Rashford rejects lucrative Saudi offers – Friday’s gossip

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Marcus Rashford has rejected three lucrative offers from clubs in Saudi Arabia, Manchester United will try to fund an £80m move for Viktor Gyokeres, and Aston Villa are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over a move for Donyell Malen.

Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, has rejected three bids from clubs in Saudi Arabia worth up to £35m a year. (Mail)

Rashford favours a move to Barcelona, although the club’s financial situation would make a deal difficult to complete. (Talksport)

However, United could use Rashford to tempt Napoli into a swap deal for 26-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen. (Sun)

Borussia Dortmund and Paris St-Germain are showing renewed interest in Manchester United academy graduate Rashford. (Teamtalk)

United could sanction three loan deals in January to free up funds in their £80m pursuit of 26-year-old Sweden and Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres. (i Sport)

United could activate the £25m buy-back clause in the contract of 21-year-old Benfica and Spain wing-back Alvaro Carreras, who they sold in May. (Star)

Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker, 34, is wanted by Saudi Arabian trio Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad. (Sun)

Aston Villa are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over a move for 25-year-old Netherlands forward Donyell Malen, who the Bundesliga club value at £25m. (Mail)

Liverpool and Manchester City are considering January bids for 26-year-old Dani Olmo after Barcelona failed to register the Spain midfielder. (Sky Sports Germany – in German)

Liverpool have had no contact with AC Milan over a move for Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 25, despite reports in Italy claiming a six-month loan with a £41.5m obligation-to-buy deal could take place. (Mail)

Ivory Coast forward Amad Diallo, 22, is on the brink of signing a contract extension with Manchester United. (Express)

Arsenal are eyeing a deal for Brighton‘s Evan Ferguson, 20, but face competition from Fulham and West Ham for the Republic of Ireland striker. (Talksport)

Athletic Bilbao forward Nico Williams, 22, is also a target for Arsenal and the Premier League club could trigger the Spain international’s £48m release clause. (Football Transfers)

Tottenham and Wolves are interested in 26-year-old England defender Ben Godfrey after falling out of favour with Atalanta. (Rudy Galetti)

MLS club Charlotte FC are closing in on a deal to sign Newcastle and Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron, 30, for £16m. (Sun)

Everton will not entertain offers for 23-year-old Republic of Ireland defender Jake O’Brien in January. (Mirror)

Real Madrid are watching Bournemouth‘s Dutch centre-back Dean Huijsen, 19, as they ponder a January move. (Sun)

Juventus could pursue a loan deal for Manchester United’s Netherlands left-back Tyrell Malacia, 25, until the end of the season. (TuttoMercato – in Italian)

Ipswich Town and Everton are eyeing a loan move for Aston Villa’s English winger Jaden Philogene, 22. (Athletic – subscription required)

Tottenham are stepping up their interest in England and Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 31. (Mirror)

Tottenham could miss out on Denmark left-back Patrick Dorgu, 20, with Lecce increasing their transfer demands to more than £30m. (GiveMeSport)

Fiorentina are trying to reach an agreement with Liverpool to sign Italy winger Federico Chiesa, 27, for £5.8m. The player’s representatives will hold talks with Liverpool bosses this month. (TuttoMercato – in Italian)

England centre-back Fikayo Tomori, 27, wants to stay at AC Milan despite interest from Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Manchester United are looking for ways to offload Brazil winger Antony in January, with Real Betis showing interest in a loan move for the 24-year-old. (Caught Offside)

Tottenham, Leicester and Bayer Leverkusen are competing for the signing of Udinese’s 22-year-old Danish defender Thomas Kristensen. (Football Insider)

Leicester are among several clubs considering a move for Manchester United’s English left-back Harry Amass, 17. (Mail)

Sheffield United are considering re-signing a forward – either Southampton and Chile’s Ben Brereton Diaz, 25, or Las Palmas and Scotland’s Oli McBurnie, 28 – in a bid to boost their promotion hopes. (The Star, Sheffield)

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