Liverpool eye Leverkusen's Frimpong - Thursday's gossip

Liverpool will target Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong if Trent Alexander-Arnold joins Real Madrid, Milos Kerkez is wanted by two Premier League clubs, Chelsea could move for Ipswich's Liam Delap.

Liverpool will target Bayer Leverkusen's 23-year-old Netherlands defender Jeremie Frimpong should England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, move to Real Madrid this summer. (Bild - in German), external

Liverpool and Real held talks over Alexander-Arnold's future before the pair's Champions League game at Anfield on Wednesday. (Marca - in Spanish), external

Bournemouth's 21-year-old Hungary defender Milos Kerkez is drawing attention from Manchester United and Liverpool. (Sky Germany via Florian Plettenberg), external

Manchester United have a shortlist of three more left-backs, including Chelsea's 27-year-old England international Ben Chilwell, Wolves' 23-year-old Algeria international Rayan Ait-Nouri and 21-year-old Spaniard Alvaro Carreras, who plays for Benfica. (Rudy Galetti), external

Chelsea are keen on Ipswich’s 21-year-old English striker Liam Delap, but could face competition from former club Manchester City. (Football Insider), external

Barcelona’s Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 27, could join Liverpool next summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Sevilla are considering ending the loan deal of Brighton’s 20-year-old Argentine defender Valentin Barco in January. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Aston Villa remain interested in Besiktas' Turkey striker Semih Kilicsoy, but will have to battle PSG for the 19-year-old's signature in January. (Star - in Turkish), external

Arsenal have held talks over the potential signing of England midfielder Adam Wharton, with Crystal Palace valuing the 20-year-old at around 65m euros (£54.1m). (Caught Offside), external

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has identified Real Sociedad's 25-year-old Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, Bayer Leverkusen's 21-year-old Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz and Sporting's 24-year-old Uruguay winger Maximiliano Araujo as January transfer targets. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)

Aston Villa are interested in Mainz's 28-year-old Germany midfielder Nadiem Amiri. (Bild - in German), external

Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool are all keen on Atalanta's Brazil midfielder Ederson, but it will take a monster offer to sign the 25-year-old. (Teamtalk), external

Fiorentina and Napoli are eyeing a loan deal for Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior but it's unlikely manager Mikel Arteta will let the 24-year-old Poland international leave the Gunners in January. (Tuttomercato - in Italian), external