Forest make Cunha top target – Wednesday’s gossip

Nottingham Forest and Arsenal keen on Wolves’ Matheus Cunha, Chelsea to hold more talks over Alejandro Garnacho, plus more.

href=”https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/nottingham-forest” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″> class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Nottingham Forest have made Wolves and Brazil forward Matheus Cunha their top January target in the push for Champions League qualification. (Mail)

Arsenal have also shown firm interest in signing 25-year-old Cunha in the January transfer window. (Fichajes)

There have been no bids for Cunha and Wolves remain hopeful he will sign a new long-term contract. (Express and Star)

Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal are interested in signing Liverpool‘s Mohamed Salah if the Egypt forward leaves on a free transfer this summer, but Paris St-Germain are not targeting the 32-year-old. (Florian Plettenburg)

href=”https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/chelsea” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″> class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Chelsea are set to hold more talks with Manchester United over Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, who is valued at £50m. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Chelsea are demanding at least £70m before allowing France striker Christopher Nkunku, 27, to join Bayern Munich. (Sky Sports)

Manchester United and Brazil winger Antony, 24, is close to completing a loan move to Real Betis. (Sky Sports)

Tottenham and RB Leipzig are the two main clubs trying to sign Southampton‘s 18-year-old English midfielder Tyler Dibling. (Sky Germany)

Juventus and Borussia Dortmund are both pushing to sign Chelsea and Portugal defender Renato Veiga, 21, who is available for either loan or a permanent move. (Times)

Marseille are the latest club to express an interest in signing Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 27. (L’Equipe)

However Rashford’s favoured destination is Barcelona, who have freed up funds which would allow them to sign the England international. (Athletic – subscription required)

Ligue 1 side Monaco are also interested in Rashford and could afford his £315,000-a-week wages in a loan deal. (Sun)

href=”https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/fulham” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″> class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Fulham have enquired about AC Milan and Brazil defender Emerson Royal, 26, who will be available if the Italian club sign England full-back Kyle Walker, 34, from Manchester City. (Times)

Manchester City have a verbal agreement with La Liga club Real Valladolid to sign Sierra Leonean centre-back Juma Bah, 18. (Fabrizio Romano)

France’s former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 31, says he has rejected an offer to return to football from a club in Russia. (AmineMatue on Twitch)

href=”https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/derby-county” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″> class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Derby County have rejected a bid from href=”https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion” class=”ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0″> class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Brighton for former Republic of Ireland Under-21 centre-back Eiran Cashin, 23. (Sky Sports)