Sunday’s gossip: Barbosa, Antony, Wirtz, Phillips, Musiala, Mbappe

Sunday’s gossip: Barbosa, Antony, Wirtz, Phillips, Musiala, Mbappe

Manchester United are willing to offer Brazil winger Antony, 23, in a swap deal for 27-year-old forward and compatriot Gabriel Barbosa from Flamengo. (Mirror)external-link

Liverpool are interested in signing 20-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Germany forward Florian Wirtz. (Star)external-link

England and Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 27, has emerged as Juventus‘ number one transfer target in January. (Mail)external-link

Tottenham Hotspur have also joined the race to sign Phillips. (Sun)external-link

Real Madrid will chase Bayern Munich and Germany attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala, 20, if they are unable to sign 24-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe from Paris St-Germain. (ESPN)external-link

Madrid are also nearing a move for Bayern Munich‘s 23-year-old Canada left-back Alphonso Davies. (AS – in Spanish)external-link

Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 36, has ruled out a loan move back to Barcelona following the conclusion of the MLS season with Inter Miami. (Mail)external-link

Juventus have joined fellow Serie A side AC Milan in wanting to sign Bournemouth’s 25-year-old English defender Lloyd Kelly. (Tuttosport – in Italian)external-link

Manchester City and West Ham are among a number of clubs who are monitoring French left-back Quentin Merlin, who plays for Nantes. (90 Min)external-link

Former Belgium and Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 35, is a free agent after leaving Chinese club Shandong Taishan. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

England forward Ollie Watkins, 27, has become the top earner at Aston Villa after signing a new £150,000-a-week contract in October. (Football Insider)external-link

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