Football gossip: Neymar, Haaland, Kolasinac, Diop, Sancho, Cavani, Kessie

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Barcelona are already planning for next season and want to bring Paris St-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar back to the club. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external

RB Leipzig's head of football Oliver Mintzlaff has revealed they are struggling to compete with Manchester United in the race to sign Norway striker Erling Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg. (Mail), external

Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Isco, 27, in a £44m deal by Real Madrid, which would pave the way for the Spanish giants to make a move for Tottenham's 27-year-old midfielder Christian Eriksen. (Mirror), external

Arsenal and Bosnia-Herzegovina defender Sead Kolasinac, 26, is a transfer target for Napoli and Roma. (Sky Sports), external

Real Madrid have told Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola that they will not be signing the 26-year-old in January. (Mail), external

Tottenham will need to pay £50m to sign French central defender Issa Diop, 22, from West Ham. (Express), external

Spurs are keen on Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare. The 20-year-old has also been considered by Manchester United. (L'Equipe - via Football 365), external

Borussia Dortmund will not sanction the sale of England winger Jadon Sancho, 19, in January. (Bild), external

Manchester United have told Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic, 31, and Argentina defender Marcos Rojo, 29, they can leave the club. (Star), external

AC Milan have placed a £26m price tag on midfielder Franck Kessie, with Wolves keen on signing the 23-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder in January. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Lyon have identified Atletico Madrid and France midfielder Thomas Lemar, 24, as a primary transfer target. (L'Equipe - in French), external

Atletico have also reached an agreement to sign Paris Saint Germain an Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 32. (Star), external

Fulham and Brentford are considering moving for Jack Clarke, 19, in January if Tottenham recall the winger from his loan spell at Leeds. (Mail), external

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been backed to sign Juventus' Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic, 33, on a short-term deal. (Express), external

Everton have been encouraged to sign Wolves and Mexico striker Raul Jimenez, 28, as well as Southampton front man Danny Ings, 27. (Talksport - via Star), external

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says Croatian centre-back Filip Benkovic, 23, could go on loan in January amid reported interest from Championship side Derby. (Leicester Mercury), external

Forward Andy Carroll, 30, is set to earn a new-one year deal at Newcastle United with boss Steve Bruce impressed by the Englishman since his return. (Mirror), external

A joke eBay sale of Stoke City has been pulled after bids for the club reached £65,000. (Stoke Sentinel), external

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