Newcastle track Bayern's Sane - Monday's gossip

Newcastle are interested in a move for Leroy Sane, Bayern Munich are intent on Jamal Musiala signing a new deal, Napoli join both Milan clubs in the race for Samuele Ricci.

Newcastle are tracking Bayern Munich's 28-year-old Germany winger Leroy Sane, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (Football Insider), external

Bayern Munich are also intensifying talks with Jamal Musiala, 21, over a contract extension, with the Germany midfielder's current deal due to run out in 2026. (Sport1 - in German), external

AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli are all interested in signing Torino's 23-year-old Italy midfielder Samuele Ricci. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl has defended the sale of Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 25, to Manchester United, saying the club's current centre-backs are more capable of defending higher up the pitch. (Mirror), external

American businessman John Textor wants music star Jay-Z to join his bid to buy Everton. (Sun), external

Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, 29, is open to renewing his deal with Bayern Munich. (Sky Sports Germany), external

Kimmich, though, is wanted by Barcelona as he nears the end of his current deal with the Bundesliga club. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external

Liverpool are unlikely to move for Sevilla's 24-year-old centre-back Loic Bade, despite being linked with the Frenchman. (Matteo Moretto, via Yahoo), external

Jamaican international forward Michail Antonio, 34, and English striker Danny Ings, 32, could both leave West Ham before the expiry of their respective deals next summer. (Football Insider), external

Barcelona say they want to keep Spanish forward Ansu Fati despite the 21-year-old not playing a league game for the club since August 2023, before last season's loan to Brighton. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Manchester United were turned down in their approach to sign 20-year-old Senegal defender Mikayil Faye before he joined Rennes from Barcelona. (Inkubator podcast, via Teamtalk), external