Friday's gossip:Crystal Palace are expected to open initial talks about a new contract with 25-year-old England winger Eberechi Eze, whose current deal runs until 2025.
(Athletic - subscription required) Eze's been quite the asset for Palace, especially after coming back from an Achilles injury. He even made it into the England squad recently. Manchester City had their eyes on him, but they ended up signing Matheus Nunes instead.
Manchester United are willing to sell England winger Jadon Sancho, who they bought for £73m from Borussia Dortmund, in a cut-price deal in January.
(Star) Following a turbulent couple of weeks at Old Trafford for Sancho, it looks as though Manchester United are keen to sell him on the cheap in the upcoming January transfer window. Maybe he should just apologize to Ten Hag face-to-face?
Tottenham are to trigger an option in 31-year-old South Korea forward Son Heung-min's contract which will extend his deal by a further year until 2026.
(Telegraph - subscription required) Bayern Munich will compete with
Real Madrid to sign Chelsea captain and England full-back Reece James next year.
(Fichajes - in Spanish) It looks like the competition is heating up for Chelsea's talented right-back. Real Madrid seems really keen on him as their top choice to boost their defense in the upcoming transfer window. But Bayern Munich isn't backing down either and wants to bring the England international on board. It's going to be an interesting battle for sure!
Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah is set to leave the club in January, with the 24-year-old English defender keen on a move to
Bayern Munich after rejecting
Nottingham Forest.
(Fabrizio Romano) Barcelona boss Xavi has agreed a one-year contract extension until 2025 in a deal which has the option to be extended by a further 12 months.
(ESPN) Juventus have joined
Liverpool,
Paris St-Germain,
Bayern Munich and
Tottenham in the race to sign 22-year-old France midfielder Khephren Thuram from
Nice.
(90min) Arsenal,
Chelsea and
Manchester United are interested in Norway and
Club Bruges winger Antonio Nusa, with the 18-year-old valued at around £30m.
(Express) Former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann, 36, is close to reaching an agreement to become the new
Germany manager.
(Fabrizio Romano) Looks like Julian Nagelsmann is set to become the new head coach of the German national team. They've pretty much got the agreement in principle sorted
Liverpool are ready to contact the representatives of Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara and Cameroonian defender Joel Matip, who are both 32, to discuss new deals. Both players are out of contract next summer.
(Caught Offside) A number of Premier League sides, including
Wolves,
Everton and
Nottingham Forest are ready to make a move for Michail Antonio if the 33-year-old Jamaica striker fails to agree a new deal with
West Ham.
(Football Insider)Fulham manager Marco Silva admits he "cannot control" where Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha's future lies, amid reports that
Bayern Munich will pursue a deal for the 28-year-old in January.
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