Pep Guardiola, 53, has reached an agreement in principle to extend his contract at Manchester City by one year. (Football Insider)
Manchester United will face competition from Union Berlin to sign German midfielder Leon Goretzka, 29, who is struggling with his situation at Bayern Munich. (Team Talk)
Ruud van Nistelrooy has applied to become head coach of Coventry City after leaving his role as assistant coach at Manchester United. (Talksport)
Fulham have joined their London rivals Brentford in the hunt for Botafogo and Brazil striker Igor Jesus, 23. Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest are also interested in the player. (TBR)
Juventus are looking to buy Fulham and Denmark defender Joachim Andersen, 28, and Chelsea and France defender Benoit Badiashile, 23. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
West Ham are closely monitoring Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey, 24, and are in a good position to beat Everton in the race to sign the Ghana international on a free transfer next season. (Football Insider)
Tottenham also want to buy Lamptey with the intention of strengthening Ange Postecoglou's defense during the January transfer window. (Teamtalk)
Barcelona are interested in Napoli and Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The 23-year-old player is estimated to be worth 67 million euros. (Repubblica, in Italian - registration required)
German defender Mats Hummels, 35, may decide to retire if he does not get the chance to leave Rome in January. (Sky, in German)
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