Football gossip: Semenyo, Smit, Pulisic, Alaba, Baleba, Zirkzee, Raskin

Antoine Semenyo pursued by Liverpool, Christian Pulisic holding off his AC Milan contract renewal, and Manchester United keen on Carlos Baleba.

With Mohamed Salah due to play for Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in December and January, Liverpool continue to be linked with a January move for Bournemouth’s 25-year-old forward Antoine Semenyo, whose country Ghana failed to qualify. (Liverpool Echo), external

Liverpool are planning a serious bid for AZ Alkmaar’s 19-year-old Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit. (Soccer News via TeamTalk), external

Roma are in discussions with Manchester United over a January loan deal for Joshua Zirkzee, 24, that includes an option to buy the Netherlands forward in the summer for 35m euros (£31m). (Gazzetta dello Sport via Metro), external

If Roma’s proposed move for Zirkzee falls through, they will turn to Tottenham’s France forward Mathys Tel, 20. (Metro), external

Chelsea’s Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 24, has no intention of cutting short his season-long loan move to Bayern Munich in order to seal a permanent move elsewhere in January. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Real Madrid are considering offers in the region of 20m euros (£17.69m) – from Sunderland, Aston Villa and Wolves for 21-year-old Spanish forward Gonzalo Garcia. (Fichajes), external

Real Madrid are in no hurry to hold contract talks with Austria centre-back David Alaba, 33, who is into the final year of his current deal and has not been a first-team regular since suffering a serious knee injury in December 2023. (AS), external

In Ruben Amorim’s hunt for midfield reinforcements, Manchester United are looking to sign Cameroon international Carlos Baleba, 21, from Brighton. (Mirror), external

Rangers manager Danny Rohl would be reluctant to cash in on midfielder Nicolas Raskin, 24, in January, with Tottenham one of the clubs reportedly interested in signing the Belgium international. (Football Insider), external

Tottenham may miss out on former Everton forward Ademola Lookman, 28, after Atalanta changed managers. The Nigeria international had fallen out with former boss Ivan Juric prior to his sacking. (TeamTalk), external

United States midfielder Christian Pulisic, 27, wants to wait until AC Milan’s qualification for next season’s Champions League is more assured before signing a new contract with the Serie A giants. (Calciomercato), external

Manchester City are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown, 22, who made his senior debut for the German national team in October. (Bild – in German), external

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