Man City & Chelsea in Leao race - Sunday's gossip

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Chelsea and Manchester City will compete for the signing of AC Milan's Portugal striker Rafael Leao, 23, with bids expected to be in the region of £105m. (Tuttomercato, via Mail on Sunday)external-link

Real Madrid are concerned that Liverpool's approach to Borussia Dortmund's England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, has "complicated" their bid to make him their main summer signing. (Marca - in Spanish)external-link

Paris St-Germain, Chelsea and Real Madrid have moved ahead of Manchester United in the race to sign a pre-contract agreement with Palmeiras striker Endrick. The 16-year-old Brazilian, dubbed the "new Neymar", can leave the club for £52m when he turns 18. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Manchester United are monitoring 19-year-old Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, but the RB Salzburg player has a pre-contract agreement with sister club RB Leipzig. (Sunday Telegraph)external-link

Erik ten Hag is also interested in tempting Juventus's Serbian forward Dusan Vlahovic, 22, to Old Trafford. (Sun on Sunday)external-link

Manchester United will allow English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 24, to return to Crystal Palace on loan. (Sun on Sunday)external-link

Italy midfielder Jorginho wants £12m-a-year - double his current salary - to stay at Chelsea. His current contract runs out in the summer. (Sport - in Spanish)external-link

United States midfielder Yunus Musah, 19, is impressing at Valencia but remains open to one day returning to Arsenal. The teenager was released by the north London club after spending seven years at their academy. (CBS Sports, via Sunday Mirror)external-link

Villareal's Spain centre-back Pau Torres, 25, tops new Aston Villa manager Unai Emery's list of transfer targets. (La Razon - in Spanish)external-link

Arsenal are keeping tabs on Vitoria Guimaraes' £26m-rated Italian defensive midfielder Ibrahima Bamba, 20, but face stiff opposition from Serie A's Atalanta and La Liga side Villareal. (Sunday Mirror)external-link

Barcelona are preparing a January move for Las Palma's Spanish attacking midfielder Alberto Moleiro, 19, amid interest from Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool. (AS)external-link

Barca's Spain left-back Jordi Alba, 33, is not in manager Xavi's plans and could be set to move to Serie A leaders Napoli. (El Nacional - in Spanish)external-link

Juventus want to tie down 19-year-old English winger Samuel Iling-Junior to a new deal to fend off interest from Premier League clubs including Brighton and Tottenham. (Tuttosport - in Italian)external-link

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