Liverpool rebuff Real Madrid’s approach for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Juventus and Napoli want to sign Joshua Zirkzee, while Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are set to stay at Liverpool.
Liverpool have turned down an approach from Real Madrid to sign England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, in January. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Juventus and Napoli are interested in signing Manchester United’s 23-year-old Netherlands striker, Joshua Zirkzee. (Mail), external
Manchester United have no budget to reinforce their squad in January and would have to sell first before buying to comply with profitability and sustainability and Financial Fair Play rules. (Manchester Evening News), external
Egypt winger Mohamed Salah, 32, and Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk, 33, are both expected to extend their Liverpool stays by two years. (David Ornstein, via Mirror), external
Liverpool are open to selling Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 25, and have identified Inter Milan and France forward Marcus Thuram, 27, along with Newcastle’s Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, as potential replacements. (Teamtalk), external
Liverpool could rival Manchester United for the signing of 21-year-old Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth. (Caught Offside), external
Wolves are weighing up a bid for Millwall’s 25-year-old English defender Japhet Tanganga in January. (Express), external
Nottingham Forest are confident of agreeing a new contract with 28-year-old Nigeria full-back Ola Aina, who is a target for Manchester City. (Football Insider), external
Real Madrid are interested in Bournemouth’s Spain under-21 defender Dean Huijsen, 19. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external
Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham have joined Manchester United and Manchester City in showing interest in Barcelona’s 26-year-old Spain forward Dani Olmo. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external
Barcelona could make a loan move for Chelsea’s 27-year-old France forward Christopher Nkunku if they fail to register Olmo for the second half of the season. (Caught Offside), external
Olmo, however, wants to stay at Barcelona, despite uncertainty over his registration. (Fabrizio Romano, via GiveMeSport), external
Bayern Munich have shortlisted a number of goalkeepers who they could sign this summer, including Brighton’s 22-year-old Netherlands international Bart Verbruggen. (Bild – in German, subscription required), external
Chelsea are willing to sell 21-year-old Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei, who has attracted interest from Italian side Torino. (Talksport), external
