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Football gossip: Mendoza, Maguire, Zirkzee, Semenyo, Hinshelwood, Fullkrug, Gimenez, Paz, David, Garner, Maignan

Arsenal keeping tabs on Elche midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza, Manchester City to enter race to sign Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo, Sunderland and Brentford interested in AC Milan striker Santiago Gimenez.

Arsenal are tracking Elche’s Spanish midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza, 20, who has a £17.5m release clause in his contract. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Manchester United want to sign a new centre-back next summer but would still like experienced England defender Harry Maguire, 32, to sign a contract extension at Old Trafford. (Teamtalk), external

Roma are interested in taking Netherlands striker Joshua Zirkzee, 24, on loan from Manchester United in January. (Il Messaggero – in Italian), external

Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo’s release clause with the Cherries will drop slightly from £65m in January, to a smaller figure next summer, but will not fall below £50m. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is concerned about an over-reliance on Norway striker Erling Haaland, 25, so will consider rivalling Liverpool for Bournemouth’s 25-year-old Semenyo. (Talksport), external

Nottingham Forest have identified Brighton’s 20-year-old English midfielder Jack Hinshelwood among a number of possible January transfer targets. (Mail), external

West Ham are pushing for Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug to leave permanently in January and want to reinvest any funds from the 32-year-old’s sale in one or two new forwards. (Florian Plettenberg), external

One option for West Ham is 6ft 5ins (1.96m) Union Saint-Gilloise striker Promise David and they could sign the 24-year-old Canada international for just £17m. (GiveMeSport), external

Sunderland and Brentford are interested in AC Milan’s 24-year-old Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external

Real Madrid are planning to exercise the buyback clause in 21-year-old Argentina midfielder Nico Paz’s Como contract next summer as it it is not valid in January. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Everton boss David Moyes wants to hang on to English midfielder James Garner amid interest from Manchester United, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest in the 24-year-old, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (Talksport), external

AC Milan want to reopen talks with France goalkeeper Mike Maignan over a new contract amid interest in the 30-year-old from Juventus and several Premier League clubs. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

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Football gossip: Szoboszlai, Mainoo, Vinicius, Paz, Robertson, Fullkrug, Bastoni, Howe, Conte, Jackson

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is a target for Real Madrid and Manchester City, Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo is open to joining Napoli, Brazil winger Vinicius Jr closer to Real Madrid exit.

Manchester City and Real Madrid are both interested in Liverpool and Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, 25. (AS – in Spanish), external

Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, is open to a January loan move to Napoli but the Red Devils will not allow him to leave on a permanent deal. (Teamtalk), external

Real Madrid’s Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr, 25, wants to be paid the same as French striker Kylian Mbappe, 26, and his contract stand-off with the club will continue which is pushing him closer to a Bernabeu exit. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Chelsea have contacted Italian club Como about the availability of 21-year-old Argentina playmaker Nicolas Paz. (Caught Offside), external

Liverpool are willing to pay Inter Milan £88m (100m euros) for 26-year-old Italian centre-back Alessandro Bastoni. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external

Liverpool and Scotland left-back Andy Robertson, 31, will leave Anfield when his contract expires next summer and has already held talks with Celtic. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Wolfsburg are exploring a possible January move for West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug with Augsburg also interested in the 32-year-old Germany international who has been given permission to leave the Hammers. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Bayern Munich have no interest in cutting short 24-year-old Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson’s loan move from Chelsea but it is unlikely the Bundesliga side will buy him at the end of the season. (Bild – in German), external

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has the fully backing of the club’s Saudi owners and new chief executive David Hopkinson despite a disappointing start to the season. (The I), external

Antonio Conte will not resign as Napoli coach but will meet with the club’s owner Aurelio de Laurentiis in the next few days to find a solution to their struggles this season. (Il Mattino – in Italian), external

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