Football gossip: Isco, Firpo, Pulisic, Pepe, Holgate, Solanke, Manolas
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Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Isco, 26, has played down the prospect of a move to Chelsea in January by saying he will not be leaving the Bernabeu during the transfer window. (Deportes Cuatro, via Metro), external
Manchester City are tracking Real Betis' 22-year-old Spanish left-back Junior Firpo but face competition from Real Madrid. (Mirror) , external
Liverpool and England striker Dominic Solanke, 21, has had a medical at Crystal Palace as he nears a loan move. (Mail), external
Liverpool target and Borussia Dortmund and USA midfielder Christian Pulisic, 20, looks set to join Premier League rivals Chelsea, according to an announcement made by former USA striker Eddie Johnson on social media. (Calciomercato), external
Lille and Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe, 23, who has been linked with Arsenal, Barcelona and Manchester City, appears open to a move next summer. (Le Voix du Nord, via Star), external
Chelsea's French midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, 24, says he is open to staying at AC Milan at the end of his season-long loan at the Italian club. (MilanNews, via Mail), external
Manchester United want to sign 27-year-old Roma and Greece centre-back Kostas Manolas. (Tuttomercato, via Express), external
Arsenal and Egypt midfielder Mohamed Elneny, 26, has been told to leave the Gunners on loan in January in order to force his way into manager Unai Emery's long-term plans. (Standard), external
Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 26, could leave Selhurst Park in the summer but not in January, says chairman Steve Parish. (Mirror), external
Fulham may sell French striker Aboubakar Kamara, 23, after he ignored manager Claudio Ranieri's orders and insisted on taking a penalty - which he missed - against Huddersfield on Saturday. (Times), external
West Brom are closing in on a deal to sign Everton's 22-year-old English defender Mason Holgate on loan in January. (Express & Star), external
German club RB Leipzig have joined the race to sign Chelsea's 18-year-old English winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. (Kicker - German), external
Middlesbrough hope to sign Huddersfield's Dutch midfielder Rajiv van La Parra, 27, on loan with a view to a permanent deal in the summer. (Yorkshire Post), external
Manager Brendan Rodgers says Celtic have work to do in the January transfer window to bring in new players. (Irish Times, via Celtic TV), external
Assistant manager Steve Holland says England did not handle the 2018 World Cup semi-final in Russia as well as they could have done. (Telegraph), external