Football Titbits across the papers.
Liverpool move interests Marc Guehi, Florian Wirtz is not a Reds target and Newcastle in Anthony Gordon contract talks.
Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 24, would jump at the chance to sign for Liverpool and not long-term admirers Newcastle. (Football Insider), external.
Liverpool are not interested in making a £100m move for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 21. (Echo), external.
Newcastle are struggling to progress contract talks with their 23-year-old England winger Anthony Gordon, who was a target for Liverpool last summer. (Telegraph -subscription required), external.
Liverpool would have helped finance the Gordon deal by selling England defender Joe Gomez, 27, to Newcastle in a separate £45m transaction. (Mirror), external.
Newcastle are keen to tie Gordon to a long-term deal, with Arsenal also keen on the former Everton player. (Sun), external.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s first choice is to sign a new deal with Liverpool when the 25-year-old England full-back is out of contract next summer. (Football Insider), external.
Chelsea made several approaches to AC Milan in the summer about France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 29, but were put off by the Serie A side’s valuation of 80m euros (£66.8m). (Corriere dello Sport, via Metro).
Real Madrid are keeping an eye on the progress of Nico Paz at Como and may activate a buy-back clause for the 20-year-old Argentina youth international if he continues to impress for the Serie A side. (AS – in Spanish), external.
Manager Erik ten Hag is on borrowed time at Manchester United, who are actively looking at candidates to replace him. (Teamtalk), external.
Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would “say yes every day of the week” if asked to return to Old Trafford as manager. (ESPN), external.
Sean Dyche has made it clear he wants to remain as Everton manager after the club’s takeover – and lead them into their new stadium. (Telegraph – subscription required).
Source: BBC Sport.