Manchester City are advancing talks over a deal for 17-year-old River Plate attacking midfielder Claudio Echeverri, with Chelsea also interested in the Argentina youth international. (Fabrizio Romano)

Barcelona face competition from Manchester City for the signature of Fluminense midfielder Andre, 22, with Pep Guardiola having identified the Brazilian, also been linked with Liverpool and Fulham, as a potential signing for the future. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

Premier League clubs are set to face a fresh wave of interest in their top players from the Saudi Pro League with the number of foreign players clubs are permitted in their squads set to increase from eight to 10. (Daily Telegraph – subscription required)

Manchester United have joined Manchester City and Liverpool in the race to sign Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, 28, from Bayern Munich. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

Arsenal are willing to part with England striker Eddie Nketiah, 24, for a fee of around £40m amid interest from West Ham, Brentford and Crystal Palace. (Football Insider)

AC Milan will stick with boss Stefano Pioli for the time being, despite former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte viewed as a potential replacement in the summer. (Gazetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Manchester United have put Lyon attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki, 20, on their list of transfer targets with boss Erik ten Hag also keen to sign a striker in addition to the Frenchman. (Football Transfers)

Manchester City have told Barcelona to pay in excess of £26m to make 29-year-old Portugal defender Joao Cancelo’s loan move permanent. (Sport – in Spanish)

The agent of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has shut down rumours the Nigeria international will leave next summer despite a buyout clause in the 24-year-old’s new contract in excess of £100m. (Corriere dello Sport via Football Italia)

Manchester United are willing to let Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo leave Old Trafford on loan in January, with Southampton keen on the 21-year-old. (Football Insider)

Paris St-Germain have agreed a fee of £17.5m (20m euros) with Sao Paulo for their 20-year-old Brazilian centre-back Lucas Beraldo, who was also on Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp’s radar. (L’Equipe – in French)

Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is closing in on a return to management, with the Norwegian favourite to take over at Turkish club Besiktas. (Mirror)

Under pressure Al-Ettifaq manager Steven Gerrard has called on the club’s board to make “significant changes” in the January transfer window following a winless run of eight matches. (Mail)

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will hold talks imminently with director of football Dan Ashworth over the club’s January transfer targets. (Newcastle Chronicle)

Ashworth has personally scouted Italian centre-back Lorenzo Pirola, 21, Mali midfielder Lassana Coulibaly, 27, and Senegal forward Boulaye Dia, 27, who are all on the books of Serie A club Salernitana and of interest to Newcastle. (Teamtalk)