Saturday's gossip: Mbappe, Costa, Guimaraes, Felix, Mudryk
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Real Madrid are not yet considering another move for Paris St-Germain's 23-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, however the Spanish giants are monitoring former midfielder Xabi Alonso's performance as Bayer Leverkusen manager with interest. (ESPN), external
Mbappe is considering buying himself out of his contract in January. (L'Equipe via Mail), external
Meanwhile, PSG are interested in signing Real Madrid's 20-year-old Spanish centre-back Rafa Marin. (Marca - in Spanish), external
Inter want to sign Romelu Lukaku permanently in the summer. The 29-year-old Belgium striker is on loan from Chelsea. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Inter are also interested in Everton and Colombia's 28-year-old centre-back Yerry Mina. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Manchester United are favourites to sign Porto's 23-year-old Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa. (Diario de Noticias, via TeamTalk), external
United will activate an extension in Diogo Dalot's contract to fend off interest from Barcelona in the 23-year-old Portugal defender. (ESPN, via Mirror), external
Newcastle United want to agree a new long-term contract with Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 24, before the end of the season. (90min), external
Arsenal would be forced to pay more to sign Ukrainian winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21, in January if his club Shakhtar Donestk progress in the Champions League. (Football.London), external
Tottenham plan to open contract talks with manager Antonio Conte next month. The 53-year-old Italian's current deal runs until the end of the season. (Mail), external
Atletico Madrid's 22-year-old Portugal forward Joao Felix wants to leave the club in January due to his deteriorating relationship with manager Diego Simeone. (A Bola - in Portuguese), external
Real Madrid are interested in a move for Bayern Munich and Canada full-back Alphonso Davies, 21. (Marca - in Spanish), external
Manchester United could be among the clubs ready to offer Felix a move away from Atletico Madrid. (A Bola via Express), external
The agent of Bologna's Austria forward Marko Arnautovic has claimed the 33-year-old turned down Manchester United, rather than the Premier League club pulling out of a deal. (Gianluca di Marzio via Sport Witness), external
Leicester City's Belgium defender Wout Faes, 24, says he turned down an offer to join Chelsea in the summer before deciding to move to the King Power Stadium. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Chelsea have appointed a new head of recruitment, taking Joe Shields from fellow Premier League club Southampton. (Sun), external
Manchester City are among the clubs competing to sign 16-year-old Ireland centre-back Sam Curtis, who plays for St Patrick's Athletic. (Football Insider), external
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