Thursday's gossip: Ronaldo, Guimaraes, Dumfries, Bellingham, Hojbjerg, Skriniar
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Napoli have been linked with Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, but the director Cristiano Giuntoli has ruled out signing the Portugal international. (DAZN via Talksport), external
Liverpool are the latest side to be linked with Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes but face competition from Chelsea and Real Madrid, unless Newcastle United can convince the 24-year-old to sign a new contract. (TNT Sports - in Portuguese), external
Chelsea are looking at Inter Milan and Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries, 26, as they try to add more depth to their right-back position, which has been weakened by an injury to 22-year-old England international Reece James. (90 Min), external
Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool want to sign Borussia Dortmund's 19-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Tottenham are preparing to offer Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 27, an improved contract. (Times - subscription), external
Inter Milan president Steven Zhang says Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar - believed to be a target for Paris St-Germain - is not for sale and is "confident" the 27-year-old will stay. (Sky Sport Italia via Football Italia), external
Arsenal are planning a January transfer spree and are hoping to bring in Brazilian midfielder Danilo, 21, from Palmeiras for £26m, along with 21-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, and 21-year-old Villarreal and Spain winger Yeremy Pino. (Sun), external
Tottenham could let Spain winger Bryan Gil, 21, and English defender Japhet Tanganga, 23, leave in January, while also loaning out 22-year-old English right-back Djed Spence. (Times - subscription) , external
Juventus are aiming to secure 19-year-old English winger Samuel Iling-Junior on a new deal. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Arsenal have held preliminary talks over a new contract with technical director Edu, who has been linked with similar roles in Europe. (Evening Standard) , external
Everton are interested in 27-year-old Portugal forward Daniel Podence, whose deal with Wolves runs until 2024. (Football Insider), external
Nottingham Forest are planning to spend between £50m and £100m in the January transfer window. (Football Insider), external
Barcelona hope to sign a replacement for 34-year-old Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets in January. (ESPN), external
Manchester City have signed highly rated 17-year-old midfielder Emilio Lawrence from Everton. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Manchester United are keeping close tabs on Leeds' 23-year-old United States midfielder Tyler Adams. (Football Insider), external
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