Football Titbits across the papers
Arsenal want Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo and Milos Kerkez, Eddie Howe will not leave Newcastle for England, and Kobbie Mainoo set to sign new Manchester United contract.
Arsenal are planning to make bids for two Bournemouth players – Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez, 20, and Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo, 24. (CaughtOffside), external.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has no desire to leave the club despite being on a shortlist for the vacant England manager’s job. (Telegraph – subscription required), external.
England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 19, is close to agreeing a new contract at Manchester United. (Manchester Evening News), external.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are both interested in a move for Spanish left-back Alvaro Fernandez, 21, who Manchester United sold to Benfica last summer. (Mirror), external.
Manchester United and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 32, is expected to rejoin his former club Ajax when his contract expires next summer. (Sun), external.
Former Liverpool and Cameroon defender Joel Matip, 33, is considering retirement. (Ruhr Nachrichten S04 on X – in German), external.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is the dream long-term candidate for the FA, who have not interviewed anyone for the England job more than two months after the closing date for applications. (Telegraph – subscription required).
Everton have set their sights on signing Stuttgart and DR Congo winger Silas Mvumpa, 26, in January. (Football Insider), external.
Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, 51, is in talks with a “major club” about a return to management after turning down further talks about managing Denmark. (Tipsbladet – in Danish), external.
Liverpool have earmarked Palmeiras centre-back Vitor Reis, 18, as a possible signing for the future. The Brazil youth international has a release clause of £84m. (Football Insider), external.
River Plate want to extend Manchester City forward Claudio Echeverri’s loan spell. The Argentina Under-23 international, 18, signed for City from River in January with an agreement he would remain there for a year before moving to England. (TYC Sports – in Spanish), external.
Former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele is in talks to become manager at Cardiff. (Footmercato – in French), external.
AC Milan are considering a January move for Crystal Palace’s 26-year-old Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, who only moved to Selhurst Park in August. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian).
Source: BBC Sport.
