Real Madrid are preparing to test Man City’s resolve with an audacious offer of Gareth Bale plus £70m in exchange for Raheem Sterling.

Sky Sports News understands representatives from Real will travel to watch Sterling’s performances for England next month - at home to Montenegro and away to Kosovo - before deciding on the final details of a proposal to City.

Sterling’s representatives met with Real’s general director Jose Angel Sanchez in the summer in a failed bid to tempt City’s prized possession to the Bernabeu.

However, Los Blancos President Florentino Perez knows another 12 months without a deal will see Sterling’s £150m present valuation increase further still.

Privately City, and in particular manager Pep Guardiola, are understood to have little interest in signing the 30-year old Welshman.

Equally if Bale chooses to remain with Real, then Perez will have to part with a figure close to the world record £198m paid to Barcelona by PSG for Neymar.

The Gunners are distancing themselves from a possible move for former Manchester United and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. (ESPN)

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Former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, previously linked with Arsenal, is the favourite to take over at Bayern Munich following the departure of Niko Kovac. (Bild)

Talks with intermediaries have already taken place to get Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag to Bayern Munich. The Dutchman would only be allowed to leave in the summer, not midseason, according to Sky Germany.

Bayern Munich are looking at Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino as a possible replacement for manager Niko Kovac. (Sport1)

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Juventus sent scouts to Anfield on Sunday to watch Liverpool's Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, Tottenham Hotspurs' South Korea forward Son Heung-min, 27, and Spurs' Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, all 27. (Tuttosport)

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Arsenal are interested in signing Mario Gotze, who will be a free agent at the end of the season. (@SkyDeutschland)

Arsenal have held talks with Denis Zakaria’s representatives over signing the Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder.

Zakaria would cost fee €50 million.

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Napoli will abandon hopes of signing RB Salzburg's Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland in January because they expect Manchester United to sign the 19-year-old.