Here are the top transfer-related stories in Friday’s newspapers…

Manchester City are ready to make a January move for Alexis Sanchez — but only if they can get him on the cheap. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted he could sell Sanchez and midfielder Mesut Ozil in the winter window rather than lose £100m worth of talent for nothing when their contracts expire at season’s end. And City believe they could land Sanchez for just £20m. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal and Liverpool are set to do battle once more over Thomas Lemar next summer. Monaco chief Vadim Vasilyev has confirmed that he expects the player will leave the French champions following the World Cup, declaring: “it’s right to let players go.” (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea scouts will check on Ghana international striker Richmond Boakye during next week’s Europa League tie between Red Star Belgrade and Arsenal. (Daily Mail)

?Chelsea will consider sending Belgium Under-21 international Charly Musonda out on loan in January. Musonda appeared to criticise the club on social media earlier this week about a lack of first-team football. (London Evening Standard)

Tottenham could renew their interest in Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes in January. The Portuguese midfielder has failed to nail down a regular spot in Ernesto Valverde’s first-team, and could be set for a cut-price move away from the Nou Camp. (The Sun)

Juan Mata has rejected a lucrative offer from the Chinese Super League in favour of remaining at Manchester United. (Daily Mail)

Lionel Messi’s ‘signing bonus’ for staying at Barcelona could be as high as a record-breaking £80million and the club hope to have a naming-rights sponsor for the Nou Camp as early as next season to help them pay for it. (Daily Mail)

Scotland are unlikely to have a new manager in place before the new year, with Michael O’Neill and Derek McInnes the early favourites to replace Gordon Strachan. (Guardian)

And here are the latest talkSPORT.com headlines…

Arsene Wenger tells Jack Wilshere he does NOT have to leave Arsenal to earn World Cup call

Liverpool FC transfer news: Barcelona ‘ready to buy Coutinho in January’, says Catalan club boss

Sergio Aguero: ‘Manchester City would have no money problems in regards to signing Lionel Messi’

Manchester United FC news: Jose Mourinho set for new £65m five-year deal

Manchester City have the financial power to sign Lionel Messi, but it would be another matter to try and convince him to leave Barcelona, says Sergio Aguero

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak could make his loan switch to West Brom permanent