Napoli chasing Man Utd's Garnacho - Tuesday's gossip

Napoli chasing Alejandro Garnacho, West Ham rebuffed by Aston Villa in Jhon Duran chase, Manchester United in talks to sign Patrick Dorgu from Lecce, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti set to leave in the summer.

Napoli are hoping to reach an agreement on a £50m deal to sign Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20. (Corriere dello Sport, in Italian)

West Ham have had a £57m bid for Jhon Duran rejected by Aston Villa, who are determined not to sell the 21-year-old Colombia forward valued at £80m during the current transfer window. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Aston Villa are unhappy with the timing of West Ham's bid as it comes before they play Monaco in their penultimate match of this season's Champions League group phase. (Guardian)

Chelsea are considering a move for Juventus and Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 24, having held talks with the Italian club about selling Portugal defender Renato Veiga, 21, to them. (Times - subscription required)

Manchester United are in talks to sign left-back Patrick Dorgu from Lecce, with the 20-year-old Danish international a target to fill a void in Ruben Amorim's squad. (Athletic - subscription required)

United have also looked at Wolves and Algeria left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 23, and Crystal Palace and England left-back Tyrick Mitchell, 25, with Paris-St Germain and Portugal full-back Nuno Mendes, 22, an unviable option this transfer window. (ESPN)

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is set to leave the club in the summer, with Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso the favourite to replace the Italian. (Ondacero - in Spanish)

Liverpool have a fresh contract wrangle on their hands, with France defender Ibrahima Konate, 25, yet to sign a new deal with the club despite having been offered one. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Manchester City and England midfielder Jack Grealish, 29, is being tracked by Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund, with his future at the Etihad increasingly uncertain. (Sun)

Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 33, says he has not spoken to Manchester City about a new contract but "something will happen" with his current deal running out in the summer. (Manchester Evening News)

Tottenham are considering a move for Ipswich Town's English striker Liam Delap, 21, this month but could face competition from Chelsea. (Teamtalk)

Liverpool are not considering accepting an offer for England Under-21 midfielder Harvey Elliott, 21, in January or the summer window, despite his lack of first-team football. (Football Insider)

Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez will remain at Bournemouth despite interest from Manchester United, but the 21-year-old will likely move during the summer transfer window. (Florian Plettenberg, Sky Germany)

Tottenham are facing a struggle to land Slovakia centre-back Milan Skriniar, 29, this month amid strong competition from Galatasaray and Paris St-Germain's loan situation. (TBR Football)

AC Milan are considering loan moves for Manchester United's Danish international forward Rasmus Hojlund, 21, and their Dutch international striker Joshua Zirkzee, 23. (ESPN)

Juventus have held discussions with Udinese over a move for 23-year-old Danish centre-back Thomas Kristensen, who is also a target for Tottenham and Leicester City. (Mail)

Blades closing in on Cannon - EFL gossip

Sheffield United have agreed a £10m deal with Leicester City to sign striker Tom Cannon after he was recalled from a loan spell with Stoke City. (Sky Sports)

The Blades have also agreed personal terms with Hertha Berlin defender Jonjoe Kenny and will sign the 27-year-old from the Bundesliga club for around £800k. (TeamTalk)

Hull City have agreed a fee of around £1.8m to sign defensive midfielder Eliot Matazo from French Ligue 1 side Monaco. (L'Equipe)

Derby County centre-back Eiran Cashin is the subject of renewed interest from Brighton & Hove Albion, who tried to sign the 23-year-old last year and have now made a new bid for him. (Football Insider)

The Rams have also joined the race with Swansea City to take Aston Villa's Lamare Bogarde on loan until the end of the season. (London World)

Middlesbrough are hoping to complete the loan signing of Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers this week, although the deal is still awaiting final approval from the Cherries. (Talksport)

Boro are also close to sealing a deal for Hull City left-back Ryan Giles. (Talksport)

Coventry City, QPR, Millwall and Stoke are battling for the signature of Crystal Palace's Jeffrey Schlupp. (Football Insider)

Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford is still on Newcastle United's radar after they offered £16m for the 22-year-old in June 2024 but the Premier League side are more likely to try and sign Trafford next summer. (The Athletic - subscription required)

Lincoln City defender Paudie O'Connor has been offered a new long-term deal by the Imps after interest from a number of Championship clubs. (Football Insider)

Peterborough United may send young talents George Nevett and Donay O'Brien-Brady out on loan this month. (Peterborough Telegraph)

Wycombe Wanderers have outbid League One rivals Blackpool to agree a deal for Chesterfield winger James Berry. (Football Insider)