Saturday's transfer gossip: Bellingham, Gakpo, Ronaldo, De Jong, Thuram, Asensio, Klich
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Manchester City are determined to win the fight for Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham and believe the England midfielder, 19, will turn down a £100m transfer to Real Madrid or Liverpool to work with City coach Pep Guardiola. (Sun), external
Manchester United have opened talks with PSV Eindhoven about signing the Netherlands winger Cody Gakpo, 23. (Mirror), external
Al-Nassr are hopeful they will complete the signing of Portugal forward and free agent Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, before the January transfer window opens. (CBS Sports), external
Manchester United believe they have a chance of finally signing Frenkie de Jong in the summer, but feel Barcelona are trying to increase his value by saying the Netherlands midfielder, 25, is not for sale. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Newcastle are interested in signing Borussia Monchengladbach and France forward Marcus Thuram, 25. (Times - subscription required), external
Barcelona have no intention to sell Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie, 26, or Spain right-back Hector Bellerin, 27, in January. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Paris St-Germain are interested in bringing in Real Madrid's 26-year-old Spain winger Marco Asensio, who has been linked with Arsenal. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Arsenal are leading the race with Manchester United to sign Portugal forward Joao Felix, 23, on loan from Atletico Madrid next month. (Daily Record), external
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers expects the club to resist any January offers for 26-year-old England midfielder James Maddison. (Mail), external
PSG also want Manchester United and Brazil midfielder Fred, despite the Old Trafford club triggering a 12-month extension on the 29-year-old's contract. (Sun), external
Chelsea are closing in on completing deals for Molde and Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana, 20, and Vasco da Gama's Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, 18. (Standard), external
DC United have reached a verbal agreement over a move for Leeds and Poland midfielder Mateusz Klich, 32. (MLSsoccer.com, via Mail), external
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says the club are looking to make loan signings in January, rather than bringing in players on permanent deals. (Athletic - subscription required), external
AC Milan are set to meet with Rafael Leao, whose contract runs to 2024, and offer a new deal worth five times his current salary. The Italian side want to make the Portugal forward, 23, their highest-paid player in a bid to stave off interest. (Corriere della Sera, via AS), external
Germany striker Youssoufa Moukoko, 18, has admitted he was "shocked" to see reports that his wage demands have led to a contract stand-off with Borussia Dortmund. (90min), external
Brazilian winger Tete, who is technically contracted to Shakhtar Donetsk but on loan at Lyon, could make a permanent move in January. The 22-year-old has also been offered to a number of Premier League clubs. (90min), external
Arsenal are to trigger an extension in the contract of 19-year-old English midfielder Charlie Patino, who is currently on loan at Blackpool. (Standard), external
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