Football gossip: Mbeumo, Amorim, Xavi, Gyokeres, Antony, Sane

Newcastle United target a January move for Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo, Manchester United close in on appointing Ruben Amorim as manager, while Arsenal work on a deal for Leroy Sane.

Newcastle United are keen on signing Brentford’s Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo, 25, in January but the Magpies face spending restrictions. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Liverpool and Arsenal also hold interest in Mbeumo, who Brentford value at about £50m. (Newcastle Chronicle), external

Manchester United hope to appoint Sporting manager Ruben Amorim in time for Sunday’s Premier League match against Chelsea at Old Trafford. (Times – subscription required), external

However, Manchester United are locked in talks with Sporting over Amorim’s notice period, which is a number of weeks. (Mail), external

Amorim will still be in charge for Sporting’s next league fixture on Friday, before travelling to Manchester. (CNN Portugal), external

The Portuguese manager, 39, wants to sign Sporting’s Portugal centre-back Goncalo Inacio, 23, English winger Marcus Edwards, 25, and Portuguese forward Pedro Goncalves, 26, once he is at Manchester United. (Teamtalk), external

United’s interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy expects to leave the club when Amorim is appointed. (Independent), external

Manchester City remain hopeful that Pep Guardiola will extend his stay as manager, and the club are adamant they had not lined up Amorim as a potential replacement. (Mail), external

Whoever succeeds Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager will have a limited budget to strengthen the squad in January. (Guardian), external

Manchester United are interested in signing Bayern Munich’s 23-year-old Canada full-back Alphonso Davies, but the player is set on a move to Real Madrid. (Sky Sports Switzerland, via Give Me Sport), external

Arsenal are working on a deal to sign Germany winger Leroy Sane, 28, when his Bayern Munich contract expires next summer. (Football Insider), external

Sporting are willing to sell Viktor Gyokeres for between £50m and £58m next summer, with Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea interested in the 26-year-old Sweden striker. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Manchester United will cut their losses on £86m Brazil winger Antony, 24, following Erik ten Hag’s sacking. (Talksport), external

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is leaning towards offloading German forward Timo Werner, 28, at the end of the season. (GiveMeSport), external

West Ham are unlikely to have any money to spend in the January transfer window. (Football Insider), external