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Monday's Football News:


Manchester United might block midfielder Kobbie Mainoo from moving in January,
Tottenham could wait until next summer to sign Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke,
while three teams target Brentford's Igor Thiago.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim will block 20-year-old England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo from leaving the club in January amid interest from Napoli. (Metro), external

Chelsea and Bayern Munich are the frontrunners among a number of clubs trying to sign Mainoo.

Tottenham are are prepared to wait until next summer to sign Brighton's 25-year-old Netherlands defender Jan Paul van Hecke. (Football Insider), external

Spurs are strongly considering selling 24-year-old Wales forward Brennan Johnson following interest from Crystal Palace. (Teamtalk), external

Barcelona have cooled their interest in Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic with the 25-year-old likely to join AC Milan from Juventus instead. (Sport - in Spanish), external

Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain want to sign Bayern Munich's France defender Dayot Upamecano but the Bundesliga club want to negotiate a new contract with the 27-year-old. (Bild - in German), external

Tottenham, Aston Villa and West Ham are all showing interest in Brentford's 24-year-old Brazilian striker Igor Thiago. (Caught Offside), external

Tottenham are considering replacing under-pressure manager Thomas Frank with former Barcelona boss Xavi. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Manchester United are planning to consider offers for Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte, 24, in January. (Football Insider), external

AC Milan are ready to accelerate their interest to secure a January deal for West Ham's 32-year-old Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug. (Calciomercato - in Italian)

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Aston Villa are in negotiations over Zion Suzuki,
boosting Juventus' hope of signing Emiliano Martinez,
while Arsenal are told price for Victor Osimhen.

Aston Villa are in negotiations to sign Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Parma after the 23-year-old's proposed move to Paris St-Germain collapsed. (Talksport), external

Villa's interest in Suzuki has boosted Juventus' hope of signing Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, from the Premier League club. (Football Italia), external

Arsenal must offer more than £60m to stand a chance of signing Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 27, from Galatasaray this summer. (Football Insider), external

Barcelona believe their third offer of 70m euros (£59.8m) for Rodri will be enough to persuade Manchester City to sell the Spain midfielder, 30. (AS - in Spanish), external

Manchester City are in negotiations to sign Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille, who want at least £85m for the 18-year-old. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Newcastle have revived talks to sign Bayern Munich's Joao Palhinha, 31, with Aston Villa and Benfica also interested in the Portugal midfielder. (Mail), external

Inter Milan are keen to sell Brazilian winger Luis Henrique, 24, to fund a move for Liverpool's England midfielder Curtis Jones, 25, who is expected to cost about 40m euros (£34m). (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external

Chelsea are demanding £60m for Nicolas Jackson, with Aston Villa, Tottenham and Atletico Madrid among the clubs interested in the Senegal striker, 25. (RMC Sport - in French), external

Chelsea's English forward Liam Delap, 23, wants to stay in the Premier League despite interest from Como, with Newcastle and Everton monitoring his situation. (Talksport), external

Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 27, has made it clear to Liverpool that he wants to leave the club and join Tottenham. (Teamtalk), external

Benfica are keen on English defender Tosin Adarabioyo, 28, who has slipped down the pecking order at Chelsea. (Caught Offside)

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The Sun reports that Sir Alex Ferguson has strongly responded to Owen Hargreaves’ criticism of Manchester United’s medical team. Didier Drogba has also spoken publicly about the serious collision that left him unconscious for several minutes.

The Daily Mirror focuses on Arsene Wenger facing increased pressure, while Ferguson continues to reject Hargreaves’ claims about how his injuries were handled.

The Daily Mail reports on concerns surrounding an offensive video involving a young child and the Munich disaster, while Manchester United and Ferguson have dismissed Hargreaves’ accusations regarding his long-term knee problems.