Sunday's gossip: Kante, Ziyech, De Vrij, Ronaldo, Min-jae, Berge, Smalling
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Barcelona could finalise a deal to sign France midfielder N'Golo Kante, whose contract at Chelsea runs out in the summer, during January depending on the 31-year-old's recovery from a hamstring injury. (Sport), external
AC Milan may end their pursuit of Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech, 29, because of the Morocco international's wage demands, although the Italian club remain interested in signing 21-year-old Albania striker Armando Broja from the Blues. (Gazzetta Dello Sport, via Football Italia), external
Tottenham could look to sign Dutch defender Stefan de Vrij from Inter Milan in January. Atletico Madrid are also interested in the 30-year-old, who will be a free agent in the summer. (Football Insider), external
Tottenham, Juventus, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are all interested in Brighton's Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, 23. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was willing to let Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo leave in August but multiple clubs rejected the chance to sign the 37-year-old, who has now left the Old Trafford club, for £80,000-a-week. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Manchester United have renewed their interest in Napoli centre-back Kim Min-jae but face competition from Real Madrid for the 26-year-old South Korea international, who has a £38m release clause. (Sunday Mirror), external
Arsenal and Chelsea have both expressed an interest in signing Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 30, from Crystal Palace in the past year. (Teamtalk), external
Newcastle are the top candidates to sign Slovakia centre-back Milan Skriniar, 27, from Inter Milan. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Chelsea and Liverpool are both interested in signing Norway midfielder Sander Berge, 24, from Championship side Sheffield United. (Jeunesfooteux - in French), external
Juventus have joined Inter Milan in monitoring the situation of 33-year-old English centre-back Chris Smalling, who could be out of contract at Roma in the summer if he does not accept a proposal to renew or take up an option to extend his deal at the Italian club. (Sky Sports Italia - in Italian) , external
Sevilla are interested in 22-year-old Angers midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, who is impressing for Morocco at the 2022 World Cup. (Fichajes - in Spanish) , external
Borussia Dortmund do not want to sell Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier in January, with Barcelona interested in the 31-year-old. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Portugal left-back Raphael Guerreiro, 28, is likely to leave Borussia Dortmund in the summer. (Ruhr Nachrichten - in German), external
Bayer Leverkusen director Simon Rolfes says the club are "very relaxed" about the future of Dutch defender Jeremie Frimpong, who has been linked with Manchester United, as the 22-year-old is under contract until 2025. (Sky Deutschland, via Manchester Evening News), external
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