Man City eye Gyokeres move - Thursday's gossip

Manchester City are interested in Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, Xavi wants to take Raphinha from Barcelona if he becomes Manchester United boss, Antony the subject of Dutch interest.

Manchester City are eyeing a move for Sporting and Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, as a long-term replacement for Erling Haaland. (Sky Sport Switzerland, via Mirror)

Former Barcelona boss Xavi wants to take the Catalan club's 27-year-old Brazil winger Raphinha to Old Trafford if he replaces Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager. (Fichajes - in Spanish)

Manchester United's Brazilian winger Antony, 27, could be offered a route out of Old Trafford by his former club Ajax, but the Dutch giants are said to have some reservations about a deal. (De Telegraaf, via Mirror)

However, United are willing to let Antony leave on loan in January and have been contacted by multiple Premier League clubs about his availability. (Goal Brasil - in Portuguese)

Aston Villa are set to offer 20-year-old Polish goalkeeper Oliwier Zych a new contract amid reported interest from Arsenal and Brighton. (Football Insider)

Barcelona are tracking River Plate's 16-year-old Argentine attacker Felipe Esquivel. (Sport - in Spanish)

Real Madrid are planning to offer Liverpool and England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold a contract in the range of £14m-15m per year until the 2029-30 season. The 26-year-old is out of contract at Anfield next summer. (Caught Offside)

Barcelona and Arsenal are both firmly interested in 20-year-old Colombia and Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran, and the Gunners could be better placed to sign him. (Fichajes - in Spanish)

Newcastle are willing to listen to offers for 25-year-old English midfielder Joe Willock in January. (Ekrem Konur)

Pep Guardiola has asked Manchester City to pursue RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba, 21, with the City boss keen to bring in the Frenchman next summer. (Fichajes - in Spanish)

Real Madrid are also eyeing a move for Lukeba, who has also attracted interest from Liverpool and Manchester United, with the French defender understood to have a £75m release clause in his new contract. (Relevo - in Spanish)

England midfielder Jordan Henderson, 34, is set to see out the season with Ajax even though he has not yet found a home in Amsterdam and is keen on a move to former club Sunderland. (Algemeen Dagblad - in Dutch)

Manchester United are targeting a trio of young players including River Plate's 17-year-old Argentine midfielder Franco Mastantuono. (Football Transfers)

Brighton are set to battle Eintracht Frankfurt for Red Star Belgrade attacking midfielder Andrija Maksimovic, with the 17-year-old Serbia international reluctant to move to Liverpool or Manchester City so soon in his career. (Christian Falk)