Sunday's gossip: Phillips, Openda, Johnstone, Buchanan, Brownhill, Cancelo, Felix

Sun, Dec 10, 2023
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MANCHESTER City’s England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, is at the top of Manchester United’s shopping list for next summer. (Sun)

Manchester United are keeping an eye on RB Leipzig and Belgium striker Lois Openda, 23, as they look to replace England winger Jadon Sancho, 23, and France forward Anthony Martial, 28, next summer. (Mirror)

Newcastle are considering a move for Crystal Palace’s England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 30. (Star)

Manchester City are interested in Club Brugge winger Tajon Buchanan in January and will have to pay about £50m for the 24-year-old Canada international. (Star)

Newcastle United are planning to make a number of loan signings from the Saudi Pro League in January. (Football Insider)

Wolves are preparing a cut-price £7m move in January for Burnley’s English midfielder Josh Brownhill, 27. (Mirror)

Barcelona president Joan Laporta plans to hold talks over the futures of Portugal duo Joao Felix, 24, on loan from Atletico Madrid, and Joao Cancelo, 29, on loan from Manchester City(Sport – in Spanish)

Manchester United are leading Tottenham in the race to sign Nice’s 23-year-old France defender Jean-Clair Todibo. (Football Insider)

‘I’m banning the T-word’

Everton have turned down an offer from Tottenham to alter the terms of a £10m deal agreed as part of the transfer of former England midfielder Dele Alli, 27, to Goodison Park in January 2022. 

Reading’s 18-year-old forward Caylan Vickers is set for a dream move to Spanish giants Real Madrid(Sun)

Manchester United have enquired about 27-year-old Guinea and Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy, who could be available for less than 20m euros (£17m). (Sky Sports Germany)

Bayern Munich have made Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo, 24, their top transfer target and could pay a “massive” fee for the Uruguay defender. (Sky Sports Germany)

Former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who retired at the end of last season, says he is “talking” to AC Milan about returning to the club in some capacity. (Sky Sports Italia, via Football Italia)

Juventus are monitoring the situation of 30-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder Felipe Anderson, whose contract at Lazio runs out in the summer. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

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-December 10, 2023 @ 08:08 GMT|

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