Manchester United slip to third after a third straight draw against Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Live coverage of Saturday's Premier League action including Chelsea vs Stoke City, Liverpool vs Leicester City and Bournemouth vs Everton.
Manchester United have been leading the race to sign Bordeaux winger Malcom but Mauricio Pochettino's side make first bid.
Leon Goretzka is reportedly wanted by Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus.
Thierry Henry wants Arsenal to sell Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in January as they would be available to move out on a free transfer in the summer.
Alvaro Morata left Real Madrid and made a switch to Chelsea, where he reunited with Antonio Conte. The Italian boss signed him at his former club Juventus.
Barcelona have been on the trail of Gremio midfielder Arthur and are keen to bring him to the Camp Nou. They will have to pay his £44.4m release clause to sign him.
Liverpool have recently completed a world record deal for Virgil van Dijk which has opened up speculation about a possible January move for Coutinho.
Juventus are keen to tie down a deal for Emre Can at the earliest in order to beat off competition from Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
Michael Carrick is set to retire after the end of the 2017/18 season when his contract at Manchester United expires.
Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping to convince Real Madrid to set a realistic transfer price in order to attract interested suitors next summer.
Ryan Sessegnon's form has seen him attract interest from top clubs, with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid believed to be interested in his services.
Hazard's deal with the Blues runs till 2020 but Hazard is in no rush to put pen to paper and is waiting to see if clubs across Europe can match Chelsea's offer.
Barcelona are keen to sign Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho, but will have to trim their wage bill and bolster their transfer kitty before making any moves.
Antonio Conte says he has not decided what will happen with Baba Rahman although has not ruled out handing the left-back another chance at Chelsea.
Antonio Conte fears losing Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois will send the wrong message and could damage Chelsea's chances to compete for major honours.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admits he cannot afford to rest Romelu Lukaku, also suggesting he won't start the Belgian alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic anymore.
The Reds have a number of fringe players who are of interest to clubs in the Premier League and beyond, but Klopp has no interest in doing anyone any favours.
The Belgian will have only a year left on his current deal after the season and would need a sumptuous offer to put pen to paper.
Harry Kane and Mousa Dembele are both doubts for Tottenham's visit to Swansea City due to illness and injury respectively.
Recent reports claimed that Everton had agreed a £25m deal for Turkish forward Tosun, but Besiktas say that is not the case.
Wilshere will enter the final six months of his current deal in January and will be free to talk to clubs outside England over a potential free transfer in the summer.
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have both been heavily linked with a move for Sessegnon, who scored in Fulham's recent win over Cardiff.
Rooney has missed Everton's last two matches through illness but is available to face Bournemouth on Saturday (30 December).
Everton have been on the lookout for a striker to replace Romelu Lukaku, who joined Manchester United in the summer.
Anthony Martial and Matteo Darmian returned to training ahead of United's game against Southampton after missing the draw against Burnley.
The emergence of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane has left Sturridge unlikely to start even when available.
Riyad Mahrez has been identified as a replacement for contract rebele Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal. The Chilean's current deal at the Emirates will run down next summer.
Wolfsburg are keen to sign Divock Origi on a permanent basis in January while Danny Ings remains a loan target for West Brom, Newcastle and West Ham.
Antoine Griezmann has a €200m release clause in his Atletico Madrid contract until 1 July 2018, after which it will drop to €100m.