- Sources: Man United may extend Casemiro but salary key
- Sources: Barça, Madrid tracking Mexican teen Mora
- Botafogo disputing $21m fee to Atlanta for Thiago Almada
- Chelsea, Arsenal and Barcelona are all watching Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz, reports Gazzetta dello Sport. Juventus are set to offer the 20-year-old a contract renewal that will run until 2030, but they haven't yet agreed on the finances. And Chelsea haven't given up after seeing a €67 million offer to sign Yildiz rejected in the summer, while Arsenal and Barcelona are preparing to compete with them.
- Real Madrid and Barcelona both want to sign center back Dayot Upamecano as a free agent when his contract at Bayern Munich expires in the summer, reports Footmercato. Los Blancos are looking to replace ageing duo Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba, while the Barcelona could let Ronald Araújo depart and need cover. Manchester United are among the English clubs also interested in Upamecano, but the prospect of him staying at Bayern hasn't been completely ruled out either.
ESPN's Sam Tighe explores the future for Bayern striker Harry Kane.
When Kane finally sealed his blockbuster move to Bayern Munich in 2023, it only ever felt like "goodbye for now" to the Premier League.
Many assumed he'd be back at some point to chase down Alan Shearer's record goal tally of 260 -- and despite claiming to have never felt more settled in Bavaria, scoring 23 goals in all competitions for club and country as he hits top form, the rumours of a return grow ever stronger.
Kane's brilliance is built on a natural goal-scoring instinct, pure ball-striking, game intelligence and a frankly incredible level of creativity for a No. 9. None of that will dim with age, so if harnessed correctly -- i.e. not in some manic high-pressing system where he's asked to sprint around -- the 32-year-old has plenty of years left at the top.
He's so good that teams like Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United should be happy to re-wire their entire tactical setup around him, ensuring he has pacy wingers to pick him out with long passes and room to drop deep and receive the ball wherever he wishes.
Typically speaking, you'd be mad to spend €60 million to sign a player who will turn 33 in 2026, but Kane is no typical case.
- Barcelona and Bayern Munich have asked for information about signing Dusan Vlahovic as a free agent when the striker's Juventus contract expires in the summer. (Nicolo Schira)
- AC Milan are considering Bayern Munich's Kim Min-jae as they aim to sign a center back in January, but Juventus could also move for the 28-year-old. (Calciomercato)
- Roma are keen to sign Joshua Zirkzee from Manchester United in January, with the Netherlands striker wanting more game time to aid his World Cup aspirations. (Times)
- Internazionale and AC Milan are both looking at Freiburg's Noah Atubolu, Atalanta's Marco Carnesecchi and Cagliari's Elia Caprile as they look for a goalkeeper. The former could also move for Napoli's Alex Meret while the latter are monitoring Parma's Zion Suzuki. (Tuttosport)
- Juventus are one of the clubs interested in a January move for Al Ahli midfielder Franck Kessie, but the 28-year-old would have to significantly reduce his €10m wages for a transfer to happen. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
- Every top German club other than Bayern Munich are showing a concrete interest in 21-year-old Hertha BSC center back Linus Gechter, with a transfer planned to happen in January or the summer at the latest. (Florian Plettenberg)
- Wolfsburg, Koln, Stuttgart, Fiorentina, Cremonese and Sassuolo are among the clubs who have a concrete interest in 18-year-old Widzew Lodz midfielder Kuba Nawrocki. (Rudy Galetti)
- Several Brazilian clubs are showing an interest in Fenerbahce attacking midfielder Anderson Talisca, who is expected to leave as a free agent in the summer. (Rudy Galetti)
- A Premier League club sent scouts to watch Rayo Vallecano winger Fran Perez in their Conference League win against Shkendija, in which he scored. (Rudy Galetti)