Bayern Munich and Germany forward Thomas Muller has attracted interest from Newcastle United and Everton, with the 32-year-old approaching the final year of his contract with the Bundesliga side. (Sportbild – via Star)external-link
Barcelona are working on a plan to raise €100m (£83.5m) to fund the signing of 21-year-old Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland this summer. (Goal)external-link
Lyon’s Bruno Guimaraes has told the club he wants to move to Newcastle, who have tabled a bid for the 24-year-old Brazil midfielder. (L’Equipe)external-link
Manchester United are considering appointing Ralf Rangnick as their permanent manager after a promising start to his interim spell in charge. (Sun)external-link
BBC Sounds: Transfer gossip dailyFrank Lampard is now the leading contender to become Everton manager. (Independent)external-link
Newcastle and Arsenal are targeting Napoli’s 23-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, who is valued at £60m. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)external-link
Arsenal have joined Manchester City and Liverpool in the race to sign 22-year-old Netherlands winger Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven. (Footmercato – in French)external-link
Brighton have rejected an offer from Newcastle for English defender Dan Burn, 29. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link
Southampton are preparing a club-record £25m bid to sign Armando Broja permanently after the 20-year-old Albania striker joined the club from Chelsea on a season-long loan at the start of the season. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link
Newcastle have resumed talks to sign Dutch full-back Mitchel Bakker from Bayer Leverkusen, with the Bundesliga club keen on selling the 21-year-old to the Magpies in the January window. (90min)external-link
But the Magpies look set to be frustrated in their pursuit of a loan deal for Jesse Lingard as Manchester United are demanding too much of a fee for 29-year-old England attacking midfielder. (Mail)external-link
Tottenham have agreed to loan France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 25, to Valencia. (Telefoot)external-link
Wolves’ Spanish winger – and Tottenham target – Adama Traore, 26, is also now viewed as an option for Barcelona if they can find a deal to move France forward Ousmane Dembele, 24, out of the club. (ESPN)external-link
Liverpool have made contact with Juventus and Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, with the 28-year-old’s current deal set to expire in the summer. (TuttoMercato – via Sun)external-link
Liverpool’s English defender Nathaniel Phillips, 24, is the subject of interest from Newcastle, West Ham and Watford. (Independent)external-link
Arsenal’s hopes of signing Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo, 25, on loan until the end of the season from Juventus are in doubt. The Serie A giants are seeking an 18-month agreement. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link
Arsenal are expected to firm up their pursuit of Aston Villa’s Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz, 23, before the end of the transfer window. (Birmingham Mail)external-link
AC Milan have made an offer for Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but the Gabon forward, 32, has demanded more than double what Zlatan Ibrahimovic is paid. (Star)external-link
Leicester are trying to sign 18-year-old Angers forward Mohamed Ali-Cho, with the Frenchman also linked with Tottenham. (Footmercato – via Leicester Mercury)external-link
West Ham and Crystal Palace are eyeing a late move for Senegal and Marseille striker Bamba Dieng, 21, with the French side willing to let him go this month for £8m. (RMC Sport – via Mail)external-linky
Manchester City are set to sign 17-year-old Hungarian winger Zalan Vancsa from MTK Budapest. (Telegraph)external-link
Brighton have seen their bid for Spain forward Abel Ruiz, 21, rejected by Braga. (90min)external-link
French defender William Saliba, 20, wants to return to Arsenal from his loan spell with Marseille in the summer, despite rumours suggesting he could join the Ligue 1 club on a permanent deal. (football.london)external-link
Tottenham could use Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso as part of a deal to sign Brazil centre-back and Newcastle target Diego Carlos, 28, from Sevilla. (Sun)external-link
Barcelona are confident of signing 32-year-old Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta on a free transfer when his Chelsea contract expires this summer. (Goal)external-link
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