22nd October TRANSFERS AND RUMOURS

Chelsea have joined Galatasaray in the hunt for Brighton's 23-year-old Sweden midfielder Yasin Ayari.

Teamtalk - 22nd October

Liverpool are not in any rush to open contract negotiations with Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister despite the 27-year-old's upturn in form this season.

Telegraph - subscription required - 22nd October

Barcelona and Real Madrid are among the clubs keeping tabs on Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi after the 21-year-old's impressive start to his Aston Villa career.

Football Insider - 22nd October

Sunderland are preparing a renewed bid to sign Sporting and Mozambique winger Geny Catamo, 25, in the January transfer window.

Teamtalk - 22nd October

Everton are monitoring Dinamo Zagreb's 24-year-old Croatia striker Dion Beljo as one of several options in the January window.

Football Insider - 22nd October

Liverpool, and a number of top European sides, are interested in signing 18-year-old Mexico midfielder Gilberto Mora from Tijuana.

Marca - 22nd October

Arsenal want to recoup the £55m they paid to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 28, with a deal more likely to happen at the end of the season than in January.

Football Insider - 22nd October

Brazil forward Vinicius Jr was strongly tempted to move to Arsenal in the summer, but the 26-year-old now hopes to spend the rest of his career with Real Madrid.

Mail - subscription required - 22nd October

Arsenal are leading the race among Premier League clubs to sign 20-year-old Turkey midfielder Can Uzun from Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Daily Briefing - 22nd October

Manchester United are among several European clubs showing interest in FC Twente's highly rated Dutch centre-back Ruud Nijstad, 18.

Athletic - subscription required - 22nd October