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Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea

Former Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 33, is open to joining Newcastle as the Magpies consider bringing in the free agent as cover for injured England stopper Nick Pope, 31. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Pope’s England team-mate Aaron Ramsdale would also consider a move to Newcastle, but the Magpies are reluctant to meet Arsenal’s £50m valuation of the 25-year-old. (Talksport)external-link

Manager Erik ten Hag is battling to retain the support of some of his Manchester United players after Saturday’s 1-0 Premier League defeat at Newcastle. (ESPN)external-link

Manchester United players are said to be questioning Ten Hag’s playing style and treatment of England winger Jadon Sancho, 23. (Sky Sports)external-link

However, Manchester United manager Ten Hag’s future is not in immediate danger. (Mail)external-link

Newcastle and Manchester United are vying to land Guinea forward Serhou Guirassy, 27, from Stuttgart in January. (Football Insider)external-link

Arsenal are willing to listen to offers for England striker Eddie Nketiah, 24, in January. (Football Transfers)external-link

Former France defender Raphael Varane, 30, has expressed a desire to remain at Manchester United beyond the January transfer window. (Manchester Evening News)external-link

Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are keeping tabs on France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 28, with him stalling on signing a new deal at AC Milan. (Footmercato – in French)external-link

Brighton will not stand in manager Roberto De Zerbi’s way should he decide he would like to leave the club in the future. (Football Insider)external-link

Bayern Munich face a battle to hold on to French forward Mathys Tel, 18, with several Premier League clubs interested. (Bild – in German)external-link

Jean-Philippe Mateta is seeking a move away from Crystal Palace in January and Eintracht Frankfurt could offer the 26-year-old French striker an exit route. (The Athletic – subscription required)external-link

Newcastle have taken the first steps towards signing Manchester City and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, in January. (Rudy Galetti)external-link

Juventus are also keen on former Leeds midfielder Phillips and could attempt to sign him on loan in January. (Metro)external-link

Chelsea and Manchester City are showing interest in River Plate’s 17-year-old midfielder Claudio Echeverri, 17-year-old striker Agustin Ruberto and 16-year-old winger Ian Subiabre, who all impressed for Argentina at the recent U17 World Cup. (90Min)external-link

West Ham, Burnley and Sheffield United are set to compete for Derby’s 22-year-old English defender Eiran Cashin. (Teamtalk)external-link

A microchip inside footballs used at Euro 2024 will help determine whether there has been a handball in the lead-up to a goal and also help with offside decisions. (Times – subscription required)external-link

Everton are interested in signing Lyon’s 22-year-old Irish defender Jake O’Brien in January. (Footmercato – in French)external-link

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