Sunday’sTransfer Gossip: Nunez, Pogba, Phillips, Cavani, Gnabry, Haaland

• Manchester City believe they hold the edge over rivals Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Bayern Munich in the race to sign Benfica’s Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez, 22. (Star)

 

• Manchester United’s Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, 34, could join Real Madrid in January, after falling down the pecking order at Old Trafford following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

 

• Manchester United want to have a final decision over the future of French midfielder Paul Pogba made by Christmas. (Sun)

 

• Real Madrid have been offered the chance to sign the 28-year-old next summer by agent Mino Raiola. (Express)

 

• Bayern Munich are close to agreeing a new contract with Germany forward Serge Gnabry, 26. (Fabrizio Romano on Twitter)

 

• Paris St-Germain have reportedly thrown their hat into the ring in the race to sign 21-year-old Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland from Borussia Dortmund next summer. (Mirror)

 

• Liverpool are closing in on attacking midfielder Kacper Kozlowski – who has been compared to Kevin De Bruyne in Poland.(Sunday mirror)

 

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• Borussia Dortmund Moved To Second With Victory Over Augsburg

 

• Former Liverpool legend Dirk Kuyt has laid into Jack Grealish – saying he’s worth only one-third of his £100million fee.(Sunday mirror)

 

• Liverpool are planning a move for highly-rated 17-year-old Kacper Kozlowski from Pogon Szczecin. They face competition from AC Milan, RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg, who are reportedly also interested in the Polish midfielder. (Mirror)

 

• Chelsea are interested in 17-year-old French forward Mohamed-Ali Cho from Angers. The French youngster played 21 times in Ligue 1 last season and is said to be one of the brightest prospects in French football. (Caughtoffside, via Express)

 

• Cagliari midfielder Nahitan Nandez, 25, is set to leave the club, according to his agent. The Uruguayan has been a target for Tottenham and Leeds as well as Napoli. (Calcio Napoli 24 – in Italian)

 

• Steve Bruce will be staying as manager at Newcastle as owner Mike Ashley’s priority remains finding a buyer for the club. (Sun)

 

• French striker Karim Benzema, 33, is adamant that his compatriot, Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe, 22, will join him at Real Madrid one day. (L’Equipe via Sun)

 

• West Ham, Everton and Arsenal are all keen to sign Real Betis forward Nabil Fekir but Betis are still keen to retain the services of the 28-year-old Frenchman. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

 

• Real Madrid are considering making a move for Leicester’s Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, 24, but his arrival could signal the departure of Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, 29, to Paris St-Germain. (El Nacional)

 

• Barcelona will look to bring Manchester City’s England forward Raheem Sterling, 26, to La Liga in the new year. (OnzeTV on Twitter)

 

• Arsenal are also keeping a close eye on Sterling, with the forward one of the top transfer targets for manager Mikel Arteta. (Star)

 

• Andriy Shevchenko wants to make a managerial move to Britain – and has put Celtic and other clubs on alert.(Sun)

 

• Steve Bruce will be staying as manager at Newcastle as Mike Ashley backs his boss.(sun)

 

• Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel plans to install new Big Brother-style cameras at the club’s training ground.(sun)