Real Madrid send a scout to watch William Saliba and Cristian Romero, AC Milan eye Carney Chukwuemeka, Liverpool consider Loic Bade as Virgil van Dijk’s replacement.
Real Madrid will send a scout to Sunday’s north London derby as they consider moves for Arsenal‘s 23-year-old France defender William Saliba and Tottenham‘s Argentina centre-back Cristian Romero, 26. (Defensa Central – in Spanish)
Chelsea‘s 20-year-old England Under-20s winger Carney Chukwuemeka is among AC Milan‘s targets for the January transfer window. (Calciomercato – in italian)
Real Madrid are closing in on a deal to sign Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies, 23, on a free transfer, with the Canada international able to sign a pre-contract agreement from January. (AS – in Spanish)
Liverpool are scouting Sevilla’s 24-year-old French defender Loic Bade as they consider replacements for Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 33. (Caught Offside)
Chelsea might return for Napoli‘s 25-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen in January thanks to a break clause in his loan contract at Galatasaray. (Football Insider)
Barcelona rejected an offer of about £210m from Paris St-Germain for Spain winger Lamine Yamal, 17, in June, according to Andy Bara – the agent of Barca‘s Spain midfielder Dani Olmo. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
West Ham are continuing to work on a deal to sign 33-year-old former Cameroon defender Joel Matip on a free transfer. (Football Insider)
Adrien Rabiot‘s mother and agent says the 29-year-old France midfielder, who has been linked with Newcastle and Manchester United, will not be returning to former club Juventus. (Mirror)