Football gossip: Garnacho, Dorgu, Ait-Nouri, Ancelotti, Elliot, Kerkez
Napoli chasing Alejandro Garnacho, West Ham rebuffed by Aston Villa in Jhon Duran chase, Manchester United in talks to sign Patrick Dorgu from Lecce, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti set to leave in the summer.
Napoli are hoping to reach an agreement on a £50m deal to sign Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20. (Corriere dello Sport, in Italian), external
West Ham have had a £57m bid for Jhon Duran rejected by Aston Villa, who are determined not to sell the 21-year-old Colombia forward valued at £80m during the current transfer window. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Manchester United are in talks to sign left-back Patrick Dorgu from Lecce, with the 20-year-old Danish international a target to fill a void in Ruben Amorim’s squad. (Athletic – subscription required), external
United have also looked at Wolves and Algeria left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 23, and Crystal Palace and England left-back Tyrick Mitchell, 25, with Paris-St Germain and Portugal full-back Nuno Mendes, 22, an unviable option this transfer window. (ESPN), external
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is set to leave the club in the summer, with Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso the favourite to replace the Italian. (Ondacero – in Spanish), external
Liverpool have a fresh contract wrangle on their hands, with France defender Ibrahima Konate, 25, yet to sign a new deal with the club despite having been offered one. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Manchester City and England midfielder Jack Grealish, 29, is being tracked by Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund, with his future at the Etihad increasingly uncertain. (Sun) , external
Tottenham are considering a move for Ipswich Town’s English striker Liam Delap, 21, this month but could face competition from Chelsea. (Teamtalk) , external
Liverpool are not considering accepting an offer for England Under-21 midfielder Harvey Elliott, 21, in January or the summer window, despite his lack of first-team football. (Football Insider) , external
Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez will remain at Bournemouth despite interest from Manchester United, but the 21-year-old will likely move during the summer transfer window. (Florian Plettenberg, Sky Germany) , external
Tottenham are facing a struggle to land Slovakia centre-back Milan Skriniar, 29, this month amid strong competition from Galatasaray and Paris St-Germain’s loan situation. (TBR Football) , external
AC Milan are considering loan moves for Manchester United’s Danish international forward Rasmus Hojlund, 21, and their Dutch international striker Joshua Zirkzee, 23. (ESPN), external
Juventus have held discussions with Udinese over a move for 23-year-old Danish centre-back Thomas Kristensen, who is also a target for Tottenham and Leicester City. (Mail) , external
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