Arsenal join race to sign Guehi – Friday’s gossip

Arsenal ready to join race for Marc Guehi but Manchester City confident they will sign Crystal Palace centre-back ahead of Liverpool and Tottenham agree personal terms with Souza.

Arsenal are ready to enter the race to sign 25-year-old England and Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi. (Mirror)

However, Manchester City are confident they will sign Guehi in the coming days, beating rivals Liverpool to his signature. (Star)

Tottenham have agreed personal terms with 19-year-old Brazil and Santos left-back Souza before a potential move to the Premier League. (Fabrizio Romano)

Wolves are determined to keep hold of England youth international Mateus Mane this month, with the club insisting the 18-year-old is not for sale at any price. (Mail)

Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, 26, has no plans to leave Manchester City in January and instead intends to stay at the club and fight for his place. (Florian Plettenberg)

Real Madrid are stepping up their interest in Borussia Dortmund and Germany centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck, 26, as France defender Dayot Upamecano, 27, is expected to sign a contract extension at Bayern Munich. (Bild – subscription required)

Manchester City are interested in signing 21-year-old Brentford and Italy Under-21 right-back Michael Kayode. (Caughtoffside)

Real Madrid are willing to sell Antonio Rudiger in January for 10m euros (£9m), with former club Chelsea and Paris St-Germain keen on a move for the 32-year-old Germany centre-back, whose contract at the Bernabeu runs out in the summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

Union Berlin’s Dutch centre-back Danilho Doekhi, 27, is said to be very keen on a move to Leeds United to play under manager Daniel Farke. (Teamtalk)