Manchester United and Chelsea are competing for Viktor Gyokeres, Real Madrid are interested in buying Trent Alexander-Arnold in January, Al-Hilal may cancel Neymar’s contract and buy Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester United and Chelsea will lead the race to buy Swedish and Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, next season. (stra)
Gyokeres will be sold for around 63 million euros next season – 20 million euros less than his release clause. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Manchester United are also monitoring Bayern Munich’s 29-year-old German midfielder Leon Goretzka. (Florian Plettenberg)
Real Madrid are interested in buying Liverpool English defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, whose contract expires at the end of this season (Marca – in Spanish).
But Liverpool are not ready to sell any first team player in January. (Football Insider)
Al-Hilal are considering terminating the contract of 32-year-old Brazilian striker Neymar in January and replacing him with the Portuguese striker of Saudi club Al-Nassr, 39, Cristiano Ronaldo. (Sport – in Spanish)
Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham are interested in Eintracht Frankfurt’s Swedish midfielder Hugo Larsson, 20. (Caught Offside)
Crystal Palace are planning to make a £20m bid for Sunderland and England under-18 midfielder Chris Rigg in January. (sun)
Everton have expressed interest in signing Brighton’s Ghanaian defender Tariq Lamptey on a free transfer when the 24-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the season. (Africa Foot – in French)
A consortium led by American businessman Steve Rosen is close to completing the purchase of Sheffield United for £105 million. (Telegraph – registration required)
Tottenham are considering buying Nottingham Forest and England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 23. (Football Insider)
AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli are interested in Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior, 24, but the Gunners will only consider letting him leave permanently on a fee, not on loan. (Tutto Mercarto – in Italian)
Brentford are among the clubs interested in Celta Vigo and Greece striker Anastasios Douvikas, 25. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
West Ham will reassess manager Julen Lopetegui if the struggling Hammers lose at home to Everton on Saturday. (Guardian)
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