Lisandro Martinez’s future at Manchester United has been thrown into doubt following his criticism of the club’s hierarchy, with uncertainty over whether the 28-year-old Argentina defender’s contract will be extended beyond its current expiry next summer.
United’s recruitment thinking extends to St James’ Park, where the club and Arsenal are both keeping a close eye on Newcastle United’s Ivory Coast attacker Bazoumana Toure — despite the 20-year-old having only moved to Newcastle this summer.
Elsewhere, Getafe are interested in signing England winger Jadon Sancho on a free transfer and are looking at ways to meet the 26-year-old’s salary demands.
At Real Madrid, manager José Mourinho has said Brazil striker Endrick does not need to leave the Spanish club on loan in January, adding that he believes the 20-year-old will be a huge success at the La Liga side.
Managerial movement is also in the air. Former Wolves and Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira is targeting a return to management in the Premier League amid being linked with struggling Fulham. Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler is the standout candidate among current Premier League head coaches should Manchester United’s board choose to move on from Michael Carrick, while former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte and ex-Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann also have admirers among United’s bosses.
Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Mexico midfielder Gilberto Mora, 18, and hope to complete a deal for the Club Tijuana player in January.
Leeds fear they may lose Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic, 23, next summer, with Bayern Munich among the clubs interested in him.
Barcelona, meanwhile, are tracking Germany Under-21 striker Nicolo Tresoldi, 22, who scored a hat-trick for Club Brugge against Inter Milan on Tuesday.