Sunday, December 22, 2024

Football gossip: Maguire, Kolo Muani, Nkunku, Neuer, Brandt, Gyokeres, Zirkzee

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Napoli interested in Harry Maguire, PSG forward Randal Kolo Muani a target for several Premier League teams, Christopher Nkunku ready to leave Chelsea.

Napoli are interested in signing Manchester United and England centre-back Harry Maguire, with Galatasaray also monitoring the 31-year-old’s situation at Old Trafford. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Paris St-Germain forward Randal Kolo Muani, 26, is very likely to leave the Ligue 1 side in January, with several Premier League clubs interested in the Frenchman (Florian Plettenberg), external

Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku, 27, is ready to leave in January after a lack of game time, with Paris St-Germain, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray all interested in the France international. (TBR Football), external

Tottenham are weighing up a £20m move for Burnley’s England Under-21 goalkeeper James Trafford, 22, next month. (Mirror) , external

Manchester United are prepared to rival Arsenal in their efforts to sign 24-year-old Juventus and Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic. (Football Insider) , external

Barcelona, Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea are all interested in Bayern Munich and Germany winger Leroy Sane, 28. (Sport – in Spanish) , external

Former Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 38, is likely to sign a new deal to remain at Bayern Munich until 2026. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Ipswich Town and West Ham United are interested in bringing Galatasaray and Morocco midfielder Hakim Ziyech, 31, back to the Premier League. (Fichajes), external

Tottenham are targeting Borussia Dortmund and Germany winger Julian Brandt, 28. (Football Transfers), external

Arsenal remain in negotiations to sign Sporting CP and Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, although RB Leipzig and Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko is currently their top target. (Football Transfers) , external

Scotland left-back Kieran Tierney has been linked with Celtic, but Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said the 27-year-old has not yet asked to leave the Gunners. (Teamtalk), external

Crystal Palace are working towards a deal to sign German winger Jan-Niklas Beste, 25, from Benfica. (Sacha Tavolieri), external

Juventus manager Thiago Motta would be open to the Italian club signing Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 23, from Manchester United in January – with PSG’s Randal Kolo Muani another possible target. (Sportmediaset – in Italian), external

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick does not want Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, after being offered the Argentine. (El Nacional – in Spanish), external

Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, said it “wasn’t that hard of a decision” to turn down a move to Liverpool in the summer as he still “had steps to take” at Real Sociedad. (El Diario Vasco, via 90 Min), external

Bayer Leverkusen chief executive Fernando Carro says the Bundesliga club would like to extend the contract of 21-year-old Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, who has been linked with a move to a number of high-profile clubs. (Sport1 – in German), external

Chelsea are preparing a bid for France midfielder Youssouf Fofana, 25, who plays for AC Milan. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

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