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BBC
Bayern Munich defender David Alaba has been offered to Real Madrid by his agent Pini Zahavi but Juventus and Inter Milan are also interested in the 28-year-old Austrian, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Brazilian forward Neymar no longer wants to go back to Barcelona and the 28-year-old would rather stay at Paris St-Germain. (AS - in Spanish)
Liverpool are interested in Ajax defender Perr Schuurs. The 20-year-old Dutchman was on trial at Anfield three years ago. (Mirror)
Chelsea are planning a move for Malmo and Bosnia and Herzegovina centre-back Anel Ahmedhodzic, 21, who previously played for Nottingham Forest. (Expressen - in Swedish)
Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is the leading candidate to replace Beppe Iachini if he is sacked by Fiorentina. (Calciomercato)
Atletico Madrid are close to signing Valencia and Central African Republic midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, 27, as a replacement for Thomas Partey, who joined Arsenal last month. (ESPN)
Chelsea, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are keen on signing Borussia Monchengladbach and Germany centre-back Matthias Ginter, 26. (Kicker - in German)
AC Milan have made Barcelona's 21-year-old Brazilian full-back Emerson, who is on loan at Real Betis, their main target for next summer. (Todofichajes - in Spanish)
Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso has revealed that James Bond star Sir Sean Connery, who died on Saturday, once tried to convince him not to leave Rangers when the Italian was playing there. (Sky Sports)
Premier League bosses are under increasing pressure to abandon pay-per-view football during the upcoming lockdown. (Sun)
Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, 23, has shared a picture of himself training with the Manchester City squad as he nears a return to first-team action. (Manchester Evening News)
Wolves are planning a move for Middlesbrough's English right-back Djed Spence, 20, in the January transfer window. (Teamtalk via Birmingham Mail)
HITC
West Ham plot January move for Luka Jovic, Leicester City keen
Olly Dawes
According to The Mirror (01/11, p61), West Ham United and Leicester City are both reading to make January moves for Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic.
It’s claimed that Real want to transfer list Jovic in January, and will make him available for a loan with a view for a permanent move at the end of the season.
West Ham and Leicester are now thought to be plotting their move for Jovic, in the hope of rescuing the Serbian from his Spanish hell.
Jovic, 22, joined Real in the summer of 2019, having smashed 36 goals in 75 games at Eintracht Frankfurt, but he’s had a torrid time under Zinedine Zidane.
He has managed just two goals in 31 games for Real, and given that Zidane clearly has no plans for him, it’s time to move on.
Jovic would be an exciting capture for West Ham, especially as Jovic cost €65million (£59million) less than 18 months ago, and also because of his history with Sebastien Haller.
They were exceptional together in the Frankfurt attack during the 2018-19 season, combining for 47 goals in that campaign, dominating German football.
Manuel Baum, then of Augsburg, branding Jovic and Haller ‘sensational’ alongside Ante Rebic in the Frankfurt attack back in 2018, and West Ham landing him would give David Moyes the chance to rekindle that connection.
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