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Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa, who is currently on loan at Real Madrid

Real Madrid will not pay more than £17.5m for 26-year-old on-loan Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who cost Chelsea a record £72m five years ago. (Sun)external-link

Juventus could use the wages saved on 30-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba, who faces a lengthy ban over a failed drugs test, to sign Arsenal’s 30-year-old Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey on loan in January. (Mirror)external-link

Saudi Pro League officials want Manchester City’s 32-year-old Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, who would cost about £50m, to join the league. (Football Insider)external-link

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has added Real Sociedad’s 24-year-old Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi and Real Madrid’s France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 23, to his list of transfer targets. (Calciomercato – in Spanish)external-link

Fluminense’s 22-year-old Brazil midfielder Andre would be open to a January transfer, with Liverpool still interested despite having a previous bid rejected. (Mirror)external-link

Liverpool will not sell Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 31, in January regardless of any offers from the Saudi Pro League. (Football Insider)external-link

England forward Marcus Rashford, 26, may have upset Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag by going to a nightclub after Sunday’s derby defeat by Manchester City. (Mail)external-link

Chelsea and Manchester City are monitoring Bayer Leverkusen’s 20-year-old Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz. (Express)external-link

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is interested in Athletic Bilbao’s 26-year-old Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon. (Fichajes – in Spanish)external-link

Napoli are open to negotiating a new contract with 24-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, who has been linked with Liverpool.(Fichajes – in Spanish)external-link

Chelsea and England defender Trevor Chalobah, 24, has been offered a move to Borussia Dortmund. (Sun)external-link

English forward Divin Mubama, 19, has turned down a contract extension at West Ham with one year left on his current deal. (Athletic – subscription)external-link

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