Wednesday's gossip: Messi, Gundogan, Neves, Ronaldo, Guimaraes, Milinkovic-Savic, Kovacic
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Paris St-Germain want to extend Lionel Messi's contract by an additional 12 months. The 35-year-old Argentina forward's current deal is set to expire in June 2023. (Le Parisien - in French, subscription required), external
Bayern Munich are considering a move for Manchester City's 32-year-old Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan next summer. (90min), external
Barcelona are in talks to sign Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, from Wolves, with a deal believed to be possible in January. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Chelsea could make a bid to sign Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 24, from Newcastle, but the Magpies are hoping to fight off the interest by offering him a new club record contract. (Goal), external
Juventus are also keen on signing Guimaraes. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim says everyone at the club "dreams" of Manchester United's Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo returning to the club, however, the Portuguese side cannot afford the 37-year-old's wages. (Football.London), external
Ronaldo's options of a move to the United States include Major League Soccer clubs Inter Miami, Los Angeles Galaxy and LAFC. (Los Angeles Times), external
Arsenal are willing to offer Belgium midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, 23, as part of a deal to sign Lazio's Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 27. (Calciomercato - in Italian) , external
Meanwhile, Arsenal will back manager Mikel Arteta with £50m in the January transfer window in order to help their title bid. (Sun), external
Chelsea are keen to begin contract talks with Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 28, after the World Cup. His current deal has less than two years remaining. (Evening Standard), external
England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, could yet decide to stay at Borussia Dortmund next summer, despite interest from Liverpool and Real Madrid. (Sky Sports), external
Liverpool could use their Guinea midfielder Naby Keita, 27, to secure a deal for AC Milan and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali, 22. (Express), external
Lille striker Jonathan David, 22, says he would "go for" the chance to play for a "massive club". The Canada forward has been linked with a possible move to Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United. (Mirror), external
Chelsea want Brighton's head of recruitment Paul Winstanley after bringing in technical directors Laurence Stewart, from Monaco, and Christopher Vivell, formerly of RB Leipzig, as well as ex-Southampton co-director of recruitment Joe Shields. (Guardian) , external
Manchester United are happy with the work being done by football director John Murtough amid speculation they are about to appoint former Liverpool director Michael Edwards in his role. (Express), external
Arsenal have opened talks with technical director Edu over a new contract amid growing interest from European clubs. (Mail), external
Leicester City and Southampton are interested in signing 22-year-old Morocco forward Zakaria Aboukhlal from Toulouse. (Football Insider), external
Leicester's English midfielder James Maddison, 25, and Bayer Leverkusen's France winger Moussa Diaby, 23, are considered realistic January targets for Newcastle United. (Chronicle Live), external
Newly appointed Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick says he will use his "relationship" with former club Manchester United to bring in players on loan. (Talksport), external
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