Manchester City are plotting a £30million move for Ryan Bertrand in January, according to reports.
City are having to enter the market for a left-back after Benjamin Mendy's potentially season-ending injury.
The Sun on Sunday report that City have turned their attention to Bertrand and are prepared to make their move in January when the transfer window re-opens.
A bid of £30m has been mooted but it is unclear if Southampton would budge.
City have been using Fabian Delph as an emergency left-back in Mendy's absence.
Stories from Sunday's Daily Mirror
Liverpool will face competition from Barcelona in the race for £50million-rated Virgil van Dijk. Scouts from the Catalan giants watched the unsettled Southampton defender in Holland’s clash with Sweden during the international break.
Arsenal and Spurs will go head-to-head for £30million star Riyad Mahrez in January.
Tottenham are in a race against the clock to complete their new stadium by the start of next season. The club are still unable to say if it will be ready to host the opening games of the 20-18-18 campaign.
Former Arsenal starlet Armand Traore has told how he once took a knuckle-duster to a north London derby at White Hart Lane — when already a Gunners player. The Nottingham Forest full-back ended up in a police cell for 10 hours as a result of his teenage moment of madness.
Santi Cazorla faces a battle to save his Arsenal career. The Spain star has not featured for the Gunners for nearly a year after two operations to cure an Achilles tendon injury.
Adam Lallana is targeting a return to action after the next international break. The Liverpool and England attacking midfielder hasn’t featured at all this season for either club or country after rupturing a thigh tendon over the summer.
Stories from Sunday's People
Manchester United fear Real Madrid will demand David de Gea as part of any deal to sign Gareth Bale next summer.
Louis van Gaal has hit out at Jose Mourinho 16 months on from his sacking as manager at Manchester United after running into his successor in the corridors of Anfield at Saturday's goalless draw with Liverpool
Phil Jones will get a bumper new deal at Manchester United and become one of the Premier League’s highest-paid defenders. The centre-half is set to be rewarded for his early season form with a contract worth around £150,000 a week.
Transfer news and gossip from other sites and papers
Arsenal are lining up a £20million January move for Napoli defender Nikola Maksimovic. (Football Italia)
Rafa Benitez is being touted as a potential replacement for Ronald Koeman at Everton. (Sun on Sunday)
Newcastle are facing competition for Turkey international Cenk Tosun. (Sun on Sunday)
Former Manchester City man Bacary Sagna could be on his way to either Inter or AC Milan. (Gazzetta dello Sport)