Football gossip: Semenyo, Kerkez, Howe, Mainoo, Solskjaer, Eriksen, Guardiola
Arsenal want Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo and Milos Kerkez, Eddie Howe will not leave Newcastle for England, and Kobbie Mainoo set to sign new Manchester United contract.
Arsenal are planning to make bids for Bournemouth and Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez, 20, and Cherries winger Antoine Semenyo, 24, who is a Ghana international. (CaughtOffside), external
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, 46, has no desire to leave the club despite being on a shortlist for the vacant England manager’s job. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 19, is close to agreeing a new contract at Manchester United. (Manchester Evening News), external
Barcelona and Real Madrid are both interested in a move for Spanish left-back Alvaro Fernandez, 21, who Manchester United sold to Benfica last summer. (Mirror), external
Manchester United and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 32, is expected to re-join his former club Ajax when his contract expires next summer. (Sun), external
Former Liverpool and Cameroon defender Joel Matip, 33, is considering retirement. (Ruhr Nachrichten S04 on X – in German), external
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is the dream long-term candidate for the Football Association, who have not interviewed anyone for the England job more than two months after the closing date for applications. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Everton have set their sights on signing Stuttgart and DR Congo winger Silas Mvumpa, 26, in January. (Football Insider), external
Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, 51, is in talks with a “major club” about a return to management after turning down further talks about managing Denmark. (Tipsbladet – in Danish), external
Liverpool have earmarked Palmeiras centre-back Vitor Reis, 18, as a possible signing for the future. The Brazil youth international has a release clause of £84m. (Football Insider), external
River Plate want to extend Manchester City forward Claudio Echeverri’s loan spell. Argentina-born Echeverri, 18, signed for City in January 2024 with an agreement he would remain at River Plate before moving to England in January 2025. (TYC Sports – in Spanish), external
