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The i paper's sport section The back page of the Express The back page of the Star 1 of 3 Manchester United and Arsenal in battle to sign Bayern Munich's Leroy Sane, Liverpool some way off with Mohamed Salah contract, La Liga giants interested in Nottingham Forest defender Murillo. Manchester United and Arsenal are battling to sign former Manchester City winger Leroy Sane from Bayern Munich, with the 28-year-old Germany international out of contract next summer. (Bild - in German, subscription required), external Liverpool remain in talks with 32-year-old Egypt forward Mohamed Salah over a potential new contract but the parties are currently far apart on any deal. (Florian Plettenberg), external Arsenal are monitoring Real Sociedad and Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi's situation, in the belief they can prove the most viable destination for the 25-year-old. (Independent), external Barcelona and Real Madrid are keeping an eye on Nottingham Forest's Brazilian centre-back Murillo, 22. (Sport in Spanish), external Manchester United are keen on Bournemouth's 21-year-old Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez. (Football Transfers), external Liverpool are considering a move for in-form PSV Eindhoven striker Ricardo Pepi, with the 21-year-old United States international also on the radar of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid. (Caughtoffside), external Manchester United are considering a January transfer move for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia midfielder Martin Baturina, 21, who has also been watched by Barcelona and Atletico. (Teamtalk), external West Ham are looking at Botafogo and Brazil forward Igor Jesus, 23, as an option to strengthen their attacking options. (Football Insider), external Newcastle United chiefs remain relaxed over Sweden striker Alexander Isak's contract status, despite fresh claims the 25-year-old is unsettled at the club. (Newcastle Chronicle), external Man City weigh up Frimpong move - Wednesday's gossip Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Tottenham have made a huge amount of money available to sign a new central defender in the January transfer window. (Football Insider), external Real Sociedad sporting director Roberto Olabe will leave the La Liga club at the end of the season and be considered for the position at Arsenal, recently vacated by Edu. (Times - subscription required), external Tottenham have started the process to activate the clause to extend 32-year-old forward Son Heung-min's contract until June 2026. (Fabrizio Romano), external Former Real Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 38, is in advanced talks with Brazilian club Corinthians and will not return to the Bernabeu, despite the La Liga club's injury crisis. (Sport - in Spanish), external Newcastle goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos, 30, wants to stay and fight for his place at St James' Park even though the Magpies look set to bring in 22-year-old James Trafford from Burnley next summer. (The I - subscription required) , external Chelsea have put Benfica's 22-year-old Portugal defender Tomas Araujo and Bournemouth's Ukraine centre-back Illia Zabarnyi, 22, on their list of potential defensive targets. (Football Transfers), external Does Kane's criticism expose England cracks? 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