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Victor Osimhen

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has suggested star forward Victor Osimhen, 24, will be sold with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all keen on a move for the Nigeria international. (Metro)external-link

Liverpool see Osimhen as a potential replacement for Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 31, who has been strongly linked with a lucrative switch to the Saudi Pro League. (Mirror)external-link

Real Madrid are eyeing a £35m move for Bayern Munich and Canada left-back Alphonso Davies, 22, when he enters the final year of his deal with the German champions in 2024. (Bild – in German)external-link

Newcastle are facing a battle to persuade Manchester City to loan them 27-year-old midfielder Kalvin Phillips in January, with Bayern Munich ready to step in with a move for the England international. (Sun)external-link

Juventus are also interested in Phillips as well as Atletico Madrid’s Argentina midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, 29, and Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)external-link

Real Madrid are considering a move for Argentina and Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez, 23, to boost Carlo Ancelotti’s La Liga squad. (Sebastián Srur, via Mail)external-link

Tottenham and West Ham are both tracking Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah, 24, while the former England Under-21 centre-back is also attracting interest from Germany and Italy. (Teamtalk)external-link

Chelsea are set to let Brazil defender Thiago Silva, 39, leave the club at the end of this season when his contract expires as they look to develop their younger players. (Football Insider)external-link

Arsenal have a four-man shortlist of targets for the January transfer window despite only having a limited budget, with Brentford’s English striker Ivan Toney, 27, the number one target. (Mirror)external-link

Liverpool remain confident of signing Fluminense and Brazil midfielder Andre, 22, despite fresh interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal. (Football Insider)external-link

Manchester United and Newcastle United are among the clubs considering a January move for Valencia’s 20-year-old Spanish midfielder Javi Guerra. (Fichajes – in Spanish)external-link

Sporting Lisbon will not allow Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, 25, to leave unless someone matches his 100m euros release clause, with several Premier League and Serie A clubs interested in the attacker. (Record – in Portuguese)external-link

Barcelona sporting director Deco says finances prevented Brazil forward Neymar, 31, returning to the La Liga club in the summer before he joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal from Paris St-Germain. (90min)external-link

Former USA boss Bruce Arena, 72, is a candidate to replace Wayne Rooney as the manager of Major League Soccer club DC United. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

Manchester City could rival Barcelona and Real Madrid in the race to sign 20-year-old Girona right-back Arnau Martinez, who has represented Spain’s Under-21 side. (90min)external-link

Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s 13-year-old son Cristiano Jnr will join up with Al-Nassr’s U15s after completing his transfer to the Saudi club on Thursday. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

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