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Liverpool hope defender Virgil van Dijk will sign a two-year extension with the club, Real Madrid have cooled their interest in the Dutchman, Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies is open to a Premier League move.

Liverpool are confident 33-year-old Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk, who is out of contract in the summer, will sign a new two-year deal with the club. (Team talk), external

Real Madrid are not interested in signing Van Dijk this summer, despite reports linking them with the Dutchman. (Marca - in Spanish), external

Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies, 24, is open to a Premier League move this summer, with Manchester United and Liverpool among the clubs interested in the Canadian. (TBR Football), external

Manchester United have set an initial asking price of about £50m for 27-year-old England forward Marcus Rashford. (Caughtoffside), external

Arsenal are monitoring Wolves' 25-year-old Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha, who could become available if the Midlands club are relegated to the Championship. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Brazilian winger Antony has had offers to leave Manchester United in January but the club do not want the 24-year-old to depart, according to his agent. (Give me sport), external

Dani Olmo's agent has arrived in Manchester with Premier League clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City, looking to take advantage of Barcelona's struggle to register the Spain midfielder, 26, ahead of the 1 January deadline. (Mail)

There is a "strong chance" 26-year-old Paris St-Germain and France forward Randal Kolo Muani, who has attracted interest from Manchester United and Liverpool, will move to the Premier League in January. (Football Transfers), external

Fiorentina are interested in Parma's 25-year-old French full-back Woyo Coulibaly. (Matteo Moretto - in Italian), external

Liverpool first-team coach John Heitinga is leading the list of candidates to replace Carlos Corbe

🚨 Manchester United will be in the bottom half of the table on Christmas Day for the first time since 1989. 📉

Football Titbits across the papers.

Manchester City consider a move for Marc Guehi, Atletico Madrid are interested in Marcus Rashford, while Chelsea's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall could move to another London side.

Manchester City are interested in Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, with the 24-year-old seen as a player who could be part of a backline overhaul. (Football Insider), external

Atletico Madrid could make a loan move for Manchester United's 27-year-old English forward Marcus Rashford, who has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford. (TBR Football), external

Clubs in Saudi Arabia are also interested in Rashford and believe he is the right player to boost the league's global profile. (Telegraph), external

Arsenal are considering a move for Chelsea and England midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 26, in January. (Caught Offside), external

Crystal Palace, Leicester and Wolves are all interested in signing Newcastle and Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron, 30, on loan in January. (Sun), external

Manchester City are considering a move for Brighton and Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 20, who has fallen out of favour at the Amex, after just one goal this season. (GiveMeSport via Caught Offside), external

Fulham are also interested in Ferguson and want to sign him on a loan deal until the end of the season. (Independent)

Liverpool have made England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, an improved contract offer, but Real Madrid will intensify their efforts to sign him on a free contract next summer with a meeting in January. (Caught Offside), external

Liverpool are unlikely to make a move for Bayer Leverkusen and Netherlands defender Jeremie Frimpong, 24, if Alexander-Arnold does leave because manager Arne Slot would prefer a traditional right-back, who is best in a back four, and he does not believe that suits Frimpong. (Florian Plettenberg/Sky Germany), external

Scotland left-back Kieran Tierney, 27, will leave Arsenal in the summer

🚨🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Lamine Yamal has a grade 1 injury to a ligament in the ankle! His 2024 is over.

Two CONSECUTIVE defeats for the Reds! ⛈️

Football Titbits across the papers.

Chelsea and Arsenal are both keen on Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, Manchester United briefed on Alphonso Davies' contract situation at Bayern Munich, Graham Potter sounded out by Wolves and West Ham.

Arsenal and Chelsea are both targeting a striker and the two London clubs have a similar list of targets, which includes Newcastle United's Sweden forward Alexander Isak, 25. (Caught Offside), external

Manchester United have also made signing a striker the club's top priority in the January transfer window. (Mirror), external

Bayern Munich have made significant progress regarding a contract extension for their Canada international Alphonso Davies, with Manchester United aware the 24-year-old left-back is likely to sign a new deal despite their interest. (Floran Plettenberg, Sky Germany), external

Manchester United are behind Chelsea in the race to sign Lecce's 20-year-old Denmark left-back Patrick Dorgu. (Teamtalk), external

Former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter has been sounded out by both Wolves and West Ham. (Talksport), external

Former Borussia Dourtmund coach Edin Terzic will not become the new manager of West Ham if Lopetegui is relieved of his position, but ex-Denmark boss Kasper Hjulmand is in contention. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Former West Ham boss David Moyes is among the contenders for the Wolves job should Gary O'Neil be sacked but Luton boss Rob Edwards is an outsider, having been well thought of at Molineux where he spent four years as a player. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Brighton and Southampton are tracking tracking 18-year-old Motherwell teenager Lennon Miller, with the Scotland Under-21 also interesting Liverpool and Newcastle. (Daily Mail - subscription required)

Liverpool are in contact with Bayer Leverkusen over a move for 23-year-old Dutch right-back Jeremie Frimpong. (Caught Offside), external

Manchester City will allow Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 33, to join