Transfer rumours: Bellingham, Rudiger, Pepi, Salah, Dybala, Torres
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Liverpool are leading the race to sign 18-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund next summer. (Mirror), external
Real Madrid are favourites to sign Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 28, who is getting closer to leaving Chelsea as a free agent at the end of the season. Premier League rivals Manchester United and Tottenham have also expressed an interest. (Independent), external
Manchester United and Liverpool face competition from Atletico Madrid for 18-year-old American striker Ricardo Pepi. (CBS, via Mirror), external
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah's situation is "completely normal" as the club seek to finalise new contract terms with the 29-year-old Egypt forward. (Guardian), external
Liverpool are interested in 28-year-old Juventus and Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, whose contract expires at the end of the season. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Barcelona have contacted Chelsea over possible deals for Morocco midfielder Hakim Ziyech, 28, and Germany forward Timo Werner, 25 - but Blues manager Thomas Tuchel is reluctant to let either leave. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Barcelona hope a compromise can be reached with Manchester City to allow them to sign Spain forward Ferran Torres for £38m. City want £51m for the 21-year-old. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external
Fenerbahce have denied that the club's 23-year-old Hungarian centre-back Attila Szalai is close to joining Chelsea. (90min), external
Ajax are considering a move for Manchester United's English goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 24, on loan in January. (Manchester Evening News), external
Ajax are also interested in signing 24-year-old Dutch winger Steven Bergwijn from Tottenham. (Times), external
Lille's 24-year-old Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches is open to a move to Arsenal, but the Gunners may face competition from AC Milan. (L'Equipe, via Mail Online), external
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will target a forward in the January transfer window. (Mirror), external
Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe, 26, is frustrated with his lack of playing time at Arsenal and will assess his options in January. (Football.London), external
Atletico Madrid's 22-year-old Portugal forward Joao Felix could leave the La Liga club. (AS - in Spanish), external
West Ham are considering a loan bid for Manchester City and the Netherlands defender Nathan Ake, 26. (Sun), external
Brighton want to sign Besiktas and Canada striker Cyle Larin, 26. (Teamtalk), external
West Ham face being without 27-year-old France defender Kurt Zouma for 12 weeks because of a hamstring injury. (Times - subscription required)
Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 26, also has a hamstring injury and the England international could be out for two months. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Italy boss and former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, who has been linked with taking over at Manchester United, has denied reports of a move back to the Premier League. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Mirror), external
Former Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar, who is currently Ajax chief executive, believes "that one day the moment will arrive" for him to take up a role Old Trafford. (RTL, via Metro), external
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