Saturday's gossip column: Phillips, Ekitike, Guirassy, Calvert-Lewin, Branthwaite, Eriksen, Sancho
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Newcastle will make loan moves for Manchester City's 27-year-old England midfielder Kalvin Phillips and Paris St-Germain's 21-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike in January. (Times - subscription), external
Newcastle are interested in Stuttgart and Guinea forward Serhou Guirassy, 27, and Everton's 26-year-old England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin. (Teamtalk), external
Juventus are hopeful Manchester United will allow 23-year-old England forward Jadon Sancho to join on loan in January despite interest from former club Borussia Dortmund. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Brentford have no intention of selling England striker Ivan Toney, 27, in January despite strong interest from Arsenal and Chelsea. (Mirror), external
Manchester United have made Everton's English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, their prime defensive target in 2024. (Teamtalk), external
Clubs in the Saudi Pro League are considering a £17m January move for Manchester United's 31-year-old Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen. (Caught Offside), external
Bayern Munich are willing to pay Manchester United up to £26m for 30-year-old France defender Raphael Varane. (Abendzeitung - in German), external
Varane would have to take a pay cut to join Bayern, who are unwilling to match his £340,000-a-week wages, while former club Lens would welcome him back. (RMC Sport - in French), external
Leeds United will reject any interest in 17-year-old English midfielder Archie Gray in January, with Liverpool, Everton and Crystal Palace among those interested. (Football Insider), external
Liverpool want Bayern's 27-year-old Germany forward Leroy Sane. (Christian Falk), external
Real Madrid are set to offer manager Carlos Ancelotti a new contract amid interest from Brazil. (90min), external
Barcelona manager Xavi has rejected claims that Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 33, will leave for Saudi Arabia in January. (Goal.com), external
Bayern Munich have moved ahead of Manchester United and Chelsea in the race for Schalke's 17-year-old German midfielder Assan Ouedraogo. (Teamtalk), external
Bournemouth will turn down any offers from West Ham for 26-year-old English striker Dominic Solanke. (Talksport), external
AC Milan are considering a move for Manchester City's Brazil defender Yan Couto, 21, who is on loan at Girona. (Calciomercato), external
Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez, 26, expects to be offered a new contract by Inter Milan after turning down interest from the Saudi Pro League last summer. (Tuttosport via Football Italia), external
Manchester City forward Joel Ndala, 17, is attracting interest from Premier League and European clubs, both for loans and permanent transfers. (Athletic - subscription), external
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