Football gossip: Gyokeres, Alexander-Arnold, Neymar, Ronaldo, Larsson, Rigg

Manchester United and Chelsea target Viktor Gyokeres, Real Madrid eye January move for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Al-Hilal could cancel Neymar contract and move for Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United and Chelsea will lead the race for 26-year-old Sweden and Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres next summer. (Star), external

Gyokeres will be available for around £63m next summer – £20m less than his release clause. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Manchester United are also monitoring Bayern Munich’s 29-year-old Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Real Madrid will make a January move for Liverpool’s 26-year-old England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is out of contract at the end of the season (Marca – in Spanish), external

But Liverpool are prepared to block any offers for their first-team players in January. (Football Insider), external

Al-Hilal are considering cancelling the contract of 32-year-old Brazil forward Neymar in January and replacing him with rival Saudi club Al-Nassr’s 39-year-old Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham are interested in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 20-year-old Sweden midfielder Hugo Larsson. (Caught Offside), external

Crystal Palace are planning a £20m January bid for Sunderland’s 17-year-old England Under-18 midfielder Chris Rigg. (Sun), external

Everton have expressed an interest in signing Brighton’s Ghana right-back Tariq Lamptey on a free transfer when the 24-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the season. (Africa Foot – in French), external

A consortium led by US businessman Steve Rosen is close to completing a £105m takeover of Sheffield United. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Tottenham are considering a move for 23-year-old Nottingham Forest and England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. (Football Insider), external

AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli are interested in Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior, 24, but the Gunners will only consider letting him leave permanently for a fee, not a loan switch. (Tutto Mercarto – in Italian), external

Brentford are among the admirers of Greece and Celta Vigo striker Anastasios Douvikas, 25. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external

West Ham will review the position of manager Julen Lopetegui if the struggling Hammers lose at home to Everton on Saturday. (Guardian), external

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