Brighton and their Premier League rivals are already being linked with incomings and outgoings ahead of the winter window.
As always, we’re sharing the latest news and gossip from around the top-flight – so scroll and click through the pages to see what features:
![Meanwhile, City will have the chance to offer Lionel Messi a pre-contract in January as talks with Barcelona are unlikely to take place until later in the season. (Telegraph)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNiNTI2YzY4LTkzMzktNDQ2Ni04MzE4LTkzODM3OTJmY2I4OTplYjZiZjgzZi1iZjU5LTQyYTktYTI2ZC1lNTAxYmE5ZjNiYTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. City could offer Messi pre-contract
Meanwhile, City will have the chance to offer Lionel Messi a pre-contract in January as talks with Barcelona are unlikely to take place until later in the season. (Telegraph) Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO
![Sheffield Wednesday are plotting a January move for Brighton goalkeeper Christian Walton, who could be shipped out on loan. (Football Insider)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFkM2ExOWM2LWVjZmItNDMzYS1hNDg3LWQxYTA1OTE4YTMyYjoxZDZlYTE0NC1lZjNlLTRmYTItYjA1ZS01ZjBmNThlY2NiYzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Wednesday want Walton
Sheffield Wednesday are plotting a January move for Brighton goalkeeper Christian Walton, who could be shipped out on loan. (Football Insider) Photo: Justin Setterfield
![Ben Heneghan, who was released by Sheffield United in the summer, is being monitored by League One side Oxford United. (The Sun)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQxOGEzYmVhLWI4OTgtNGE2Mi05NmFjLWZmNzZkMmFiYjk2YTozZjFmNTY0My0xNzMwLTRlMGYtOWUxMC1mMDA0OTA3MjkzZjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Ex-Blade on L1 club’s radar
Ben Heneghan, who was released by Sheffield United in the summer, is being monitored by League One side Oxford United. (The Sun) Photo: Mark Runnacles
![Manchester United, Leicester City and Everton have joined Liverpool and Wolves in the race for Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze, who has an £80m release clause. (90min)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM4NTJjNDRiLTBlMDEtNDYxMS1hMjU3LTQwNThkN2FhZWIwYzoxMmIyOWQyMC1lMmVmLTQ2OWMtYmUzNC0wMGUxYzcyNmJmNjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Chukwueze race hots up
Manchester United, Leicester City and Everton have joined Liverpool and Wolves in the race for Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze, who has an £80m release clause. (90min) Photo: David Ramos