Arsenal eye move for Vlahovic - Wednesday's gossip

Arsenal plan a summer move for Dusan Vlahovic, three European clubs target Kieran Trippier and Manchester United monitor Eddie Howe's situation.

Arsenal are planning a move to sign Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 24, from Juventus next summer. (Teamtalk), external

Real Madrid hold an interest in William Saliba but Arsenal have no intention to negotiate the potential sale of the France defender, 23. (FootballTransfers), external

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Manchester United are closely monitoring manager Eddie Howe’s situation at Newcastle amid doubt over his long-term future. (Football Insider), external

Brentford and Fulham are interested in a January move for Newcastle's 32-year-old England striker Callum Wilson. (Sun), external

Following Rodri's injury, Manchester City are looking to sign a defensive midfielder and have put together a four-man shortlist including Real Sociedad's 25-year-old Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 27-year-old Nicolo Barella of Inter Milan and Italy, Atalanta's Brazil international Ederson, 25, and Crystal Palace's England youngster Adam Wharton, 20. (Teamtalk), external

Liverpool have identified Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi, 24, as a long-term successor to Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk, 33. (Football Insider), external

Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, 23, is moving closer to leaving Chelsea in January. (Football Insider), external

Manchester United considered a summer move for England striker Ivan Toney before the 28-year-old's move from Brentford to Al-Ahli, but he did not fit the profile desired by manager Erik ten Hag. (ESPN), external

United remain interested in signing 21-year-old Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig. (GiveMeSport), external

Paris St-Germain have cooled their interest in Bayern Munich's Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, 29, in a boost to Liverpool and other interested clubs. (CaughtOffside), external

Prospective Everton owner Dan Friedkin will make deciding the future of manager Sean Dyche one of his first acts at Goodison Park, with talks over a new deal currently on hold. (Mirror), external

Former England manager Gareth Southgate is prepared to reject other offers and hold out for the Manchester United job, should Erik ten Hag appear in danger of being sacked. (GiveMeSport), external

Former Arsenal and Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, 34, would be willing to come out of retirement - just a month after leaving Juventus - to sign for Barcelona following Marc-Andre ter Stegen's injury. (Diario Sport - in Spanish), external

French midfielder Enzo Zidane, son of Zinedine Zidane, has decided to retire at the age of 29 having been without a club since leaving Fuenlabrada in 2023. (AS - in Spanish), external