Source: BBC Sport
Ruben Amorim is targeting Juventus defender Danilo, 33, as his first signing for Manchester United in the January window, as the Brazilian is out of contract at the end of the season. (Mirror)
Arsenal have made an approach for Sporting defender Ousmane Diomande, 20, although Chelsea and Bayern Munich are also interested in the Ivory Coast international. (Metro)
Real Madrid are considering the emergency re-signing of club legend Sergio Ramos, 38, with the Sevilla and former Spain defender seen as a possible replacement for injured Brazilian defender Eder Militao, 26. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Barcelona have withdrawn their interest in Liverpool and England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, to suit the preferences of their young Spanish forward Lamine Yamal, 17. (Football365)
Barca manager Hansi Flick wants to sign defender Alphonso Davies, 24, if the Canada captain decides not to take up a contract offer from current club Bayern Munich – although Real Madrid lead the race for his signing and Manchester United are also interested. (Christian Falk)
Liverpool are prepared to make a £58m bid for Egypt and Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush, 25. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
A deal for Real Madrid’s France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 24, to join Liverpool is also close to being agreed. (Teamtalk)
Manchester City are hoping to strengthen their midfield with the signing of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, although Liverpool are also interested in the Spaniard. (Football Insider)
The president of Brazil’s football association has denied there has been contact with Pep Guardiola about the Manchester City boss taking over as coach of the country’s national team. (Globo, via Goal)
Roma have made contact with former Italy and Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini amid the club’s poor start to the season under manager Ivan Juric. (Sky Sports Italy)
Incoming Manchester United manager Amorim will not make an approach for any Sporting players in January, leaving Manchester City, Arsenal and Paris St-Germain with an opportunity to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26. (Mirror)
But Amorim is interested in 17-year-old Norwegian midfielder Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg. (GiveMeSport)
Arsenal are eyeing a move for Como and Argentina midfielder Nico Paz, 20, who has four assists and one goal in 11 matches for the Serie A side this season. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Spain full-back Sergio Reguilon, 27, will seek to terminate his contract with Tottenham to secure a January move away from the club after being linked with Sevilla and Getafe. (Caught Offside)
Former Manchester City and Italy manager Roberto Mancini is the frontrunner to replace Croatian Ivan Juric as Roma boss, with the club’s US owners expected to make the move after Sunday’s Serie A game at home to Bologna. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Aston Villa are keen on the Real Betis pair of USA midfielder Johnny Cardoso, 23, and Spanish defender Diego Llorente, 31 – but are expected to face competition from Tottenham Hotspur for the latter. (Ficherio – in Spanish)
Tottenham, West Ham and Chelsea are all tracking the progress of Gent defender Archie Brown, 20, but the Englishman’s contract at the Belgian club does not expire until 2027. (TBR Football)
Dinamo Tbilisi’s 16-year-old Georgian left-back Saba Kharebashvili is attracting interest from both Real Madrid and Barcelona after becoming a regular in the first team, making his debut aged just 15. (AS – in Spanish)
Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21, has a “gentleman’s agreement” with current club RB Leipzig that he will be able to leave in the summer if a bid comes in between 70m-75m euros (£58m-£62m). (Philipp Hinze, Sky Sports Germany)
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