Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has suggested star forward Victor Osimhen, 24, will be sold with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all keen on a move for the Nigeria international.
Liverpool see Osimhen as a potential replacement for Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 31, who has been strongly linked with a lucrative switch to the Saudi Pro League. (Mirror)
Real Madrid are eyeing a £35m move for Bayern Munich and Canada left-back Alphonso Davies, 22, when he enters the final year of his deal with the German champions in 2024. (Bild – in German)
Newcastle are facing a battle to persuade Manchester City to loan them 27-year-old midfielder Kalvin Phillips in January, with Bayern Munich ready to step in with a move for the England international. (Sun)
Juventus are also interested in Phillips as well as Atletico Madrid’s Argentina midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, 29, and Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Real Madrid are considering a move for Argentina and Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez, 23, to boost Carlo Ancelotti’s La Liga squad. (Sebastián Srur, via Mail)
Tottenham and West Ham are both tracking Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah, 24, while the former England Under-21 centre-back is also attracting interest from Germany and Italy. (Teamtalk)
Chelsea are set to let Brazil defender Thiago Silva, 39, leave the club at the end of this season when his contract expires as they look to develop their younger players. (Football Insider)
Arsenal have a four-man shortlist of targets for the January transfer window despite only having a limited budget, with Brentford’s English striker Ivan Toney, 27, the number one target. (Mirror)
Liverpool remain confident of signing Fluminense and Brazil midfielder Andre, 22, despite fresh interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal. (Football Insider)
Manchester United and Newcastle United are among the clubs considering a January move for Valencia’s 20-year-old Spanish midfielder Javi Guerra. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Sporting Lisbon will not allow Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, 25, to leave unless someone matches his 100m euros release clause, with several Premier League and Serie A clubs interested in the attacker. (Record – in Portuguese)
Barcelona sporting director Deco says finances prevented Brazil forward Neymar, 31, returning to the La Liga club in the summer before he joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal from Paris St-Germain. (90min)
Former USA boss Bruce Arena, 72, is a candidate to replace Wayne Rooney as the manager of Major League Soccer club DC United. (Athletic – subscription required)