TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal are keen on AC Milan and Italy Under-21 left-back, Davide Bartesaghi, 19, who has impressed for the Serie A club this term.
  (La Gazzetta dello Sport)



• Manchester United are keeping track of 19-year-old winger Yan Diomande, who has been capped by Ivory Coast and valued at more than £80m by RB Leipzig.
  (Talksport)



• Manchester United have yet to hold talks with Atletico Madrid over 25-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher, but are aware the Spaniards would prefer to sell him in a permanent £35m deal.
  (Daily Mail)



• Liverpool are monitoring Brentford forward Igor Thiago, 24, as they look at attacking reinforcements.
  (CaughtOffside)



• Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are all eyeing Ajax's 22-year-old Dutch defender Youri Baas.
  (Teamtalk)



• Manchester United are set to delay any decision on the future of Dutchman Joshua Zirkzee with their squad stretched by injuries and Africa Cup of Nations departures. The 24-year-old forward is the subject of interest from West Ham and Roma, among others.
  (ESPN)



• Antoine Semenyo has set his sights on a move to Manchester City. The in-demand Bournemouth winger, who has a £65million January release clause, wants to join Pep Guardiola’s men with the two Prem clubs in talks.
  (Sun)



• Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle are all interested in Marseille's French midfielder Darryl Bakola, 18.
  (Footmercato)



• Everton are actively exploring loan opportunities for left-back Adam Aznou, 19, with the Morocco international yet to feature for the first team.
  (Teamtalk)



• Rennes are targeting a loan move for Manchester City's 19-year-old Argentine midfielder Claudio Echeverri, although they will have competition from Villarreal and Girona.
  (Ouest-France)



• Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are ready to battle it out for Bournemouth and Argentina defender, Marcos Senesi, 28, who has informed the Cherries he is leaving the club in 2026.
  (Teamtalk)



• Bayern Munich are keeping tabs on Cardiff teenager Dylan Lawlor. Turning 20 on 1 January, the centre-back already has three senior Wales caps.
  (Talksport)



• Roma want to sign Chelsea defender Axel Disasi on loan.
  (BBCSport)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Steve Claridge has been sacked by his non-league club. Claridge, 59, only took over at Weymouth in August. But a horror run of results saw the club at risk of back-to-back relegations.
  (Sun)