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Antoine Semenyo pursued by Liverpool, Christian Pulisic holding off his AC Milan contract renewal, and Manchester United keen on Carlos Baleba. With Mohamed Salah due to play for Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in December and January, Liverpool continue to be linked with a January move for Bournemouth's 25-year-old forward Antoine Semenyo, whose country Ghana failed to qualify. (Liverpool Echo), external Liverpool are planning a serious bid for AZ Alkmaar's 19-year-old Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit. (Soccer News via Team Talk), external Roma are in discussions with Manchester United over a January loan deal for Joshua Zirkzee, 24, that includes an option to buy the Netherlands forward in the summer for 35m euros (£31m). (Gazzetta dello Sport via Metro), external If Roma's proposed move for Zirkzee falls through, they will turn to Tottenham's France forward Mathys Tel, 20. (Metro), external Chelsea's Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 24, has no intention of cutting short his season-long loan move to Bayern Munich in order to seal a permanent move elsewhere in January. (Florian Plettenberg), external Real Madrid are considering offers in the region of 20m euros (£17. 69m) - from Sunderland, Aston Villa and Wolves for 21-year-old Spanish forward Gonzalo Garcia. (Fichajes), external Real Madrid are in no hurry to hold contract talks with Austria centre-back David Alaba, 33, who is into the final year of his current deal and has not been a first-team regular since suffering a serious knee injury in December 2023. (AS), external In Ruben Amorim's hunt for midfield reinforcements, Manchester United are looking to sign Cameroon international Carlos Baleba, 21, from Brighton. (Mirror), external Rangers manager Danny Rohl would be reluctant to cash in on midfielder Nicolas Raskin, 24, in January, with Tottenham one of the clubs reportedly interested in signing the Belgium international. (Football Insider), external Tottenham may miss out on former Everton forward Ademola Lookman, 28, after Atalanta changed managers. The Nigeria international had fallen out with former boss Ivan Juric prior to his sacking. (Team Talk), external United States midfielder Christian Pulisic, 27, wants to wait until AC Milan's qualification for next season's Champions League is more assured before signing a new contract with the Serie A giants. (Calciomercato), external Manchester City are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown, 22, who made his senior debut for the German national team in October. (Bild - in German), external Get the latest on your Premier League team All your football quizzes in one place Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast The key questions facing Tuchel before World Cup NFL: Broncos beat Chiefs with last-gasp field goal, Rams defeat Seahawks to go 8-2 Defiance, energy, new heights - Sinner keeps Alcaraz on a leash Are England capable of beating the All Blacks? Motivating music from Sara's nearest and dearest Preview the rise and fall of four powerful civilisations Jennifer Lawrence reveals her creative inspirations The key questions facing Tuchel before World Cup Townsend's Scotland in troubled waters after collapse From unknown teen to world number one - Littler's rise in his own words Defiance, energy, new heights - Sinner keeps Alcaraz on a leash How Haaland fired Norway to the World Cup 'Why we love football' - tears of joy as Irish keep World Cup dream alive Fuelled by fear, Benn ends 35-year wait for revenge 'Scotland resuscitated after World Cup dream almost dies thrilling death' Retirement? World title shot? What next for Eubank and Benn? Dominant first half helps Man City beat Man Utd in derby. Video Dominant first half helps Man City beat Man Utd in derby How Twickenham learned to love the bomb and Borthwick 'Hansen shines brightest as Ireland heed Farrell's call' How dazzling Hemp can boost Man City's title hopes Le Tissier on her and stepbrother Alex Scott's unique football journey Video Le Tissier on her and stepbrother Alex Scott's unique football journey 'I thought my career was over - I felt like punching a wall' 'Proper players and me' - Fifa award nomination shocks Brentford's Cheatley A 'circus' or sign of the times - should Joshua take Paul fight? Is anything being done about poor player behaviour? Weekly sports quiz: How many World Cups has Ronaldo played in? Reinventing Football - five things fans would change Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.