Football gossip: Guehi, Palmer, Wirtz, Amorim

Newcastle keen to sign Marc Guehi in January, Chelsea will rebuff all offers for Cole Palmer and Manchester City to battle Bayern Munich for Florian Wirtz.

Newcastle are ready to make a renewed attempt to sign England and Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, 24, in January for around £80m. (Teamtalk), external

Chelsea will not entertain offers for attacking midfielder Cole Palmer, 22, with the England international linked with a return to former club Manchester City. (Football Insider), external

Manchester City are also showing serious interest in Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 21, but face competition from Bayern Munich. (Sky Germany via Sky Sports), external

French champions Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid are also keen on Wirtz, with Leverkusen preferring to court offers from outside Germany. (Goal), external

Manchester United are interested in hiring 39-year-old Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim, who has a release clause that becomes active in 2025. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Bayern Munich’s German winger Leroy Sane, 28, is not interested in a move to Newcastle United. (CaughtOffside), external

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was prepared to leave the club last summer before the Red Devils offered the Portuguese midfielder, 30, a “massive” new contract. (ESPN), external

Arsenal’s Spanish boss Mikel Arteta, 42, suggests he would be open to managing England in the future. (Guardian), external

Neither Eddie Howe nor Graham Potter were interviewed for the England job before Thomas Tuchel was appointed, raising question marks over the Football Association’s claim that 10 coaches were approached. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Tottenham are closely monitoring Borussia Dortmund’s 20-year-old English winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens with a potential deal in mind. (Football Insider), external

Liverpool are set to rival Borussia Dortmund for the signature of Red Star Belgrade and Serbia midfielder Andrija Maksimovic, 17. (CaughtOffside), external

Manchester City are in advanced talks to sign Republic of Ireland Under-17 forward Michael Noonan, 16, from St Patrick’s Athletic. (Fabrizio Romano), external

New York City’s 20-year-old Argentine winger Julian Fernandez would like to play for Liverpool in the future, despite his club being owned by the City Football Group, Manchester City’s owners. (Express), external