Nmecha

Liverpool and Manchester United are interested in Felix Nmecha, Emiliano Buendia is close to agreeing a new Aston Villa deal and Trent Alexander-Arnold is considering his Real Madrid future.

Liverpool and Manchester United are among several Premier League clubs interested in Borussia Dortmund’s Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, with Liverpool viewing the £84m-rated 26-year-old as an alternative to Bournemouth‘s England international Alex Scott, 23. (Teamtalk), external

Argentina midfielder Emiliano Buendia, 29, is close to agreeing a new contract with Aston Villa after positive progress in talks. (Mail) , external

England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is considering his future at Real Madrid after growing frustrated with his lack of playing time, with former club Liverpool among a host of teams monitoring the 28-year-old’s situation. (Teamtalk) , external

JJ Gabriel’s exit from Manchester United is imminent. Real Madrid have made a significant offer for the 16-year-old English forward, while Barcelona and Bayern Munich are also interested. (Sport – in Spanish), external

United are monitoring Roma’s 23-year-old Brazil full-back Wesley before a potential January transfer. (Football Insider), external

Rio Ngumoha has distanced himself from a possible move to Arsenal and the 18-year-old England winger says talks over a contract extension at Liverpool are “going well”. (Metro), external

Former Real Madrid and Spain centre-back Sergio Ramos is exploring the possibility of a return to Europe and La Liga with Getafe keen to sign the 40-year-old. (Four Four Two) , external

Manchester United might have to battle against Juventus to appoint 57-year-old Italian Antonio Conte should they sack head coach Michael Carrick. (Talksport) , external

Brighton are said to be “relaxed” about the long-term future of manager Fabian Hurzeler after an impressive start to the season, with the 33-year-old German linked to a possible move to Manchester United in recent weeks. (Football Insider) , external

Harry Kane is close to signing a new deal at Bayern Munich, Arda Guler has agreed a new contract with Real Madrid and Liverpool are leading the race for Bournemouth‘s Alex Scott.

England striker Harry Kane, 33, has agreed a new deal in principle with Bayern Munich, who are finalising the paperwork on a contract extension until summer 2029. (Sky Sports), external

Turkey midfielder Arda Guler, 21, has agreed a new deal at Real Madrid after summer interest from Arsenal and Manchester City. (Teamtalk), external

English winger Jacob Murphy’s current deal at Newcastle United runs until next summer and the 31-year-old is close to agreeing a one-year extension. (Mail – subscription required), external

Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on 22-year-old Italy midfielder Issa Doumbia, who joined Sporting from Venezia in the summer for 26m euros and has an 80m euro release clause in his contract. (Tuttomercatoweb – in Italian), external

Liverpool are in pole position to sign Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, 23, with the England international valued at £100m. (Mail – subscription required), external

A number of Premier League clubs watched Austria’s 19-year-old midfielder Jacob Hodl at Vitality Stadium on Thursday as Sturm Graz played Bournemouth. (Football Insider), external

Leeds United striker Lukas Nmecha, 27, is yet to agree a new deal as the German, who is out of contract in the summer, wants more playing time. (Teamtalk), external

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson is under increasing pressure at the Championship club and ex-Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is open to the role should a vacancy arise. (Talksport), external