Man Utd eye £80m Gyokeres in January – Thursday’s gossip

Struggling Manchester United will try to sign Viktor Gyokeres this month, Real Madrid want Trent Alexander-Arnold to sign pre-contract agreement, and Arsenal are favourites in chase for Omar Marmoush.

In an effort to save their season, Manchester United will try to sign Sweden international Viktor Gyokeres, 26, from Sporting this month, but the deal is expected to cost £80 million. (Mirror)

Real Madrid remain on track to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in the summer on a free transfer, with the 26-year-old looking to leave Liverpool. To prevent having the England defender change his mind, the La Liga team wants him to sign a pre-contract agreement right away. (Relevo – in Spanish)

Arsenal lead the race to sign Eintracht Frankfurt’s Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush, 25, amid interest from Liverpool, Paris St-Germain and AC Milan. (GiveMeSport)

The Gunners have considered a move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, but are unwilling to pay more than £25m for the 27-year-old England international. (Football Transfers)

Rashford has denied attempting to arrange a transfer to Manchester United this month by speaking with an agency. (MEN)

Fulham are concerned that Marseille will renew their interest in Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira, 29. (Times – subscription required)

Brentford, West Ham and Fulham are monitoring the contract situation of 29-year-old English midfielder Will Hughes at Crystal Palace. (Football Insider)

Dani Olmo will compete with six Premier League clubs for a free transfer, but Barcelona have not yet given up hope of signing the 26-year-old for the second half of the campaign. (Mirror)

In January, Manchester United are interested in signing 30-year-old Sweden defender Victor Lindelof and Brazilian Casemiro as well as Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, both 32. (Fabrizio Romano)

Athletic Bilbao are keeping tabs on Basque-born Norwich City star Borja Sainz, 23, should fellow Spanish winger Nico Williams, 22, leave the La Liga club. (Sport via Football Espana)

Nottingham Forest will listen to offers for Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi, 27, this month, if they can secure a replacement of similar ability. (Mail – subscription required)

Manager Ruben Amorim will allow 17-year-old English left-back Harry Amass and English midfielder Dan Gore, 20, to leave Manchester United on loan in January. (Mirror)

Before his contract expires at the end of the season, Crystal Palace might want to buy English international Tyrick Mitchell for a while. (Football Insider)