Sunday's gossip: Taylor, Lewandowski, Echeverri, Phillips, Worrall

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Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Brighton are set to join Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign Dutch defensive midfielder Kenneth Taylor, 21, from Ajax. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester City are tracking Argentine teenager Claudio Echeverri, with the 17-year-old River Plate attacking midfielder labelled by some as the next Lionel Messi. (Mirror), external

Barcelona could release Polish striker Robert Lewandowski as a free agent at the end of the 2024-25 season because of a clause in the 35-year-old's contract. (Sport via Sun), external

Tottenham are monitoring Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, ahead of the January transfer window. (Football Insider), external

Real Madrid want to take former midfielder Xabi Alonso back to the Bernabeu as coach from his current role at Bayer Leverkusen. (Mirror), external

Bayern Munich could move to sign AC Milan's goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 28, to replace German Manuel Neuer, 37. (Sky Germany - in German), external

Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi is likely to pledge his future to the club as they prepare to offer him a new contract amid reported interest from Manchester United. (Football Insider), external

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick is seeking a centre-half in the winter window, with Nottingham Forest's 26-year-old Englishman Joe Worrall and his 21-year-old compatriot Charlie Cresswell from Leeds among the targets. (Sun), external

Ronald Araujo appears to have pledged his immediate future to Barcelona despite recent transfer speculation linking the 24-year-old Uruguayan defender with Bayern Munich. (90 Min), external

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