Sunday's gossip: Barbosa, Antony, Wirtz, Phillips, Musiala, Mbappe

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Manchester United are willing to offer Brazil winger Antony, 23, in a swap deal for 27-year-old forward and compatriot Gabriel Barbosa from Flamengo. (Mirror), external

Liverpool are interested in signing 20-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Germany forward Florian Wirtz. (Star), external

England and Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 27, has emerged as Juventus' number one transfer target in January. (Mail), external

Tottenham Hotspur have also joined the race to sign Phillips. (Sun), external

Real Madrid will chase Bayern Munich and Germany attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala, 20, if they are unable to sign 24-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe from Paris St-Germain. (ESPN), external

Madrid are also nearing a move for Bayern Munich's 23-year-old Canada left-back Alphonso Davies. (AS - in Spanish), external

Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 36, has ruled out a loan move back to Barcelona following the conclusion of the MLS season with Inter Miami. (Mail), external

Juventus have joined fellow Serie A side AC Milan in wanting to sign Bournemouth's 25-year-old English defender Lloyd Kelly. (Tuttosport - in Italian), external

Manchester City and West Ham are among a number of clubs who are monitoring French left-back Quentin Merlin, who plays for Nantes. (90 Min), external

Former Belgium and Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 35, is a free agent after leaving Chinese club Shandong Taishan. (Fabrizio Romano), external

England forward Ollie Watkins, 27, has become the top earner at Aston Villa after signing a new £150,000-a-week contract in October. (Football Insider), external

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