Man Utd & Chelsea target £63m Gyokeres – Thursday’s gossip

Manchester United and Chelsea target Viktor Gyokeres, Real Madrid eye January move for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Al-Hilal could cancel Neymar contract and move for Cristiano Ronaldo

Next summer, Viktor Gyokeres and Sweden’s 26-year-old striker will take the place of Manchester United and Chelsea. (Star)

Gyokeres’ release clause means that his release will cost him about £63 million in the summer of 2017. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Manchester United are also monitoring Bayern Munich’s 29-year-old Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka. (Florian Plettenberg)

Real Madrid will make a January move for Liverpool’s 26-year-old England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is out of contract at the end of the season (Marca – in Spanish)

However, in January, Liverpool will refuse to accept offers from its first-team players. (Football Insider)

Neymar, 32, is a Brazilian forward, and Al-Hilal is considering replacing him with Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, of rival Saudi club Al-Nassr. (Sport – in Spanish)

Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham are interested in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 20-year-old Sweden midfielder Hugo Larsson. (Caught Offside)

Crystal Palace are planning a £20m January bid for Sunderland’s 17-year-old England Under-18 midfielder Chris Rigg. (Sun)

Everton have expressed an interest in signing Brighton’s Ghana right-back Tariq Lamptey on a free transfer when the 24-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the season. (Africa Foot – in French)

A consortium led by US billionaire Steve Rosen is close to completing Sheffield United‘s £15 million takeover. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Nottingham Forest and England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, both 23, are on Tottenham‘s radar. (Football Insider)

Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior, 24, has interest from AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Napoli, but the Gunners only want to see him leave permanently for a fee, not a loan. (Tutto Mercarto – in Italian)

Anastasios Douvikas, 25, is one of Brentford‘s fans, along with Celta Vigo‘s 25-year-old striker. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)