Liverpool interested in Tchouameni – Sunday’s gossip
Liverpool interested in Aurelien Tchouameni – as well as Bryan Mbeumo and Antoine Semenyo – while West Ham want Igor Jesus, plus more.
Liverpool are keen to improve their squad in January and are interested in signing France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 24, from Real Madrid. (Teamtalk), external
Brentford‘sCameroon forwardBryan Mbeumo, 25, and Bournemouth‘s Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 24, are among the players being scouted by Liverpool, with Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 32, in the final year of his contract at Anfield. (Sky Sports), external
West Ham want to sign Botafogo’s Brazil forward Igor Jesus, 23, in a £30m deal. (Sun), external
Manchester United want to buy a young gem to grow into a superstar at the club, and believe one player who would fit is 17-year-old English midfielder Chris Rigg, who Sunderland value at £20-30m. (Football Insider), external
Galatasaray now hope to sign Chelsea target Victor Osimhen on a permanent basis, having already taken him on a season-long loan from Napoli, with the Turkish clubwilling to pay 50m euros (£42m) for the the Nigeria striker, 25. (Sozcu – in Turkish), external
West Ham have joined a number of clubs who are keeping tabs on Atalanta‘s Nigeria winger Ademola Lookman, 27. (Teamtalk), external
Chelsea are eyeing a summer move for Borussia Dortmund‘s Germany forward Karim Adeyemi, 22, who has been a target for Liverpool. (Football Insider), external
The prospect of Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso and their 21-year-old Germany winger Florian Wirtz both joining Real Madrid is becoming more realistic. (Sky Sport Germany – in German), external
Real Madrid could rival Arsenal and Chelsea for the signing of 18-year-old Brazilian defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Manchester City‘s Stefan Ortega is on Bayer Leverkusen‘s radar but they are yet to make a concrete approach for the 31-year-old German goalkeeper. (Sky Sport Germany), external
Incoming England boss Thomas Tuchel has been given permission to split his time between London and Munich when he takes over as Three Lions boss in January. (Sun), external
Viktor Gyokeres is certain to leave Sporting next summer with Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Paris–St Germain, Juventus and AC Milan expressing an interest in the Sweden striker, 26. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)
