Liverpool are set to sign Club Brugge’s Ecuadorian defender Joel Ordonez, 21, in January for around £43m. (Mirror)
Roma are interested in re-signing Liverpool’s 33-year-old Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah but may have to wait until the summer. (La Repubblica – in Italian)
Manchester United are interested in Crystal Palace and France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, and Rennes French defender Jeremy Jacquet. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United are planning to sell Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 31, and he could leave in January. (Football Insider)
West Ham are still tracking Fulham’s Spanish winger Adama Traore, 29, but his asking wage could be a stumbling block. (Telegraph – registration required)
Real Madrid are set to resume contract talks with Brazilian striker Vinicius Jr, 25, who is keen to stay at the club. (AS – in Spanish)
West Ham have agreed a deal to sign Lazio and Argentina striker Taty Castellanos, 27, for €29m (£25m). (Fabrizio Romano)
Nottingham Forest are interested in Wolves’ Norwegian striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. The 25-year-old is also on Crystal Palace’s radar. (Telegraph – registration required)
Chelsea are considering a bid for Santos’ 19-year-old Brazilian defender Souza, but AC Milan are leading the race for his signature. (AS – in Spanish)
Fulham, Crystal Palace and Sunderland are tracking Paris FC’s Algerian midfielder Ilan Kebbal, 27. (Football Insider)
Chelsea are interested in Greek and Genk midfielder Konstantinos Karetsas, 18, who has been linked with Arsenal. (Mirror)
Inter Milan want to convert the loan of 30-year-old Manchester City Swiss defender Manuel Akanji into a permanent transfer. (Gazzetta – in Italian)
Manchester United have no plans to bring back 18-year-old England defender Harry Amass from Sheffield Wednesday, where he has been on loan. (Sun)
Newcastle are expected to make contact with Toulouse over a deal to sign French defender Dayann Methalie, 19. (Mail)
West Ham are interested in signing Chelsea and England midfielder Raheem Sterling, 31. (Talksport)
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