. (Daily Star)
- Stoke boss Mark Hughes wants to keep forward Bojan Krkic, despite interest from Middlesbrough. (Mirror)
- Newcastle United have not given up hope on signing 25-year-old Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney. (Newcastle Chronicle)
- MLS club Real Salt Lake are interested in signing 19-year-old American striker Brooks Lennon on loan from Liverpool. (ESPN)
- Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart - on loan at Torino - says he is focused on Monday's game against AC Milan not his future. (La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italian)
- Birmingham City have shown an interest in Cheick Keita, a 20-year-old Mali international defender who plays for Virtus Entella in Italy's Serie B. (Birmingham Mail)
- Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil suggests he "very comfortable" in London, having said last week he wants to know the long-term future of manager Arsene Wenger before committing to a new contract. (Germany national team website)
And finally…
- Aston Villa's French defender Aly Cissokho is set to be loaned to Greek champions Olympiakos. (Supersport)
Below are other Costa stories and transfer rumours for today:
- Costa talks with Conte this week but will leave at the end of the season after refusing to sign a two-year contract extension. (Daily Express)
- Conte has told Costa to forget about going to China and insisted: "Money is not everything". (Mirror)
- Costa has been offered £600,000 a week to join Jiangsu Suning, with the Chinese Super League side also willing to pay £80m for the striker. But his move to China could be threatened by new rules restricting the number of overseas stars who can be fielded. (Daily Star)
- West Ham are increasingly open to selling unsettled midfielder Dimitri Payet in January. (Evening Standard)
- Marseille president Jacques-Henri Eyraud will fly into London on Monday to try and persuade West Ham to sell Payet, after bidding just under £20m for the Frenchman. (Telegraph)
- Real Madrid are on the verge of signing 17-year-old Swedish striker Alexander Isak - dubbed the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (The Sun)
- Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says there have been no offers for his players from China. (The Guardian)
- Hull forward Robert Snodgrass says he is focused on playing for the Tigers, not transfer speculation. (Daily Star)
- Stoke boss Mark Hughes wants to keep forward Bojan Krkic, despite interest from Middlesbrough. (Mirror)
- Newcastle United have not given up hope on signing 25-year-old Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney. (Newcastle Chronicle)
- MLS club Real Salt Lake are interested in signing 19-year-old American striker Brooks Lennon on loan from Liverpool. (ESPN)
- Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart - on loan at Torino - says he is focused on Monday's game against AC Milan not his future. (La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italian)
- Birmingham City have shown an interest in Cheick Keita, a 20-year-old Mali international defender who plays for Virtus Entella in Italy's Serie B. (Birmingham Mail)
- Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil suggests he "very comfortable" in London, having said last week he wants to know the long-term future of manager Arsene Wenger before committing to a new contract. (Germany national team website)
And finally…
- Aston Villa's French defender Aly Cissokho is set to be loaned to Greek champions Olympiakos. (Supersport)
