Lecce resisting Man Utd move for Dorgu - Monday's gossip

Lecce are "trying to resist" Manchester United's attempts to sign Patrick Dorgu, Neymar ready to sacrifice part of salary to move back to Santos and Aston Villa interested in Chelsea defender Axel Disasi.

Lecce president Sticchi Damiani says the club is "trying to resist" Manchester United's pressure to sign 20-year-old Denmark left-back Patrick Dorgu, who the Italian club value at €40m (£33.8m). (Football Italia)

Brazil forward Neymar, 32, is prepared to give up a large part of his salary to leave Al-Hilal and return to former club Santos in his homeland. (Footmercato - in French)

Chelsea's Portugal centre-back Renato Veiga, 21, was on his way to Turin on Sunday to complete a loan move to Juventus, who do not have an option to buy once the deal runs out at the end of the season. (Fabrizio Romano)

Argentina midfielder Emiliano Buendia, 28, has agreed a one-year contract extension to his current deal with Aston Villa, which was due to run out in 2026, amid interest from Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia. (Athletic)

Aston Villa are in talks to to sign Argentina defender Juan Foyth, 27, from Villarreal after failing to bring in French defender Loic Bade, 24, from Sevilla. (Talksport)

Chelsea's French centre-back Axel Disasi, 26, is also a target for Aston Villa as they try to bring in a defender before the winter transfer window closes. (Football Insider)

Arsenal are hopeful of holding off interest from fellow Premier League clubs to sign 18-year-old Norwegian starlet Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg. (Talksport)

Germany forward Timo Werner, 28, on loan at Tottenham from RB Leipzig, is in talks about a move to Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls. (Footmercato - in French)

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he does not know "what the future will bring", with the 33-year-old Dutch centre-back's contract with the Reds running out in the summer. (Liverpool Echo)

Brentford right-back Mads Roerslev, 25, will fly to Wolfsburg on Monday to complete a medical after the two clubs reached an agreement on a six-month loan deal for the Denmark defender, with an option to buy. (Sky Sports Germany)

Strasbourg will make another move for Brentford's 22-year-old Portuguese forward Fabio Carvalho, having had an initial offer to take him on loan rejected by the Bees. (Footmercato - in French)

AC Milan will make an improved bid of about €33-34m for Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez, although Feyenoord want €40m for the 23-year-old. (Calciomercato - in Italian)

Leicester City and Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury, 27, is set to join Sheffield United on loan in a deal that includes an option to buy. (Athletic - subscription required)

Southampton will listen to offers for Kyle Walker-Peters after Galatasaray made an approach for the 27-year-old English defender, who is out of contract in the summer. (Fabrizio Romano)

Jobe Bellingham wanted by Bundesliga clubs - EFL gossip

Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham is wanted by Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen. (The Sun)

Sheffield United are set to sign Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury on loan until the end of the season. (The Athletic - subscription required)

Sheffield United are also considering a move for QPR defender Jimmy Dunne before the end of the January transfer window. (Yorkshire Post)

Blades youngster Ryan One is on the radar of several Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Tottenham and Brighton, while Ipswich have enquired about the 18-year-old. (TBR Football)

West Bromwich Albion want to sign £4.2m-rated striker Willem Geubbels from Swiss Super League club FC St Gallen (FootMercato)

Sheffield Wednesday are plotting a move to sign midfielder Stuart Armstrong from MLS outfit Vancouver Whitecaps. (Yorkshire Post)

Watford loanee Fest Ebosele is wanted by Turkish side Galatasaray when he returns to his parent club Udinese in the summer. (The 72)

Out-of-favour Nottingham Forest forward Emmanuel Dennis is more likely to join Watford on loan than Sheffield Wednesday amid interest from both Championship clubs. (The Star)

Wycombe Wanderers have approached Rasmus Bertelsen, who manages Danish Superliga club Randers FC, about the vacant head coach position at Adams Park but the 41-year-old has decided to stay in his current role. (Football League World)

Wycombe striker Richard Kone, who is reportedly wanted by ex-Chairboys boss Matt Bloomfield at Luton Town, is committed to staying with the League One club, according to their interim coach Sam Grace. (Luton Today)

Preston North End are interested in signing 20-year-old defender Thierry Small from League One side Charlton Athletic. (Lancashire Post)

Hull City have made Huddersfield Town winger Sorba Thomas their number one transfer target and the 26-year-old, who is on loan at French Ligue 1 side Nantes, was left out of their squad at the weekend amid ongoing talks. (HullLive)

Hull's back-up goalkeeper Timothee Lo-Tutala is wanted by Crawley Town after a move to Wrexham fell through. (The 72)