Real Madrid cool interest in Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, Manchester United want Brentford’s Yehor Yarmolyuk while Newcastle eye Athletic Club’s Oihan Sancet.

Real Madrid’s senior management are having doubts about pursuing a deal for Liverpool and France defender Ibrahima Konate, 26, who is out of contract at Anfield next summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Liverpool have lined up Crystal Palace’s France centre-back Maxence Lacroix, 25, as an alternative to his club team-mate, England defender Marc Guehi, 25. (Football Insider), external

Manchester United have added 21-year-old Brentford and Ukraine defensive midfielder Yehor Yarmolyuk to their list of transfer targets. (Caughtoffside), external

Manchester United’s out-of-favour striker Joshua Zirkzee is still of interest to Juventus and AC Milan, with the Netherlands international, 24, also a January loan target for Como. (ESPN), external

Manchester United have finalised a deal to sign 17-year-old Colombian midfielder Cristian Orozco from Bogota club Fortaleza. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Tottenham and Manchester United are ahead of Fulham in the race to sign Middlesbrough’s 23-year-old English midfielder Hayden Hackney. (Teamtalk), external

Newcastle are keen on Athletic Club’s 25-year-old Spanish attacking midfielder Oihan Sancet. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

Real Madrid will consider Paris St-Germain and France midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery, 19, as an alternative transfer target to Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri, 29. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the elite clubs tracking Club Tijuana’s 16-year-old Mexican attacking midfielder Gilberto Mora. (Teamtalk), external

Liverpool’s Italian defender Giovanni Leoni, 18, is not expected to be back in action until the end of 2026 following knee ligament surgery. (Mail – subscription required), external

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland’s patience with the club’s predicament is wearing thin, despite the 25-year-old Norway international signing a lucrative contract until 2034. (Star), external

Former Liverpool interim sporting director Jorg Schmadtke is being lined up to take on the same role at Borussia Monchengladbach. (Kicker – in German), external

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden, 25, is pushing for an England recall, but Everton’s on-loan City winger Jack Grealish, 30, looks set to miss out. (Guardian)

Source: BBC Sport.