Football
Tuchel interested in England job, Chelsea to sign Nkunku
Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel would be interested in taking over as England manager if Gareth Southgate leaves after the World Cup in Qatar. Tuchel, 49, has rejected offers from two unnamed Premier League clubs since being sacked by Chelsea in September. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Tottenham are interested in signing RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol. The 20-year-old Croatian, who was linked with Chelsea in the summer, last month extended his contract with Leipzig until 2027. (Football Insider)
Chelsea expect to complete the signing of RB Leipzig and France forward Christopher Nkunku, 24, before the start of the World Cup. (Bild via Metro)
Chelsea are also prepared to pay Borussia Dortmund 100m euros (£86.3m) for 19-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham, but the Bundesliga side want at least 120m euros (£103.6m). (Bild – in German)
Lazio president Claudio Lotito says Manchester United will not sign the Italian club’s Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 27, for less than £105m, adding: “every month the price goes up”. (Il Messaggero via Mail)
Paris St-Germain have strongly denied claims that they used a third party to launch a social media smear campaign against France striker Kylian Mbappe, 23. (Goal)
Chelsea to complete Christopher Nkunku signing before World Cup
Arsenal are planning on opening new contract talks with Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 30, after the World Cup. (Football Insider)
Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, wants to leave Barcelona. (Sport – in Spanish)
AC Milan have offered 23-year-old Portugal forward Rafael Leao a new contract in an effort to ward off interest from Chelsea. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Joao Santos, the agent of Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho, has said they both prioritise the 30-year-old staying at Stamford Bridge beyond the end of his contract. (Tuttomercatoweb via Football London)
Atletico Madrid have no intention of selling Portugal forward Joao Felix in January despite the 22-year-old’s frustration at playing a bit-part role in recent weeks. (Relevo – in Spanish)
England manager Gareth Southgate will offer his full support to Manchester United and Three Lions centre-back Harry Maguire before the World Cup in Qatar, despite the 29-year-old’s struggles at club level. (Mirror)
Former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Nuno Espirito Santo is targeting a return to management in Europe but would be attracted to take up a position at Molineux again. (Mail)
Newcastle are weighing up a potential move for Vasco de Gama‘s Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, 18. (Mail)
