Man Utd Emerges as Front-Runners to Secure Antoine Semenyo, Outpacing Man City, Liverpool, and Tottenham – Paper Talk and Transfer Gossip

Man Utd Transfers

Man Utd have pulled clear of their competition and are now favourites to sign Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo – i Paper

Man Utd are monitoring Al Hilal’s Ruben Neves, Atletico Madrid’s Conor Gallagher and Bournemouth’s Tyler Adams as potential January signings – Guardian

Napoli are still at the front of the queue to sign Kobbie Mainoo – Daily Mail

Man Utd have tabled a £450k bid for Sheffield Wednesday’s teenage defender Yisa Alao. – Daily Mail

European football

Barcelona are increasingly likely to sign Marcus Rashford on a permanent basis after rediscovering his mojo at the Camp Nou – Mundo Deportivo

It’s unlikely Bayern Munich will exercise their option to make Nicolas Jackson‘s loan move from Chelsea permanent in the summer – Bild

Discussions between Lyon and Real Madrid over a move for Endrick began this week – L’Equipe

Premier League

Chelsea‘s Josh Acheampong is attracting interest from European giants Manchester City and Bayern Munich – talkSPORT

Saint-Etienne have rejected an initial offer of €8m (£7m) from Chelsea for 17-year-old wonderkid Djylian N’Guessan – L’Equipe

Manchester City winger Claudio Echeverri will return early from his Bayer Leverkusen loan – Mirror

Scottish football

Tromso sporting director Lars Petter Kaemer-Andressen admits he expects players to be sold in the winter window amid Rangers interest in Jens Hjerto-Dahl. – Daily Record