Real Madrid are set to tempt Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, to sign for them by suggesting the chance may never come around again. (Telegraph subscription required)
Liverpool are monitoring a host of Galatasaray players including French defender Sacha Boey, 22, Denmark centre-back Victor Nelsson, 23, and Turkish wingers Kerem Akturkoglu, 23, and Yunus Akgun, 22. (Sun)
Paris St-Germain are considering moving for Chelsea’s Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, next summer. (Foot Mercato – in French)
Manchester United are confident Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, will stay at the club in January because of a lack of interest in the Portugal forward. (ESPN)
Newcastle United have held talks with Brazilian side Vasco da Gama over the potential signing of 18-year-old Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, who would be expected to cost £30m. (The i)
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers accepts that England midfielder James Maddison’s good form will lead to offers for the 25-year-old in January. (Mail)
Chelsea are set to appoint Christopher Vivell as technical director after the German was sacked by RB Leipzig. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl’s position is uncertain and the south coast club are looking at former RB Leipzig manager Domenico Tedesco and Manchester City assistant boss Enzo Maresca as possible candidates to replace the Austrian. (Mail)
Napoli’s Mexico winger Hirving Lozano, 27, could end up at Manchester United or Everton next season, his former agent has suggested. (Gonfia la Rete – in Italian)
Ex-Liverpool and Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez and newly appointed Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso were among the names considered to replace Steve Cooper at Nottingham Forest before the club decided to offer him a new contract. (Mail)
Tottenham will pay Juventus £30.7m to sign Sweden winger Dejan Kulusevski, 22, on a permanent deal. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Barcelona vice-president Eduard Romeu is confident the club could find a way to bring Paris St-Germain’s Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, back if they wanted to. (90min)
Ex-England captain David Beckham’s son Romeo, under contract at Inter Miami, is training with Brentford’s B team following the end of the Major League Soccer Next Pro season. (Guardian)
Leicester are finalising a deal to sign Poland goalkeeper Bartlomiej Drągowski, 25, from Italian side Spezia in January. (Meczyki – in Polish)
Atletico Madrid have signed a £17.5m deal to turn 31-year-old France forward Antoine Griezmann’s loan from Barcelona into a permanent transfer. (Marca – in Spanish)
France midfielder Houssem Aouar, whose contract with Lyon runs out in summer 2023, is expected to leave the French club, with Roma, Atletico Madrid, Real Betis and Sevilla interested in the 24-year-old. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Crystal Palace forward Junior Dixon has been scouted by Everton and Borussia Dortmund, while Belgian club Genk are also interested in the 17-year-old. (Telegraph – subscription required)
