Johnstone, 24, has been linked with a £4m move to Villa's West Midlands rivals West Brom in the January window.
Barcelona fans have encouraged the club to step up the pursuit of Philippe Coutinho amid reports claiming that the Brazilian 'doesn't want' to play for Liverpool again.
Pep Guardiola's league leaders extend their advantage at the top after Raheem Sterling's goal after 38 seconds.
RB Leizpig insist Naby Keita is not pushing to try and get his move to Liverpool happen during the January transfer window.
Stephy Mavididi is set to leave Preston for Charlton Athletic as Arsenal attempt to give the 19-year-old regular game time.
Philippe Coutinho has yet to inform Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp of his intention to leave Barcelona - if indeed he wants to move to the Nou Camp.
Antonio Conte says the only way David Luiz will leave Chelsea this January is if an adequate replacement is brought in first.
Manchester United have five months to make a decision over Juan Mata's future at Old Trafford even though his contract is due to expire in the summer.
Sead Kolašinac is ruled out of Arsenal's clash with Chelsea on Wednesday, with Laurent Koscielny and Mesut Ozil doubts ahead of kick-off.
Barcelona are ready to pay €110m plus €40m in add-ons to complete the signing of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool in the coming days.
Liverpool first team development coach Pep Lijnders has left the club with immediate effect to take over as head coach of NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
Samuel Umtiti is contracted to Barcelona until the summer of 2021 but has a £50m release clause which can be triggered by interested clubs.
Liverpool will cancel Ryan Kent's loan spell with Frieburg after the winger saw limited game time with the Bundesliga club.
Federer and Nadal claimed two Slams each to end the year as the two top-ranked players of the season.
Huddersfield have managed to keep their head above water during the first half of the season but will need to add an injection of creative quality to their frontline in January.
Harry Kane may have put his foot in it after posting his best moment of 2017 on Instagram. Turns out the footballer forgot a few important moments according to his fiancée.
Ernesto Valverde admits that Barcelona will try to improve their squad in January amid recurrent speculation linking them with Liverpool ace Philippe Coutinho.
Mourinho took aim at former United midfielder Paul Scholes following his criticism of Pogba's performance against Southampton.
Arsenal manager says there have been no fresh bids for Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez and dismissed talk of a move for David Luiz.
Andy Murray has pulled out of the Brisbane International after suffering a setback on his long standing hip problem.
Chiellini, 33, is in the final six months of his Juventus contract and has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
Leon Goretzka has entered the final six months of his contract with Schalke and can now begin talks with clubs outside Germany.
Roy Hodgson hopes Crystal Palace can back him in January following their disappointing summer transfer window.
Sam Allardyce has certainly turned things around at Goodison Park but new signings are still needed to help balance a lop-sided squad.
Jose Mourinho will have the services of Romelu Lukaku for the FA Cup game against Derby County, but remains non-committal on January additions.
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Brisbane International with a knee problem while Novak Djokovic named himself out of the Qatar Open with a setback on his elbow.
Barcelona's kit manufacturers Nike inadvertently advertised Philippe Coutinho's Blaugrana kit on their website.
Sam Johnstone will be recalled from his loan spell at Aston Villa after United agreed a deal with West Bromwich Albion.
Besiktas are now demanding in excess of £27m for the Turkey international after Everton came close to agreeing a £25m deal.
Antonio Conte should be given big transfer funds to strengthen several areas of his Chelsea squad during the January transfer window.