Friday's gossip: Casemiro, Sancho, Salah, De Gea, Cedric, Xavi

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Paris St-Germain are interested in a move for Manchester United's 31-year-old Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, who has also been linked with Saudi Arabia side Al-Hilal. (Sports Zone, via Sun), external

Manchester United are struggling to find a buyer for English forward Jadon Sancho, 23, with his reported £350,000-a-week wages believed to be putting teams off the £73m signing. (Sun), external

Manchester United are monitoring 27-year-old Stuttgart and Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy, who can leave the German side in January for less than 20m euros (£17.25m). (Sky Germany via Sky Sports) , external

The Saudi Pro League's director of football Michael Emenalo believes it would be hard to convince Liverpool's 31-year-old Egypt forward Mohamed Salah to join the league in January. (Sky Sports), external

Spanish former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 33, has once again fuelled speculation of an imminent return to the Premier League with a cryptic social media post. (Mirror), external

Villarreal are interested in Arsenal's 32-year-old Portuguese defender Cedric Soares. (ESPN), external

Manchester United will consider sales in January if any deal helps ease their Financial Fair Play concerns and does not unduly weaken manager Erik ten Hag's squad. (Manchester Evening News) , external

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou wants to sign a new centre-back in the January transfer window. (Standard), external

The return to fitness and form of Fulham's 26-year-old English defender Tosin Adarabioyo has stirred interest ahead of the January transfer window. (Mail), external

Arsenal and Tottenham both sent scouts to watch 18-year-old Belgian midfielder Arthur Vermeeren play for Royal Antwerp in their stunning Champions League win over Barcelona. (90 Min), external

RB Leipzig have again contacted Liverpool to express a desire to keep 21-year-old Portuguese winger Fabio Carvalho, despite the Reds wanting him to return from his loan spell through a lack of playing time. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Barcelona boss Xavi, 43, is facing the heat at the Nou Camp after punishing back-to-back defeats, with none of the club's boardroom chiefs giving their support to the Spaniard. (AS - in Spanish), external

Ecuador's 16-year-old midfielder Kendry Paez will train with Chelsea next week in the first of a number of settling-in visits. The Blues signed him from Independiente del Valle in the summer with the agreement he will join the club on his 18th birthday. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

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