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West Ham may move for Nuno Espirito Santo if they sack Graham Potter, Arsenal among sides interested in Luiz Gustavo Benedetti and Manchester United show interest in Elliot Anderson

West Ham are considering a move for Nuno Espirito Santo should they sack manager Graham Potter. (Alan Nixon), external

Arsenal, Barcelona and Napoli are interested in Palmeiras‘ 19-year-old Brazilian centre-back Luiz Gustavo Benedetti. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external

Manchester United are interested in Nottingham Forest’s £70m-rated midfielder Elliot Anderson, but the England international, 22, is happy at the City Ground and has no plans to leave. (Football Insider), external

Chelsea had a £70m bid for Juventus striker Kenan Yildiz rejected over the summer, with the Italian side hoping to tie the 20-year-old Turkey international down to a long-term contract. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external

Crystal Palace may consider offers in the region of £60m for Adam Wharton in January, with Liverpool keen on the 21-year-old England midfielder. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United will rival Manchester City in the race to sign Inter Milan’s 29-year-old Netherlands full-back Denzel Dumfries. (Football Insider), external

Real Madrid are monitoring the progress of Leicester’s 16-year-old England Under-19 winger Jeremy Monga. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Arsenal make contract offer to defender William Saliba, Benfica want Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva and Besiktas close in on signing Jota Silva from Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal have offered France defender William Saliba a five-year contract extension as talks continue with the 24-year-old, whose current deal runs out in 2027. Real Madrid are monitoring the centre-back’s situation. (FootMercato – in French), external

Liverpool are confident they are leading the race to sign England defender Marc Guehi, 25, next summer when the Crystal Palace defender’s contract expires and are looking at an £87m deal to sign Bayern Munich and France winger Michael Olise, 23. (Caught Offside), external

Benfica presidential candidate Joao Noronha Lopes wants to sign Manchester City attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva in January if he is elected and has already held talks with the 31-year-old Portugal international, who will be out of contract next summer. (Record – in Portuguese), external

England defenders Harry Maguire, 32, and Luke Shaw, 30, are both under assessment at Manchester United as the club look to bring in possible defensive reinforcements next summer. (Teamtalk), external

Besiktas are closing in on a deal to sign Portugal winger Jota Silva, 26, from Nottingham Forest. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Colombia winger Luis Diaz, 28, wanted to leave Liverpool last summer and the Reds proposed swapping him with then-Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez, 25, but the Argentine joined Atletico Madrid instead, while Diaz is now at Bayern Munich. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

AEK Athens are keen to offload France striker Anthony Martial, 29, and have offered the ex-Manchester United forward to a number of Mexican clubs. (FootMercato – in French), external

Martial will travel to Monterrey for a medical after being given permission to do so by AEK Athens. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Juventus are looking at Atalanta’s 27-year-old forward Ademola Lookman as a leading candidate to succeed 25-year-old Serbia international Dusan Vlahovic, who is expected to leave the Serie A club. Manchester United and Netherlands striker Joshua Zirkzee, 24, is also an option. (Tuttosport – in Italian), external

Inter Milan remain interested in France midfielder Manu Kone and their ambition to sign the 24-year-old could be helped by Roma’s need to raise money to meet Financial Fair Play rules. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Chelsea’s 20-year-old Portuguese midfielder Dario Essugo has had an operation on a thigh injury and could be out for a minimum of 12 weeks. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Liverpool to make £130 offer for Alexander Isak, Rasmus Hojlund nears Napoli move, Brentford’s Maximilian Beier bid rejected and Oleksandr Zinchenko could be on his way out of Arsenal.

Liverpool are expected to make an improved £130m offer for Newcastle’s Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, with add-ons and bonuses making it a British transfer record. (Telegraph – subscription required, external)

Manchester United have agreed a deal to send Rasmus Hojlund, 22, on a season-long loan to Napoli, with a conditional obligation to buy at £38m. (Athletic – subscription required, external)

Brentford have had an offer of about £45m for 22-year-old Germany forward Maximilian Beier rejected by Borussia Dortmund. (Athletic – subscription required, external)

RB Leipzig’s Austria attacking midfielder Christoph Baumgartner, 26, is a leading target for Crystal Palace. (Sky Sports, external)

Crystal Palace have also made an £8m bid for 28-year-old Bournemouth winger David Brooks, but the Cherries do not want to sell the Wales international. (Sun, external)

Roma have made an offer to sign Chelsea’s Tyrique George, but Fulham, Crystal Palace and German champions Bayern Munich are also monitoring the 19-year-old English winger. (Sky Sports, external)

AC Milan are pushing to sign Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji, with Crystal Palace also interested in the 30-year-old Switzerland international. (Sky Sports, external)

Chelsea defender Axel Disasi is wanted by his former club Monaco, who hope to sign the 27-year-old France centre-back on loan, but Bournemouth and Aston Villa are also keen. (Footmercato – in French, external)

Liverpool and Roma are working on the final details of a deal that will see Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas, 29, move to the Serie A club on loan. (Gianluca di Marzio – in Italian, external)

Marseille are interested in signing Arsenal and Ukraine full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, but the 28-year-old’s wages could prove a stumbling block. (Athletic – subscription required, external)

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is still eyeing a move away from Paris St-Germain before the deadline and an unnamed Premier League club has joined Manchester City among those interested in the 26-year-old. (Sky Sports, external)

AC Milan have turned down Bournemouth’s loan offer, with an option to buy for about £17m, for their Spanish full-back Alex Jimenez, 20. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian, external)