Man Utd eye Atalanta's Ederson - Friday's gossip

Manchester United eye Atalanta midfielder Ederson, West Ham lead race to sign Brighton's Evan Ferguson, Chelsea and Arsenal interested in RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko.

Manchester United have scouted Atalanta's Ederson, 25, and the Brazilian central midfielder is one of the few players the club are giving serious consideration to signing for the position. (Florian Plettenberg)

West Ham are leading the race with Leicester City and Southampton to sign 20-year-old Republic of Ireland forward Evan Ferguson from Brighton. (Givemesport)

Southampton could sell academy graduate Tyler Dibling, 18, if they are relegated from the Premier League, with Manchester United and Newcastle both interested in the English midfielder. (Football Insider)

Speculation that former Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 31, had been spotted at Manchester City's training ground was not true. (Fabrizio Romano)

West Ham, Fulham, and Crystal Palace have all looked at Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli, but the 23-year-old Italy international has attracted interest from Tottenham in the past and may prefer to join a club of their size. (Tuttosport - in Italian)

Liverpool and Paris St-Germain are in pole position to sign Lyon's French midfielder Rayan Cherki and could make a move in January to sign the 21-year-old. (Foot Mercato - in French)

Real Madrid are increasingly confident of signing Liverpool's 26-year-old England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold next summer. (Caught Offside)

Chelsea have a potential move in mind for 21-year-old RB Leipzig and Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko. (Teamtalk)

Arsenal have previously held talks about a move for Sesko and retain a strong interest in the player having established a good relationship with his representatives. (Mail Plus - subscription required)

West Brom boss Carlos Corberan and former Denmark manager Kasper Hjulmand are among candidates to replace Russell Martin at Southampton, but interim boss Simon Rusk will remain in charge for Sunday's trip to Fulham. (Sky Sports)

Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab are interested in a cut-price deal for Newcastle's 35-year-old Slovakia goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. (I)

Wolves could target a January move for 26-year-old Austria centre-back Kevin Danso, who Lens may look to sell. (L'Equipe - in French)

Monaco's French attacking midfielder Maghnes Akliouche, 22, said he would like to play for Barcelona during his career. (Sport - in Spanish)

Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson - currently on loan at Fulham - will be allowed to leave the Gunners next summer with the 25-year-old unlikely to be a major part of Mikel Arteta's plans in the future. (Mail Plus - subscription required)

AC Milan have made Everton's 27-year-old England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin their number one target for next summer. (Teamtalk)

Former Coventry boss Mark Robins has turned down the opportunity to speak to fellow Championship club Millwall about their managerial vacancy. (South London Press)

Valencia, Real Betis and Villarreal all want to sign Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo, 28, from Juventus. (Gianluca di Marzio - in Italian)