Bayern Munich are prepared to make a £69m bid for Barcelona and Spain forward Dani Olmo, 28, according to Sport. The Bundesliga club are also keen on Benfica’s 24-year-old Portugal defender Tomas Araujo, with Bild reporting their interest.
Real Madrid’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, 27, is not considering a move away from the club, despite Arsenal and Liverpool showing interest in the England defender, according to TeamTalk. In another Real Madrid item, Marca reports that Spanish defender Raul Asencio, 23, attracted three big-money offers in the summer, including from Chelsea and Liverpool, but chose to stay.
Manchester United are keeping a close eye on 22-year-old Spain left-back Alejandro Balde, who might leave Barcelona in January, according to Mundo Deportivo. Liverpool and Manchester United are both interested in Netherlands defender Micky van de Ven, but it would take a large fee to prise the 25-year-old away from Tottenham, according to Caught Offside.
In Italy, Gazzetta reports that Fikayo Tomori, 28, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 30, are set to leave AC Milan next year, with the England duo’s contracts expiring in June. Roma are expected to double their asking price for Chelsea target Manu Kone, 25, to £86m in January after the Blues reportedly rejected a chance to sign the France midfielder for £43m in the summer, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Spanish full-back Alex Jimenez’s loan from Bournemouth to Fiorentina includes an option for the Italian club to buy the 21-year-old for £17m, Tuttomercatoweb reports. Barcelona continue to closely monitor Norway striker Erling Haaland, with El Nacional reporting that the 26-year-old could become a more realistic transfer target in the summer after Manchester City were found guilty of breaking the Premier League’s financial rules.