Aston Villa are interested in signing 24-year-old Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher and might use Colombia forward Jhon Duran, 20, as part of the deal. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna is a leading candidate to replace Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea, whose future as manager is undecided. (Guardian)
Outgoing Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi is Bayern Munich‘s top target to replace Thomas Tuchel as manager. (Bild)
Bayern and Italian De Zerbi have already decided they will not be working together, according to the club’s director Max Eberl. (Fabrizio Romano)
Newcastle, Everton and Crystal Palace are interested in signing 22-year-old English attacking midfielder Kasey McAteer, who is set to enter the final year of his contract with Leicester City. (Football Insider)
Everton are preparing to face opening offers for 21-year-old central defender Jarrad Branthwaite, with Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham all interested in the England hopeful. (Mail)
Manchester United want to sell 22-year-old English forward Mason Greenwood, who has been linked with Napoli, Juventus and Atletico Madrid after impressing on loan at Getafe. (Talksport)
Italian club Napoli have made contact with Manchester United over a move for Greenwood. (Athletic – subscription required)
Borussia Dortmund have also entered the race to sign Greenwood. (Mirror)
Incoming Liverpool boss Arne Slot has prioritised the signing of 20-year-old Portugal defender Antonio Silva from Benfica. (Give Me Sport)
RB Leipzig have set their release clause for 20-year-old Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, who has been linked with Arsenal, at £55.6m. (Sky Sports Germany)
Barcelona boss Xavi says he still has the club’s backing despite reports suggesting he may be sacked. (Times – subscription required)
