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Bournemouth will turn down any approaches for defender Lloyd Kelly in January, with Tottenham, Liverpool, Newcastle and AC Milan all keen on the 25-year-old Englishman. (Teamtalk)external-link

The agent of Manchester United‘s Brazilian winger Antony, 23, says his client will not be returning to his homeland in a swap deal for 27-year-old forward and compatriot Gabriel Barbosa from Flamengo. (Jorge Nicola, via Express)external-link

Arsenal would prefer to sign Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney, 27, next summer rather than in January. (Teamtalk)external-link

Manchester United are keen to sign Nice centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, 23, as a replacement for his international team-mate Raphael Varane, 30, who could be heading to Saudi Arabia. (Caught Offside)external-link

Italian giants Juventus are interested in a loan deal for England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 27, who looks set to leave Manchester City in January. (Teamtalk)external-link

Juventus sent their sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli to watch Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg against Chelsea on Monday in preparation for a potential January move for the 28-year-old. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 32, is a target for Serie A pair Juventus and Inter Milan, with the Spain international’s contract expiring at the end of the season. (Fichajes)external-link

Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli, 25, is set to sign a new deal with Juventus until June 2028. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in signing Real Betis‘ 18-year-old Senegalese-born winger Assane Diao. (Mucho Deporte, via Football Talk)external-link

Chelsea and Manchester United will have to fork out 50m euros (£43m) if they want to sign Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, 27, from Italian club Inter Milan. (CalcioMercato)external-link

Barcelona are considering recalling France centre-back Clement Lenglet, 28, from his loan at Aston Villa where he has yet to make a Premier League appearance. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

Arsenal, Fulham and Liverpool sent representatives to watch Fluminense midfielder Andre during the Copa Libertadores final. The 22-year-old Brazil international has an agreement to leave the South American champions, who value him at 35m (£30.4m) euros, in January. (Globo Esporte – in Portuguese)external-link

Spain defender Marco Alonso, 32, is set to leave Barcelona for La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid. (Football Transfers)external-link

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