Manchester City weigh defensive duo, Jonathan David sets salary demands, Joshua Zirkzee signs interest to Juventus and more.
city of manchester Manager Pep Guardiola is weighing a move for Bayer LeverkusenDutch defender Jeremie Frimpong, 23, and fellow Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg, 22, who joined Brentford from Liverpool last summer. (Football transfers), external
Canadian striker Jonathan David’s agent has told his potential suitors, including Juventus, Inter Milan, Liverpool and manchester united that the 24-year-old wants a contract worth £5million a year to join them on a free transfer when his contract in Lille expires next summer. (Tuttosport – in Italian), external
Juventus I want to sign the Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee, 23 years old, on loan from manchester united in January. (Tuttosport – in Italian), external
Arsenal and Liverpool They are among the best European clubs seeking to add Eintracht Frankfurt Swedish midfielder Hugo Larsson, 20, joined their ranks in January. (Team talk), external
Chelsea They are among several clubs, including Newcastle and Crystal Palacewho are interested in Benfica’s Portuguese central defender, Tomás Araujo, 20 years old. (O Jogo – in Portuguese), external
manchester united have been exploring the buyback option they have for Spanish left-back Álvaro Carreras, 21, whom they sold to Benfica in the summer. (Brand – in Spanish), external
Liverpool I was impressed with the Swede Daniel Svensson, with manchester united and Arsenal also among the clubs interested in the FC Nordsjælland left back, 22. (Teamtalk), external
Barcelona have reserved PortThe Spanish striker Samu Omorodion, 20, as a possible replacement for the Polish Robert Lewandowski, 36. (The National), external
real Madrid have both Al-NassrThe Spanish central defender Aymeric Laporte, 30 years old, and TottenhamSpanish right back Pedro Porro, 25, is on their radar. (Relay – in Spanish), external
Technical director David Weir and his assistant Mike Cave have led a review of BrightonThe recruitment department involved the departure of several scouts, despite the club’s success in recent seasons. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Former Roma Striker Vincenzo Montella is the leading candidate to take over as the Giallorossi’s new boss and looks set to break his contract as Turkey coach, although doing so will cost him almost £1m. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external
