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Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson is wanted by Manchester City, Napoli ask about Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo, Sunderland and Newcastle battle for Lazio’s Matteo Guendouzi.

Manchester City are ready to make Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, 23, one of their top transfer targets in 2026 and prefer him to fellow England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, of Crystal Palace. (Mail), external

Sunderland are ready to battle Newcastle for Lazio’s French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 26. (Teamtalk), external

Napoli have lodged another enquiry with Manchester United over the availability of 20-year-old England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. (Football Italia), external

Atletico Madrid have joined the race to sign Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 25. (Marca – in Spanish), external

Real Madrid have ended their interest in Liverpool’s France centre-back Ibrahima Konate, 26, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Liverpool remain committed to hanging on to Konate but only if the terms of a new deal are in line with the club’s wage structure. (Sky Sports), external

Crystal Palace and France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, is a target for AC Milan as well as several other clubs in Italy and the Premier League. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Newcastle’s England full-back Tino Livramento, 23, is wanted by Manchester City, who could face competition to sign him from Manchester United and Arsenal. (Caught Offside, external)

Arsenal have contacted the agent of Turkey forward Kenan Yildiz, 20, in the hope of prising him from Juventus. (La Repubblica – in Italian), external

Colombia and Fortaleza CEIF midfielder Cristian Orozco, 17, will arrive in the UK to sign a deal with Manchester United in the coming days. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Nottingham Forest are monitoring Derby County goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom with the 27-year-old Sweden international yet to agree a new contract with the Rams. (Sky Sports), external

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

Vinicius Junior will not sign a new deal at Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool will keep an eye on his situation, while Liverpool have held concrete talks over a move for Antoine Semenyo.

Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, 25, has told Real Madrid he does not intend to renew his contract which expires in the summer of 2027, because of a strained relationship with manager Xabi Alonso. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Liverpool, Manchester United and several other Premier League clubs are keeping a keen eye on Vinicius’ situation. (Mirror), external

Liverpool have already held concrete talks over a move for Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, and are aware of his £65m release clause. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Manchester United and Chelsea have both scouted RB Leipzig and Germany midfielder Assan Ouedraogo, 19. (Sky Sports Germany – in German), external

Marseille want to hold talks with Brighton about signing Denmark midfielder Matt O’Riley, 25, permanently in January. (Sky Sports), external

European giants AC Milan are plotting a spectacular move for Crystal Palace and France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28. (Teamtalk), external

Premier League clubs are expected to queue up to sign Atletico Madrid and England midfielder Conor Gallagher in January, provided the Spanish club agree to sell or loan out the 25-year-old former Chelsea player. (Sky Sports), external

Paris St-Germain have joined Real Madrid in the race for Bayern Munich and France defender Dayot Upamecano, 27, who looks set to become a free agent at the end of the season. (Sky Sports Germany – in German), external

Wolves and Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes, 24, has had his head turned by Manchester United’s interest in him and would be keen on a January move. (Teamtalk), external

Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 31, is likely to leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Chelsea and Arsenal will fight to sign Marseille’s French striker Robinio Vaz, 18, who is valued between 20 and 30m euros (£17.6m to £25.5m). (Caught Offside), external

Atletico Madrid are considering a move for Marseille forward Mason Greenwood, 24, with the Englishman valued at about £70m. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise interests Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United eye Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi, Newcastle among the clubs chasing AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit.

Liverpool view Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise, 23, as a possible replacement for Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, 33, and are prepared to break the bank to sign the France forward. (Fichajes in Spanish), external

Arsenal have entered the race for Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi, 23, with Manchester United also keen on the Germany forward. (Teamtalk), external

AZ Alkmaar will allow 19-year-old Dutch midfielder Kees Smit to leave but want in excess of £22m with Newcastle, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich all interested. (Sky Sports), external

Paris St-Germain aim to sign Brazil forward Vinicius Jr on a free transfer in 2027, when the 25-year-old’s contract with Real Madrid ends. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Arsenal and Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus, 28, has outlined his desire to return to former club Palmeiras in the future. (Mirror), external

Newcastle are pushing to sign James Trafford, 23, in January, with the English goalkeeper struggling for game time at Manchester City. (Teamtalk), external

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

Tottenham eye a move for Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye, Chelsea are set to rival Spurs for Juventus striker Jonathan David, and Liverpool linked with £88m move for Inter’s Alessandro Bastoni.

Tottenham Hotspur have made Everton’s Senegalese winger Iliman Ndiaye, 25, a prime target, but Newcastle United, Juventus, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid are also keeping tabs on the player. (TeamTalk), external

Chelsea and Tottenham are weighing up a January move for Juventus and Canada striker Jonathan David, 25 (TuttoMercatoWeb), external

Everton could move for Midtjylland striker Franculino Dju, 21, in January but face competition from Bologna for the Guinea-Bissau international. (Sun), external

Liverpool are ready to offer 100m euros (£88m) to sign Italy international Alessandro Bastoni, 26, from Inter. (Il Giorno – in Italian), external

Real Madrid would be prepared to spend 250m euros (£220m) on Arsenal and England midfielder Declan Rice, 26, and Paris St-Germain’s France winger Bradley Barcola, 23. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Levante striker Etta Eyong, 22, is being tracked by Real Madrid and Barcelona, but the Cameroon international says it would be “a dream” to one day play for Chelsea in the Premier League as he watched the team growing up. (Givemesport), external

Atletico Madrid have identified Real Madrid defender Ferland Mendy, 30, as a leading transfer target, with the Frenchman out of favour at the Bernabeu. (El Nacional.cat via GetFootballNewsSpain), external

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim may look to bolster his attack in January if 22-year-old Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko’s knee injury proves serious, as he already faces losing Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo, 26, and Ivory Coast’s Amad Diallo, 23, on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations. (Mirror), external

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is interesting two Italian clubs, Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali does not have a release clause in his contract, Morgan Rogers set to sign new Aston Villa contract.

Napoli have made contact with Manchester United over a January loan deal for England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Mainoo is also a wanted by another Serie A club with Roma interested in a January deal. (Football Italia), external

Newcastle and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali is homesick for AC Milan, with Juventus also interested in the 25-year-old. (Corriere della Sera – in Italian), external

Tonali does not have a release clause in his Newcastle contract and will review his future on a year-by-year basis. (Sky Sports), external

Aston Villa’s 23-year-old England midfielder Morgan Rogers is set to sign a new contract which will take his salary beyond £100,000 per week. (Mail), external

Bayern Munich are in contact with the entourage of Liverpool and France defender Ibrahima Konate, 26, over a potential transfer. (Bild – via Get German Football News), external

Liverpool and Chelsea might make a move Newcastle’s 25-year-old Dutch defender Sven Botman. (Caught Offside), external

Tottenham are open to signing English striker Ivan Toney, 29, in January, from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and Spurs boss Thomas Frank has already held talks with him. (Teamtalk), external

Alexis Mac Allister is happy at Liverpool and the 26-year-old Argentina midfielder has no immediate intentions to move despite interest from Real Madrid. (Football Insider), external

Former Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil is a strong contender for the vacant manager’s job at Southampton, along with ex-Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Liverpool are unlikely to bid for Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo in January, but the Reds might move for the 25-year-old next summer. (Fabrizio Romano via Give Me Sport), external

Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni wants to stay at Inter Milan, dealing a blow to Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool’s hopes of signing the 26-year-old. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Ivan Toney could be offered a route back to England with Tottenham, Real Madrid are keeping tabs on Declan Rice, and Chelsea enquire about Nico Paz.

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank could look to reunite with 29-year-old Al-Ahli and England striker Ivan Toney – who he managed at Brentford – in January. (Talksport), external

Real Madrid’s Brazil forward Rodrygo, 24, is also high on Tottenham’s list of attacking targets. (Teamtalk), external

Arsenal have placed a 150m euro (£132m) valuation on England midfielder Declan Rice, 26, who is admired by Real Madrid. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Chelsea have enquired about Como’s Nico Paz, 21, but face strong competition from Real Madrid, who could look to re-sign the Argentina playmaker. (TBR Football), external

Newcastle are “relaxed” about Sandro Tonali’s comments on his future, and will not begin formal talks about a new contract for the 25-year-old Italy midfielder until later in the season. (Mail Plus – subscription required), external

Newcastle are in talks with Netherlands defender Sven Botman, 25, over a new contract, but Sweden defender Emil Krafth, 31, is drawing interest from FC Copenhagen. (Mail Plus – subscription required), external

Barcelona are planning to open formal talks with Manchester United over a permanent deal for 28-year-old England forward Marcus Rashford. (Teamtalk), external

Napoli could reignite interest in Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, in January. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external

Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City, Leeds, Everton, Barcelona and Real Madrid are among the other clubs interested in Mainoo. (Caught Offside), external

Borussia Dortmund are keen to re-sign England winger Jadon Sancho, 25, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United. (Football Insider), external

Real Madrid are hoping to sign Bayern Munich and France defender Dayot Upamecano, 27, on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the season. (Sky Germany – in German), external

Atletico Madrid are keeping tabs on Chelsea’s Spain defender Marc Cucurella, 27, but do not want to move for him until next summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Ajax have approached their former manager – and ex-Manchester United boss – Erik ten Hag over a return after suspending head coach John Heitinga. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane considering move to Barcelona, Manchester United and Tottenham monitoring Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Liverpool watch Fulham winger Kevin.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has a 65m euros (£57m) release clause that kicks in next summer and the 32-year-old England international is weighing up his options, which include staying in Germany and considering a move to Barcelona. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Manchester United and Tottenham are closely monitoring 23-year-old England centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, who Everton do not want to sell and value him at around £70m. (Caught Offside), external

Tottenham and Chelsea are set to go head-to-head in a battle to sign Porto’s 21-year-old Spanish striker Samu Aghehowa, who could be made available for 80m euros (£70.5m). (Correio da Manha via Goal), external

Arsenal and Barcelona are tracking France Under-16s captain Lacine Megnan-Pave after the 15-year-old registered 15 goals and 12 assists in 24 games for Montpellier under-17s. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Liverpool’s chief scout Barry Hunter was at Craven Cottage on Saturday to watch Fulham’s £35m summer signing, Brazilian winger Kevin, 22, in their 3-0 win over Wolves. (Football Insider), external

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola is Athletic Club’s preferred option to become their manager if Ernesto Valverde does not renew his contract with them beyond next summer. (La Razon – in Spanish), external

Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl says the club will do everything they can to get France defender Dayot Upamecano, 27, to sign a contract extension. (Sky Sports Germany), external

Switzerland centre-back Manuel Akanji, 30, says it will be up to Inter Milan whether they want to turn his loan move from Manchester City into a permanent switch, but the Serie A club “seem happy” with him so far. (Football Italia), external

Former Italy and Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi is among the candidates to replace the sacked Patrick Vieira as Genoa manager. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Aston Villa, Manchester United and Lyon are keen on Real Madrid striker Endrick, Napoli want Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo in January and N’Golo Kante could make return to France.

Aston Villa have joined Manchester United in wanting to sign 19-year-old Brazil striker Endrick on loan from Real Madrid in January. (Daily Star on Sunday), external

However, Lyon are favourites to land Endrick, who is keen to move to get more first-team football and improve his chances of making Brazil’s squad for the 2026 World Cup. (Foot Mercato – in French), external

Manchester United are also set to step up their efforts to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 22, from Nottingham Forest in January, but could face competition from Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle United. (Caught Offside), external

Napoli want to sign Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, on loan in January, with a view to making the move permanent in the summer. (Mirror), external

Aston Villa’s obligation to turn England attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott’s loan move from Liverpool into a permanent switch is thought to kick in if the 22-year-old makes 10 appearances for the Midlands club. (Independent), external

Paris FC are keen on making a move for 34-year-old France midfielder N’Golo Kante, whose contract with Al-Ittihad runs out next summer. (Foot Mercato – in French), external

Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez, 24, has until the January transfer window to convince AC Milan he deserves to stay at the club instead of being sold. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Italy forward Lorenzo Insigne, 34, is a free agent after leaving Toronto FC and holding out for a move to Lazio. (Football Italia), external

Inter Milan join race for defender Marc Guehi, Everton monitoring striker Nicolas Jackson, and Manchester United face competition for Ayyoub Bouaddi.

Inter Milan want to sign England centre-back Marc Guehi, 25, when his Crystal Palace contract expires next summer, but face competition from Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Liverpool. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Everton are monitoring Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 24, as Bayern Munich are increasingly unlikely to trigger a £70m move for the on-loan Chelsea forward. (Football Insider), external

Manchester United are keen on Chelsea’s Brazil midfielder Andrey Santos, 21, as they bid to strengthen their midfield in January. (Football Insider), external

Manager Ruben Amorim expects some of his Manchester United squad to ask to leave in January in search of more minutes. (Times – subscription required), external

Manchester United have had internal discussions over signing Lille’s French midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, 18. (Caught Offside), external

Arsenal and Liverpool are also in the mix to sign talented teenager Bouaddi. (TBR Football), external

Bournemouth and Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo, 25, says he is not oblivious to speculation around his future, but glad he remained with the Cherries in the summer. (Sky Sports), external

PSV Eindhoven’s Ismael Saibari is emerging as a January target for a host of Premier League clubs, with Aston Villa and Leeds among those interested in the 24-year-old Morocco midfielder. (TBR Football), external

Real Madrid have joined Manchester United and Chelsea in tracking Red Bull Salzburg’s Bosnia-Herzegovina winger Kerim Alajbegovic, 18. (Defensa Central – in Spanish), external