Manchester United battling Chelsea for Varane and Bale? Thursday's transfer news and gossip

LISBON, PORTUGAL - MAY 24: Raphael Varane and Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrate victory during the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio da Luz on May 24, 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

It may be the international break, but we're beginning to see which of our favourite clubs are absolutely desperate for reinforcements.

And you know what that means - the January transfer window is round the corner.

Managers from Land's End to John O'Groats will be hoping for a big Christmas present to enable them to buy the stars they have been eyeing up for the last couple of months.

Will Louis van Gaal sign a centre-back at last - or make his stellar attacking line-up even more eye-popping? Will Liverpool ever replace Luis Suarez? Do Chelsea need anyone else?

We've trolled through the morning's papers and the all-important websites to bring you details of who could be heading to pastures new in January.