Transfer gossip: Dyche, Fabregas, Jorginho, Mahrez, Allardyce

Football gossip

Everton are interested in Burnley boss Sean Dyche becoming their new manager and are likely to make an approach for him in the next 24 hours. (Sky Sports)external-link

Crystal Palace would be due a payment in the region of £2m if Sam Allardyce takes the Everton job, because of a clause in his severance agreement when he left Palace in May. (Independent) external-link

Chelsea are ready to offer midfielder Cesc Fabregas a new contract amid renewed interest in the 30-year-old from Manchester United. (Times)external-link

Arsenal are interested in a January move for 25-year-old Napoli midfielder Jorginho. (Tuttomercato, via Star)external-link

Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez, 26, is a target for Ligue 1 side Marseille. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)external-link

Zinedine Zidane has his "work cut out" to keep his job at Real Madrid after defeat by Girona left his side eight points behind Barcelona, says journalist Raphael Honigstein. (BBC Radio 5 live)

Shanghai Shenhua want Brighton and Israel striker Tomer Hemed, 30. (Sun)external-link

Slaven Bilic's future as West Ham manager is still in the balance. (Mirror)external-link

Bury chairman Stewart Day wants to finds a replacement for Lee Clark within the next two weeks. (Express)external-link

Roma and Belgium midfielder Radja Nainggolan, 29, says he never thought about leaving the Serie A club to join Chelsea in the summer. (Sky Sports) external-link

Meanwhile...

Dubai-based financier Amanda Staveley is favourite to take over at Newcastle United. (Newcastle Chronicle)external-link

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, who is on loan at Swansea, says he wants to play his senior international football for England rather than Nigeria. (Times)external-link

Napoli have banned belts from their stadium for their Champions League match with Manchester City on Wednesday. (Mail)external-link

Gary Neville compared Jose Mourinho to boxer Floyd Mayweather as he defended the Manchester United manager. (Sky Sports) external-link

England striker Jermain Defoe fears for his World Cup chances because of his lack of regular football at Bournemouth. (Mirror)external-link

Chinese side Meixian Techand have given their players £3m each for winning promotion to the second division. (Mail)external-link

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has joked about his 'bromance' with goalkeeper David de Gea. (Twitter)external-link

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The Mirror reports on Sam Allardyce being keen on the Everton job

The best of Monday's gossip

Paris St-Germain have made Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 25, their priority signing for next summer. (TF1 - in French)external-link

Manchester City believe they can sign Real Madrid midfielder Isco, despite the 25-year-old recently signing a long-term contract at the Bernabeu. (Don Balon, via Daily Express)external-link

With Burnley manager Sean Dyche linked with the Everton job, defender Stephen Ward says "it'd be a blow to lose him". (Times - subscription required)external-link

Should Dyche leave, Burnley will look to replace him with former Toffees and Manchester United boss David Moyes. (Sun)external-link

Former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is a contender for the Rangers job. (Scottish Daily Mail)external-link

Sunderland manager Simon Grayson faces the sack if his side do not beat Bolton on Tuesday. (Daily Star)external-link

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