Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto could find himself at the centre of a Manchester tug-of-war. Talksport reports that Manchester United and Manchester City are both interested in the 23-year-old France defender and are set to compete for him, which leads Friday's round of transfer talk from the papers and websites.
Liverpool look at an £80m teenager
Liverpool are thinking about next summer already. Journalist Florian Plettenberg says Brighton's Luka Vuskovic is on their shortlist. The Croatian centre-back is 19, and Brighton are said to value him at around £80m, so this would not be a cheap one.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Teamtalk has Fulham leading the race for Real Betis winger Rodrigo Riquelme, the 26-year-old Spaniard. Everton could move for Tottenham midfielder Conor Gallagher, also 26, if Spurs make him available in January, according to Football Insider.
Spurs appear in another line too. Calciomercato reports that they and Juventus are both interested in Youssouf Fofana, the 27-year-old AC Milan midfielder who is on loan at Sevilla.
Pochettino's first signing?
Mauricio Pochettino has not taken a training session at Manchester United yet and he is already being linked with a striker he knows well. Teamtalk says Folarin Balogun, the 25-year-old Monaco and United States forward, is being lined up as his first signing at Old Trafford. Balogun nearly joined Everton on deadline day last summer.
It is a neat story, perhaps a little too neat given the two have just spent a World Cup together, but United's need for goals is real enough.
De Bruyne to PSV, Grealish to Charlotte
Two familiar names from Manchester City's recent past are attracting interest abroad. Il Mattino reports that PSV have opened talks with Napoli midfielder Kevin de Bruyne about a January move. The Belgian is 35.
Jack Grealish, 31, is on loan at Everton from City, and Football Insider says his old Aston Villa manager Dean Smith would like a reunion at Charlotte FC in MLS. Wages could be the sticking point.
Championship form catching the eye
Will Lankshear has been one of the stories of the Championship since leaving Tottenham for Middlesbrough in the summer. Football Insider says Leeds United are among the clubs keeping a close eye on the 21-year-old England Under-21 forward.
Sheffield United midfielder Sydie Peck, 22 and also an England Under-21 international, has admirers in the north-east. Teamtalk reports Newcastle United and Sunderland are both tracking him.
Two more to finish. Tottenham winger Mikey Moore, 19, could be on his way back to Rangers, with Spurs considering cutting short his loan at Cologne in January, Teamtalk says. And Marca reports that Barcelona have no intention of selling Gavi, 22, whatever Bayern Munich and Napoli might think.
About this column: These are transfer rumours as reported by the outlets named above (Talksport, Florian Plettenberg, Teamtalk, Football Insider, Il Mattino, Calciomercato and Marca) and collected in BBC Sport's gossip column. None of them is a confirmed deal. The January transfer window opens on 1 January 2027.
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