Rodrygo is wanted by a trio of Premier League clubs, Manchester United have reignited interest in Carlos Baleba, while West Ham are chasing Taty Castellanos.
Brazil winger Rodrygo, 24, wants to leave Real Madrid amid interest from Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool. (AS – in Spanish), external
Manchester United are looking into the possibility of signing Brighton‘s Carlos Baleba, 21, but are likely to hold off making an offer for the Cameroon midfielder until the summer. (Sky Sports), external
West Ham are in talks to sign Lazio and Argentina forward Taty Castellanos, 27, for £25m. (Mail), external
A centre-back is also a priority for West Ham, who retain an interest in Toulouse defender Charlie Cresswell, 23, who has played for England Under-21s. (Guardian), external
Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle are all keeping tabs on Watford’s Morocco Under-20 forward Othmane Maamma, 20. (Teamtalk), external
Juventus have made contact with West Ham over the availability of Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez, 31, as they assess potential options during the winter window. (La Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external
Crystal Palace, Leeds and Nottingham Forest are interested in Newcastle‘s 26-year-old English midfielder Joe Willock. (i paper – subscription required), external
Newcastle are plotting a move for French defender Dayann Methalie, 19, who made his senior debut for Toulouse in 2025. (Sun), external
Eintracht Frankfurt are confident of signing French striker Arnaud Kalimuendo, 23, on loan from Nottingham Forest. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Fulham are facing an uphill battle in their quest to sign USA forward Ricardo Pepi, 22, from PSV. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United will allow Sam Mather, 21, is set to leave this month with teams from Turkey and Major League Soccer interested in the English winger. (Sun), external
Chelsea are plotting a move for Aston Villa and England midfielder Morgan Rogers, 23, and Arsenal‘s 18-year-old English forward Ethan Nwaneri. (CaughtOffside), external