Arsenal & Man City in race to sign Wirtz - Thursday's gossip

Arsenal and Manchester City are among the clubs competing to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, Eddie Howe and Graham Potter are the leading candidates to replace Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and Southampton boss Russell Martin coming under increasing pressure.

Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid are in the running to sign Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen next summer, with the Bundesliga club wanting €150m (£125m) for the 21-year-old. (Bild - in German)

Barcelona are hoping to strike a deal with Brazil forward Neymar, 32, in January when he is free to talk with clubs before his contract with Al-Hilal expires in June 2025. (Sport - in Spanish)

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe and ex-Chelsea manager Graham Potter are two of the leading candidates to replace Erik ten Hag if he leaves Manchester United, while former England manager Gareth Southgate and Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi are also in the frame. (Teamtalk)

But, reports from Italy suggests that former Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri is favoured by Sir Alex Ferguson to become the next Manchester United manager. (Express)

Southampton manager Russell Martin is at increasing risk of losing his job following his side's poor start to the season. (Mirror)

Former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has hinted his interest in the England manager role, which is currently held by interim manager Lee Carsley. (Football London)

Real Sociedad's Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, says he has no regrets after turning down a move to Liverpool in the summer transfer window. (Mirror)

Arsenal are set to face competition from AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus for 24-year-old Lille and Canada forward Jonathan David. (Football Insider)

Borussia Dortmund's 22-year-old winger Karim Adeyemi is a target for Liverpool. The Merseyside club want the Germany forward to replace Mohamed Salah in the summer. (Sun)

Everton are not concerned about a January transfer window approach from rivals Liverpool for 22-year-old English centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite. (Liverpool Echo)

Everton could reignite their interest in Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron, 30, who is likely to leave Newcastle United in January. (Teamtalk)

Manchester United could opt to trigger a one-year extension to 31-year-old England defender Harry Maguire's deal, which comes to an end at the end of the 2024-25 campaign, as they want to avoid him leaving for free. (Football Insider)