Football gossip: Saliba, Romero, Chukwuemeka, Bade, Davies, Yamal
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), external
Chelsea’s 20-year-old England Under-20s midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka is among AC Milan’s targets for the January transfer window. (Calciomercato – in italian), external
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), external
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), external
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), external
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), external
Everton boss Sean Dyche will monitor Newcastle’s Nick Pope, 32, in the coming months as a potential replacement for fellow England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 30, in the January window. (Sun), external
West Ham are continuing to work on a deal to sign 33-year-old former Liverpool and Cameroon defender Joel Matip on a free transfer. (Football Insider), external
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 his former club Juventus. (Mirror), external
Arsenal scouts have been keeping tabs on Valencia’s 21-year-old Spanish midfielder Javi Guerra. (Football Insider), external
