Football transfer rumours: Man Utd handed Musiala boost; Liverpool consider Gomes

Bayern Munich is struggling to agree terms with Jamal Musiala over a new contract, which has alerted Manchester United to his potential availability in the near future. Manchester City and Real Madrid are also interested in the Germany international. (Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid are also hoping to bring in Trent Alexander-Arnold, Rodri and one of William Saliba or Cristian Romero as part of a new era. (Independent)

Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz and River Plate’s Franco Mastantuono are too on Real Madrid’s shortlist. (Matteo Moretto)

Chelsea could make fresh attempts to sign Victor Osimhen during the January transfer window, despite his loan move to Galatasaray. (Football Insider)

Crystal Palace and Ipswich have emerged as potential suitors for Ben Chilwell, who failed to secure a move away from Chelsea over the summer. (The Sun)

Chilwell is on the Chelsea fringes / Lyndsay Radnedge/ISI Photos/GettyImages

Liverpool are among the Premier League clubs believed to be monitoring Lille midfielder Angel Gomes, who made his England debut last week. Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspurs have also been linked with the Man Utd academy graduate. (Liverpool ECHO)

Newscastle are also monitoring Leroy Sane, who could leave Bayern Munich when his contract expires at the end of the season. Arsenal and Liverpool may also enter the race for Sane. (Football Insider)

Barcelona did not advance talks with AC Milan over Rafael Leao this summer after learning they would have to pay €175m to sign the forward. (Matteo Moretto)

Real Madrid and Barcelona remain in a battle to sign Fabian Ruiz from PSG. Though Carlo Ancelotti knows the midfielder from their days at Napoli, Barca have positioned themselves well to secure his signature. (Estadio Deportivo – Spain)

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana is still a target for Barcelona, despite only moving to the West Midlands this summer. (MARCA – Spain)

Man Utd and West Ham United both considered signing Adrien Rabiot before he reached an agreement to join Marseille on a free transfer in recent days. (L’Equipe – France)