Liverpool’s Szoboszlai on Real Madrid and Man City radar, Mainoo open to Napoli loan, Vinicius Jr edges closer to Madrid exit
Real Madrid and Manchester City are both tracking Liverpool and Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, 25, as they look to strengthen their squads ahead of next season.
Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, is open to a January loan move to Napoli, though the club has ruled out any possibility of a permanent transfer.
Vinicius Jr, 25, is demanding wage parity with teammate Kylian Mbappé, 26, and the ongoing contract standoff is pushing the Brazilian winger closer to a Real Madrid exit.
Chelsea have approached Serie A side Como regarding the availability of Argentine playmaker Nicolás Paz, 21.
Liverpool are reportedly ready to offer £88m (€100m) to Inter Milan for Italian centre-back Alessandro Bastoni, 26.
Scotland defender Andy Robertson, 31, is set to leave Liverpool when his contract expires next summer, having already held preliminary talks with Celtic over a potential return.
Wolfsburg are weighing up a January move for West Ham striker Niclas Füllkrug, 32, with Augsburg also showing interest. The German international has been given permission to explore a move away from the Hammers.
Bayern Munich have no plans to cut short Nicolas Jackson’s loan from Chelsea, though the club are unlikely to make the deal permanent at the end of the season.
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe retains the full backing of the club’s Saudi owners and new chief executive David Hopkinson, despite an underwhelming start to the campaign.
Napoli coach Antonio Conte has no intention of resigning, but will meet with club president Aurelio De Laurentiis in the coming days to discuss solutions to their ongoing struggles this season.
