Arsenal have made West Ham’s 24-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice their top transfer target this summer and are confident of beating Chelsea to his signing. (Times – subscription)
Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl is planning talks with their 19-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham and his parents, and says there have been no offers for him. (Kicker – in German)
Dortmund are interested in signing Manchester United’s 20-year-old Sweden winger Anthony Elanga, who has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford because of Alejandro Garnacho’s rise. (Talksport)
Manchester United are holding talks with Inter Milan about Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, 26, with a fee of about £35m being discussed. (TuttoMercatoWeb – in Italian)
Tottenham remain in talks with Sporting Lisbon about signing Spain defender Pedro Porro, 23, but are unwilling to meet his 45m euro (£40m) release clause up front. (90min)
Twenty-six-year-old Brazil winger Raphinha, who has been linked with Arsenal, has no intention of leaving Barcelona in January. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Newcastle United are looking at signing Chelsea’s England midfielders Conor Gallagher, 22, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 26, as well as 29-year-old Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech this month. (Telegraph – subscription)
RB Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl says the “signs are very clear” that 25-year-old France forward Christopher Nkunku will join Chelsea. (Bild via Mail)
Newcastle have joined Leicester City in the race for Fiorentina’s 24-year-old Argentina forward Nico Gonzalez, but the Serie A club will not let him go for less than £40m. (TuttoMercatoWeb)
Everton and Newcastle are holding talks over signing 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie, who has also been linked with Tottenham. (Football Insider)
Leeds United have increased their £22m bid for 22-year-old Angers midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, who impressed for Morocco at the 2022 World Cup. (90 Min)
Chelsea and Tottenham are no longer chasing Everton’s 21-year-old English forward Anthony Gordon. (CaughtOffside)
Tottenham and Liverpool are among the clubs to be offered 25-year-old Netherlands winger Arnaut Danjuma by Villarreal, but the Spanish club have only received bids from Everton and former club Bournemouth.(Relevo)
Orlando City and Uruguay striker Facundo Torres, 22, says Arsenal have held talks about signing him. (Goal)
Brighton are interested in 24-year-old Argentine forward Valentin Castellanos, who is on loan at Girona from New York City. (Independent)
France defender William Saliba, 21, says he is “so happy” at Arsenal as talks about a new deal continue. (Independent)
Juventus will prioritise signing Roma and former England defender Chris Smalling, 33, on a free contract this summer. (Tuttosport)
Numerous Championship and League One clubs have made contact with Chelsea about a loan move for 19-year-old England defender Bashir Humphreys, who made his debut in the FA Cup third-round tie against Manchester City. (Football Insider)
Norwich will target Middlesbrough’s 30-year-oldEnglish right-back Tommy Smith if Max Aarons, 23, leaves in January. (Mirror)
