Football transfer rumours: Man Utd eye prolific Serie A striker; PSG hatch Mbappe plan
Manchester United have stepped up their scouting of Bologna forward Joshua Zirkzee. The 22-year-old, who has struck seven goals this season, is valued at £26m. (Sport1)
Raphael Varane is open to leaving Man Utd and rejoining former employers Lens in the near future. (L’Equipe)
But Bayern Munich are considering making a move for Varane and Real Madrid also remain in the race for his signature. (Sport)
Arsenal are leading the chase to sign Sporting CP centre-back Goncalo Inacio in January. The defender, whose contract contains a €60m (£52m) release clause, is also wanted by Liverpool. (A Bola)
Porto striker Mehdi Taremi is Inter‘s top target for the January transfer window but the Serie A side have identified Anthony Martial and Armando Broja, of Man Utd and Chelsea respectively, as potential alternatives. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Chelsea are chasing their own striker and recently sent scouts to watch 25-year-old AZ Alkmaar forward Vangelis Pavlidis, who has 18 goals in 16 games in the Eredivisie this season. (Sport 24)
Barcelona are expected to sell a defender at the end of the season, with Andreas Christensen and Jules Kounde both edging closer to the exit door at Camp Nou. (Sport)
Christensen or Kounde could soon leave Barcelona / Alex Caparros/GettyImages
Paris Saint-Germain have not yet given up hope of keeping Kylian Mbappe, who will enter the final six months of his contract in January. The French giants are kick-starting a new plan to try and convince him to stay, including offering his brother Ethan a bumper new contract of his own. (Sport)
Juventus are willing to part ways with 18-year-old midfielder Kenan Yildiz for around €40m (£35m) and Arsenal are considering making such an offer. (Tuttomercatoweb)
Chelsea are showing the most interest in signing Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde ahead of Manchester City and Manchester United. (Sport)
Also on Chelsea‘s radar is Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, who has been earmarked as a potential replacement for injury-prone captain Reece James. (Defensa Central)
Source: 90mins
