Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele, is open to a move to Newcastle United when his contract runs out at the end of the season. The France international, 24, joined the Catalan club in a £117m deal in 2017. (Goal)external-link
Newcastle held an interview with former Roma manager Paulo Fonseca on Wednesday as the 48-year-old Portuguese emerges as a leading candidate to replace Steve Bruce. (Mail)external-link
Fonseca was first approached by representatives of Newcastle’s new owners in the summer and they have now reopened talks with him. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link
The Magpies’ new owners have not made a final decision, though, with Belgium boss Roberto Martinez, former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, ex-Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre, Rangers’ Steven Gerrard and ex-Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe still being considered. (Guardian)external-link
Newcastle are interested in signing 24-year-old England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin from Everton. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link
Chelsea are interested in signing Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 21, from Borussia Dortmund, says Blues boss Thomas Tuchel. (Bild via Sun)external-link
Manchester City are in the hunt for Fiorentina’s highly-rated Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21. (Tuttosport via Manchester Evening News)external-link
City and local rivals Manchester United are both considering challenging Barcelona in the race for 23-year-old RB Leipzig and Spain striker Dani Olmo. (Christian Falk on Twitter)external-link
Leicester’s Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, 24, has turned down the offer of a contract extension, putting Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich on alert. (90 mins)external-link
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti wants the La Liga club to bring Spain defender Sergio Reguilon back to the club by activating a buy-back clause in the deal which saw the Bernabeu outfit sell the 24-year-old to Tottenham. (El Nacional, via Mirror)external-link
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer called his players to an emergency meeting on Monday after the 4-2 defeat by Leicester City, with his side responding by coming back from 2-0 down to beat Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday. (Times – subscription required)external-link
Tottenham have joined a growing list of clubs – which includes Premier League rivals West Ham – monitoring 27-year-old Genk striker Paul Onuachu. The Belgian club want £20m for the 6ft 7in Nigeria international. (Mail)external-link
Brighton are looking at Clermont’s Guinea striker Mohamed Bayo, 23, who is rated at £10m by the French Ligue 1 club and has been likened to Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku. (Argus)external-link
Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 27, threatened to push through a transfer request after he heard Manchester United were one of 12 clubs that signed up to the proposed European Super League. (The Athletic)external-link
Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, 27, is “very close” to signing a new contract with Italian giants Juventus, says the club’s vice-president Pavel Nedved. (Football Italia)external-link
Sheffield United are still interested in signing Barcelona’s 22-year-old Spanish winger Alex Collado after failing to tie up a move in the summer. (Mundo Deportivo via Sport Witness)external-link
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