Arsenal are serious about Bayern Munich’s 24-year-old Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, though any deal is more likely to happen this summer time. (Athletic – subscription)
Arsenal should offload gamers earlier than they will make January signings and supervisor Mikel Arteta is more likely to prioritise mortgage offers. (Mirror)
Roy Hodgson’s future as Crystal Palace supervisor is unsure as they’re contemplating a transfer for Steve Cooper, who was sacked by Nottingham Forest this month. (Telegraph – subscription)
Brazil ahead Roberto Firmino, 32, may depart Al-Ahli after solely six months, with fellow Saudi Professional League sides Al-Shabab, Al-Ettifaq and Al-Fateh, Sheffield United and groups from Turkey . (Talksport)
Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy, 27, is able to depart Stuttgart in January and AC Milan, Manchester United and Tottenham have an interest. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Liverpool are set to ship defender Nat Phillips, 26, on mortgage once more in January after his spell with Celtic ended. (Liverpool Echo)
Crystal Palace are eager on Sunderland’s 21-year-old French midfielder Pierre Ekwah and Paris St-Germain’s 21-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike. (Standard)
Nottingham Forest are in superior talks with Monaco over a transfer for 28-year-old Portugal winger Gelson Martins. (L’Equipe – in French)
A swap deal involving Juventus’ Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 23, and Chelsea’s 30-year-old Belgium ahead Romelu Lukaku, who’s on mortgage at Roma, may happen subsequent yr. (Tuttosport – in Italian)
Borussia Dortmund are contemplating a bid for Manchester United’s 19-year-old English winger Dan Gore. (Football Insider)
Chelsea have agreed a deal to signal Senegal Beneath-17 midfielder Pape Daouda Diong from Senegalese membership AF Darou Salam when he turns 18 in June. (Fabrizio Romano)
Juventus will prioritise the signing of Tottenham’s 28-year-old Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in January. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Manchester Metropolis will let England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, be part of Newcastle on mortgage. He’s set to show down a transfer to Juventus. (Talksport)
Tottenham need to signal a centre-back by mid-January, with Good’s France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 23, prime of their shortlist. (Teamtalk)
West Ham are prepared to promote 27-year-old Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd in January, with a number of Saudi Arabian golf equipment . (Football Insider)
Eintracht Frankfurt need to signal Wolves’ Austria striker Sasa Kalajdzic, 26, on mortgage till the tip of the season. (Bild – in German)
Former France midfielder Yann M’Vila is open to a return to Sunderland. The 33-year-old is a free agent after leaving Olympiakos on the finish of final season. (Sunderland Echo)
Sevilla, Lyon and Freiburg are serious about signing Manchester United’s 20-year-old Hannibal Mejbri on mortgage in January. (Fabrizio Romano)
West Ham defender Thilo Kehre, 27, is a goal for Roma, who need to signal a centre-back in January. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)
Manchester Metropolis are closing in on a deal for River Plate’s 17-year-old Argentine midfielder Claudio Echeverri. (Sky Sports)
Echeverri is about to spend a while at Manchester Metropolis’s sister membership Girona earlier than being built-in into Pep Guardiola’s squad. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
