Sunday’s gossip: Phillips, De Bruyne, Zubimendi, Itakura, Neves, McTominay, Musiala
Manchester City have set an asking price of £50m for England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, and are determined to make a profit on the 27-year-old after paying Leeds United £42m in 2022. (Mirror)
Clubs from Saudi Arabia plan to offer Manchester City’s Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 32, a significant salary package in 2024. (Football Insider)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is keen on Real Sociedad’s Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 24, while real Madrid and France international Aurelien Tchouameni, 23, is also of interest. (Mirror)
Tottenham are interested in Borussia Monchengladbach’s 26-year-old Japan defender Ko Itakura. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Al-Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves, 26, “dreams'” of securing a January move to Newcastle Unitedwho will target the Portugal international following confirmation of Sandro Tonali’s 10-month ban. (O Jogo, via Sporting Witness)
Newcastle will replace Tonali with a midfield loan signing in January, with Fulham’s 28-year-old Portugal international Joao Palhinha, Everton and Belgium 22-year-old Amadou Onana, and Manchester United and Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 26, among the players being considered. (Football Insider)
Manchester City and Liverpool are monitoring the situation of Bayern Munich’s 20-year-old Germany forward Jamal Musiala, who will push for a January move if he does not get enough game time. (Football Insider)
city also remain interested in Paris Saint-Germain’s 17-year-old French midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery. (Sport Zone, via TeamTalk)
Arsenal’s January transfer plans could depend on the severity of the injury sustained by Wolves’ 23-year-old Portugal forward Pedro Neto in his side’s draw with Newcastle on Saturday. (Football.London)
The Gunners will consider recalling Brazilian winger Marquinhos, 20, from his loan spell with Nantes in January. (Mirror)
Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, has played down suggestions that he intends to leave Naples amid reported interest from Liverpool. (Mirror)
Neil Warnock could return for a third spell at QPR after the club sacked manager Gareth Ainsworth, while former Luton Town and Southampton manager Nathan Jones is also keen on the position. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Andrea Pirlo is under mounting pressure following another defeat for his Sampdoria side in Serie B, with former manager Marco Giampaolo being considered as his replacement. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
