Friday's gossip: Bowen, Haaland, Simons, Sancho, Gallagher, Onana, Smith Rowe, Mitoma

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Liverpool and Newcastle United are monitoring 26-year-old England forward Jarrod Bowen as negotiations over a new contract at West Ham continue to move slowly. (Talksport)

Manchester City plan to start talks with Norway striker Erling Haaland, 23, over a new contract in order to hold off interest from Real Madrid. (Telegraph - subscription)

Manchester City will compete with Barcelona to sign 20-year-old Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons from Paris St-Germain next summer. (Fichajes - in Spanish)

Manchester United and England forward Jadon Sancho, 23, wants to rejoin Borussia Dortmund in the January transfer window. (90min)

Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21, joined Chelsea instead of Liverpool because he had already promised them his signature when at Brighton. (Standard)

Chelsea are planning talks with 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher as he heads towards the final 18 months of his contract. (Mail)

Goalkeeper Andre Onana, 27, is reluctant to take time away from Manchester United to play for Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations. (ESPN)

West Ham are keeping tabs on Arsenal's 23-year-old England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe. (Teamtalk)

Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma, 26, is close to signing a new five-year deal with Brighton despite being linked with several Premier League sides. (Talksport)

Newcastle have opened talks to extend 25-year-old English midfielder Sean Longstaff's contract until 2028. (Nicolo Schira)

The Qatari group bidding for Manchester United will not increase its existing offer to £5bn despite the threat posed by a new deal being put forward by Sir Jim Ratcliffe. (Times - subscription required)

Everton are on the verge of agreeing a long-term contract with 21-year-old English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, who was a target for Manchester United. (Mirror)

Chelsea have told 24-year-old English defender Trevoh Chalobah he is free to find a new club in January, with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan interested. (Teamtalk)

Liverpool have made Fluminense's 22-year-old Brazil midfielder Andre Trindade a prime target in January. (Mirror)

Wayne Rooney could have only one more game in charge of DC United after a 3-0 defeat by Austin all but ruined their chances of reaching the MLS play-offs. (Sun)

Rooney is the leading contender to become Birmingham City's next manager, with John Eustace's position under threat. (Football Insider)

Manchester United and Tottenham are considering recruiting Atletico Madrid's transfer expert Andrea Berta but face competition from Paris St-Germain. (Independent)

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