Sunday's gossip: Phillips, De Bruyne, Zubimendi, Guehi, Itakura, Neves, McTominay, Musiala

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Manchester City have set an asking price of £50m for England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, and are determined to make a profit on the 27-year-old after paying Leeds United £42m in 2022. (Mirror), external

Clubs from Saudi Arabia plan to offer Manchester City's Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 32, a significant salary package in 2024. (Football Insider), external

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is keen on Real Sociedad's Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 24, while Real Madrid and France player Aurelien Tchouameni, 23, is also of interest. (Mirror), external

The Gunners have identified Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi as a target, with Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea also linked with the 23-year-old. (Sun), external

Tottenham are interested in Borussia Monchengladbach's 26-year-old Japan defender Ko Itakura. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Al-Hilal's Ruben Neves, 26, "dreams" of securing a January move to Newcastle United, who will target the Portugal midfielder following confirmation of Sandro Tonali's 10-month ban. (O Jogo, via Sporting Witness), external

Newcastle will replace Tonali with a loan signing in January, with Fulham's 28-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, Everton and Belgium's Amadou Onana, 22, and Manchester United and Scotland player Scott McTominay, 26, among those being considered. (Football Insider), external

West Ham United are eyeing a move for Feyenoord and Mexico forward Santiago Gimenez, but will face competition from Tottenham, Arsenal and Newcastle for the 22-year-old. (Mirror), external

Manchester City and Liverpool are monitoring the situation of Bayern Munich's 20-year-old Germany forward Jamal Musiala, who will push for a January move if he does not get enough game time. (Football Insider), external

City also remain interested in Paris St-Germain's 17-year-old French midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery. (Sport Zone, via TeamTalk), external

Arsenal's January transfer plans could depend on the severity of the injury sustained by Portugal forward Pedro Neto, 23, in Wolverhampton Wanderers' draw with Newcastle. (Football.London), external

The Gunners will consider recalling Brazilian winger Marquinhos, 20, from his loan spell with Nantes in January. (Mirror), external

Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, has played down suggestions that he intends to leave Napoli amid reported interest from Liverpool. (Mirror), external

Neil Warnock could return for a third spell at QPR after the club sacked manager Gareth Ainsworth, while former Luton Town and Southampton manager Nathan Jones is also keen on the position. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Andrea Pirlo is under mounting pressure following another defeat for his Sampdoria side in Serie B, with former manager Marco Giampaolo being considered as his replacement. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

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