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Pep Guardiola makes a decision over his Manchester City future, Manchester United want a Germany international and two London teams want a Brazil international. Pep Guardiola, 53, has reached an agreement in principle over a one-year extension at Manchester City. (Football Insider), external Manchester United will face competition from Union Berlin to sign Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka, 29, who is frustrated with his situation at Bayern Munich. (Teamtalk), external Ruud van Nistelrooy has applied for the vacant Coventry City managerial job after leaving his role as Manchester United assistant boss. (Talksport), external Fulham have joined London rivals Brentford in chasing Botafogo and Brazil striker Igor Jesus, 23. Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest are also interested. (TBR), external Juventus are weighing up January moves for the likes of Fulham and Denmark centre-back Joachim Andersen, 28, and Chelsea and France defender Benoit Badiashile, 23. (La Gazzetta dello Sport), external West Ham are closely monitoring Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey, 24, and are well placed to beat Everton in the race to sign the Ghana international next summer on a free transfer. (Football Insider), external Tottenham are also exploring a move for Lamptey in a bid to bolster Ange Postecoglou’s defence in the January transfer window. (Teamtalk), external Barcelona are interested in Napoli and Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The 23-year-old is valued at £67m. (Repubblica, in Italian - subscription needed), external Germany defender Mats Hummels, 35, might retire if he does not secure a move from Roma in January. (Sky, in German), external Manchester United believe they may need to make a decision on whether to move for Rosenborg's Sverre Nypan soon to avoid being beaten to the 17-year-old Norwegian midfielder's signature. (Givemesport), external Bayern Munich are considering signing Lille and Canada forward Jonathan David. The 24-year-old is out of contract next summer and does not plan to sign a new deal. (Sky, in German), external Bayern Munich and Canada full-back Alphonso Davies, 24, knows Real Madrid are willing to accept his conditions and a pre-contract agreement is waiting on 2 January. (Marca), external Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone How Scotland's human blur Doak left £77m man in daze Ronaldo double helps send Portugal into quarter-finals 'Three or four games in one' as Ireland 'win ugly' The school run and playdate politics Parenting chaos, PTA drama and no alone time Why did Our Price Records disappear? The BBC journalist Sean Farrington and entrepreneur Sam White examine the retailer's fortunes Landing on i Player in 2025, Destination X with Rob Brydon A new high-stakes, high-flying competition where nothing is as it seems A former Time Lord shares music that inspires him Celebrating the music that actor Peter Capaldi cherishes and would like to bestow to the future How Scotland's human blur Doak left £77m man in daze 'Three or four games in one' as Ireland 'win ugly' 'Only a Roman can help Roma' - why Ranieri returned from retirement 'A night of redemption for Carsley offers real hope for Tuchel' Nothing boring about 9-0 Chiefs - can Bills end their unbeaten run? The Boks and the blitz - can England keep faith in defence? Names on shirts & stop moaning about long seasons - King's vision for tennis 'He could be one of world's best' - what next for Kelleher? Chelsea & Man City set for 'box office' WSL showdown Why are there so many international breaks? Former Man Utd player Forlan makes pro tennis debut. Video Former Man Utd player Forlan makes pro tennis debut © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.