Football gossip: Saul, Haaland, Sousa, Minamino, Emery, Alonso, Foyth
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Atletico Madrid are prepared to lower their asking price for Spain midfielder Saul Niguez, 25, to £85m, putting Manchester United on alert. (Telegraph), external
RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann has held transfer talks with Red Bull Salzburg's Norway international striker Erling Haaland, 19, linked with a January move to Manchester United. (Mail), external
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer flew to Salzburg to meet Haaland on Friday as the club pursues its top target. (Mail), external
Meanwhile, Red Bull Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund believes it is "too soon" for Haaland to leave the Austrian club. (Mirror), external
Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 23, could leave Arsenal for Napoli in a £21m transfer, but the Serie A club want to negotiate a loan deal first. (Mirror), external
Arsenal and Manchester United are set to battle for Sweden midfielder Dejan Kulusevski, 19, who is on loan at Parma from Atalanta and is valued at £42m. (Mirror), external
Bordeaux boss Paulo Sousa, who had brief spells in charge at QPR, Swansea and Leicester, says he is trying not to think too much about his future after a surprise link with the Arsenal managerial vacancy. (Goal.com), external
Jurgen Klopp has hinted Liverpool could be back in the market for more Red Bull Salzburg players after landing Japan winger Takumi Minamino, 24, before the January transfer window. (Mirror), external
Former Arsenal manager Unai Emery has already turned down job offers from Everton and two Chinese sides. (Marca), external
Atletico Madrid are considering a move for Chelsea's Spain international left-back Marcos Alonso, 28. (Star), external
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard will not speak to France forward Olivier Giroud, 33, Brazil midfielder Willian, 31, or Spain winger Pedro, 32 - all out of contract at the end of the season - about their futures until next month. (Independent), external
Lampard insists Chelsea are only in the market for players of "top calibre" in the January transfer window. (Express), external
Crystal Palace could move for Chelsea's France international striker Olivier Giroud, 33. (Mirror), external
Sheffield United are planning to open new contract talks with Republic of Ireland defender Enda Stevens, 29. (Football Insider), external
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho would prefer more time to work on the training ground than buy new players. (Football.London), external
Mourinho has ruled out allowing 21-year-old Argentina defender Juan Foyth to leave on loan in the January transfer window. (Sky Sports), external
Manchester United's England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 26, opened up to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after off-field issues impacted his form at the start of the season. (Mail), external
Rangers are monitoring Charlton's Montserrat striker Lyle Taylor, 29, who has also attracted interest from Championship rivals including Swansea, West Brom and Sheffield Wednesday. (Sky Sports), external