Football gossip: Adeyemi, Alvarez, Semenyo, Garner, Maeda, Zirkzee, Fullkrug

Manchester United eye January deal for Karim Adeyemi, Chelsea prepare blockbuster bid for Julian Alvarez and Liverpool and Tottenham in pursuit of Antoine Semenyo.

Manchester United are considering a January move for unsettled Borussia Dortmund and Germany forward Karim Adeyemi, 23. (Bild – in German, subscription required), external

Chelsea are preparing a blockbuster 150m euro (£132m) bid to sign Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 25, from Atletico Madrid next summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Brazil and Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes, 24, is also being looked at by Manchester United in their attempts to strengthen their number six position. (Mail – subscription required), external

Liverpool and Tottenham are eyeing Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, to reinforce their attacks. (Teamtalk), external

English midfielder James Garner, 24, says he has “heard nothing” and there have been no talks with Everton about extending his contract, which runs out next summer. (FourFourTwo) , external

Newcastle United are keen on AZ Alkmaar’s 19-year-old Dutch midfielder Kees Smit, who is also being monitored by Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. (Mail – subscription required), external

West Ham have reignited their interest in 23-year-old Toulouse defender Charlie Cresswell, who has been capped by England Under-21s. (Talksport), external

Brentford, Everton and Leeds are chasing Celtic’s Daizen Maeda, 28, with the Japan forward keen on a January move from Scotland. (Teamtalk), external

Roma want to sign Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee on loan from Manchester United in January but face competition from Everton, West Ham, Juventus and PSV Eindhoven. (Mirror), external

Manchester United have identified Malmo’s Swedish goalkeeper Melker Ellborg, 22, as a potential back-up to Belgian Senne Lammens, 23. (Sun), external

Manchester United’s English defender Harry Amass, 18, is set to continue his loan at Sheffield Wednesday beyond the January transfer window. (Express), external

Wolfsburg have set their sights on moves for West Ham and Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug, 32, and Brentford’s 27-year-old Norway centre-back Kristoffer Ajer. (Sky Sports News), external

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied he told 19-year-old Real Madrid striker Endrick, who is set to join Lyon on loan, he had to leave the Spanish club in order to have a chance of making his squad for the 2026 World Cup. (AS – in Spanish), external

Ecuador defender Willian Pacho, 24, has signed a contract extension with Paris St-Germain that runs until 2030. (RMC Sport – in French), external

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