Aston Villa eyeing Abraham return - Friday's gossip

Tammy Abraham could return to Aston Villa, Manchester United hope to sign Carlos Baleba in the summer, and Jean-Philippe Mateta is a target for Juventus.

Aston Villa want to seal a permanent deal for England striker Tammy Abraham, who is currently on loan at Besiktas from Roma. The 28-year-old spent 2018-19 on loan at Villa and helped them earn promotion to the Premier League. (Times - subscription required), external

Manchester United are growing increasingly confident they will sign Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, 22, from Brighton in the summer. (Sun), external

Juventus have made an inquiry about signing France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, from Crystal Palace this month as they seek a long-term replacement for Serbia attacker Dusan Vlahovic, 25. (Sky Sports), external

Inter Milan, Napoli and Fiorentina are all contenders to move for Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire, 32, in January. (Tuttomercato - in Italian), external

Nottingham Forest and Brazil defender Murillo, 23, is being considered by Manchester United as they look for a long-term Maguire replacement. (Mail), external

Chelsea want to bring in a defender this window with Bournemouth's Argentina international Marcos Senesi, 28, among several targets. (Talksport), external

Manchester United caretaker head coach Michael Carrick is keen to sign Middlesbrough's English midfielder Hayden Hackney, 23, who is also attracting interest from Tottenham. (Teamtalk), external

Valencia have approached Brentford about the availability of 28-year-old Nigeria midfielder Frank Onyeka. (Sky Sports), external

West Ham look set to miss out on Toulouse defender Charlie Cresswell, 23, after Wolfsburg submitted a bid of £15.6m for the Englishman. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Nottingham Forestare pushing to sign Italy and Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi, 26. (Tuttomercato - in Italian), external

England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo could look to secure a loan exit if his playing time at Manchester United does not improve this month, with Napoli leading the race for the 20-year-old. (Star), external

Crystal Palace and Brighton are competing with Celtic and Norwich for Dundalk's 17-year-old Irish defender Vinnie Leonard. (Football Insider), external

Aston Villa could move for Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Dani Ceballos, 29, after missing out on signing Conor Gallagher. (Talksport), external

Tottenham are exploring options to sell Argentine striker Alejo Veliz, 22, who is currently on loan at Rosario Central and are in talks with Brazilian club Bahia. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Galatasaray, Napoli, Juventus and clubs in Saudi Arabiaare monitoring Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 32, who is in the final year of his deal with Manchester City and yet to agree an extension. (Caught Offside), external

Wolvesare hoping to beat a host of Premier League rivals to two Scottish teenagers - Dundee United striker Kai Hutchinson, 15, and 17-year-old Aberdeen midfielder Cooper Masson. (Teamtalk), external

Sheffield United have registered their interest in England midfielder Ross Barkley, 32, who is struggling for regular game time at Aston Villa. (Football Insider), external

Chelseahave joined Liverpooland Manchester Unitedin the hunt for 17-year-old Sheffield Wednesday left-back Yisa Alao, who made his Owls debut last weekend. (Sheffield Star, external)

Wednesday are closing in on the loan signings of Man City midfielder Jaden Heskey, 20, and QPR keeper Murphy Cooper, 24, who has been on loan at League One Barnsley. (Alex Miller, external)

Portsmouth have agreed a fee of £500k for Derby County's Gambian midfielder Ebou Adams, 30. (The News, external)

Norwich City are set to battle Celtic, Brightonand Crystal Palace for 17-year-old Dundalk defender Vinnie Leonard who impressed for the Republic of Ireland in the under-17 World Cup. (Football Insider, external)

Oxford United have seen a £500k bid for 22-year-old Reading and Wales midfielder Charlie Savage turned down. (Pete O'Rourke, external)