Manchester City assess defensive reinforcements, Jonathan David’s wage request, Juventus eyeing Zirkzee loan, and more.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is considering a move for Bayer Leverkusen’s Dutch right-back Jeremie Frimpong, 23, along with fellow Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg, 22, currently on loan at Brentford from Liverpool.
Tottenham have shown interest in Manchester City and England winger Jack Grealish, who is now 29.
The agent of Canadian striker Jonathan David has informed clubs like Juventus, Inter Milan, Liverpool, and Manchester United that the 24-year-old seeks a £5m per year contract when his deal with Lille concludes next summer.
Juventus are reportedly keen on a January loan deal for Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 23, currently with Manchester United.
Arsenal and Liverpool are among the elite clubs targeting Eintracht Frankfurt’s Swedish midfielder Hugo Larsson, 20, as a potential January acquisition.
Chelsea is among several clubs, including Newcastle and Crystal Palace, interested in Benfica's 22-year-old Portuguese center-back Tomas Araujo.
Manchester United is exploring the possibility of activating the buy-back clause for 21-year-old Spanish left-back Alvaro Carreras, whom they sold to Benfica last summer.
French forward Christopher Nkunku, 26, currently with Chelsea, would be open to a move to Manchester United, seeking regular first-team football.
Liverpool, along with Manchester United and Arsenal, have taken an interest in FC Nordsjælland's Swedish left-back Daniel Svensson, 22, who has impressed scouts recently.
Barcelona is eyeing Porto’s Spanish forward Samu Omorodion, 20, as a potential long-term replacement for veteran striker Robert Lewandowski, 36.
Real Madrid has identified Al-Nassr’s Spanish center-back Aymeric Laporte, 30, and Tottenham’s Spanish right-back Pedro Porro, 25, as defensive targets.
Brighton’s technical director David Weir and his assistant Mike Cave have led a restructuring of the recruitment team, which saw several scouts depart despite Brighton’s strong recent track record in scouting.
Former Roma forward Vincenzo Montella is a top candidate to return to the club as manager, even though breaking his contract as Turkey’s head coach could cost him close to £1m.