Aston Villa are considering signing 24-year-old Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher and would possibly use Colombia ahead Jhon Duran, 20, as a part of the deal. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna is a number one candidate to exchange Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea, whose future as supervisor is undecided. (Guardian)
Outgoing Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi is Bayern Munich‘s high goal to exchange Thomas Tuchel as supervisor. (Bild)
Bayern and Italian De Zerbi have already determined they won’t be working collectively, in response to the membership’s director Max Eberl. (Fabrizio Romano)
Newcastle, Everton and Crystal Palace are considering signing 22-year-old English attacking midfielder Kasey McAteer, who is about to enter the ultimate yr of his contract with Leicester Metropolis. (Football Insider)
Everton are making ready to face opening presents for 21-year-old central defender Jarrad Branthwaite, with Manchester United, Manchester Metropolis and Tottenham all within the England hopeful. (Mail)
Manchester United wish to promote 22-year-old English ahead Mason Greenwood, who has been linked with Napoli, Juventus and Atletico Madrid after impressing on mortgage at Getafe. (Talksport)
Italian membership Napoli have made contact with Manchester United over a transfer for Greenwood. (Athletic – subscription required)
Borussia Dortmund have additionally entered the race to signal Greenwood. (Mirror)
Incoming Liverpool boss Arne Slot has prioritised the signing of 20-year-old Portugal defender Antonio Silva from Benfica. (Give Me Sport)
RB Leipzig have set their launch clause for 20-year-old Slovenia ahead Benjamin Sesko, who has been linked with Arsenal, at £55.6m. (Sky Sports Germany)
Barcelona boss Xavi says he nonetheless has the membership’s backing regardless of stories suggesting he could also be sacked. (Times – subscription required)