Trent Alexander-Arnold is on Real Madrid’s right-back radar, Newcastle want Bryan Mbeumo, Arsenal line up Mohammed Kudus move, plus more.
Liverpool’s England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, is Real Madrid’s favourite to reinforce their right-back position. (AS – in Spanish), external
Newcastle United have placed Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo on their wanted list, with Brentford having set a price tag of about £50m for the 25-year-old. (Football Insider), external
Arsenal are lining up West Ham’s Ghana winger Mohammed Kudus, 24, as a £90m replacement for 29-year-old Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, who has been targeted by Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad. (Mirror), external
Reims’ Ivory Coast forward Oumar Diakite, 20, will be the top target for Crystal Palace if contract talks stall with their 27-year-old French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. (Sun), external
Manchester United and Chelsea have joined Tottenham in the race to sign Denmark left-back Patrick Dorgu, 20, from Lecce. (Football Insider), external
English midfielder Lewis O’Brien, 26, looks set to make a permanent £7m move to Los Angeles FC when his loan from Nottingham Forest ends in January. (Sun), external
West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui is under increasing pressure of an early exit after being told by the club that results must improve. (Times – subscription required), external
Paris St-Germain and Randal Kolo Muani are open to a loan move in January, with an option to buy, and some Premier League clubs have already made requests to sign the France forward, 25. (Sky Sport Germany), external
Barcelona are monitoring Rafael Leao’s situation at AC Milan in case the Portugal winger, 25, becomes available. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external
Real Madrid have begun to question Vinicius Jr’s commitment to the club and are concerned he would consider leaving, with Al-Hilal interested in signing the Brazil forward, 24. (Sport – in Spanish), external
Chelsea and Paris St-Germain are also interested in Vinicius Jr and Real Madrid officials will meet his representatives in a few weeks to discuss his future. (Marca – in Spanish), external
Santos are in talks over bringing Neymar back to the club when his contract with Al-Hilal expires next summer and the Brazil forward, 32, interrupted Sunday’s post-match news conference with a video call after they moved to the brink of promotion back to Brazil’s top flight. (AS – in Spanish), external
Lazio are one of the clubs interested in signing James Rodriguez if the Colombia winger, 33, brings his short stint with Rayo Vallecano to an end. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external
