Ake rejects West Ham move - Thursday's gossip

Nathan Ake rejects interest from West Ham, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain join Manchester United in battle for Yan Diomande's signature, and Brennan Johnson poised for medical at Crystal Palace.

Manchester City's 30-year-old defender Nathan Ake has rejected a potential move to West Ham. City are open to selling the Netherlands international, who has attracted interest from a number of Premier League teams. (Talksport), external

Juventus are considering a loan offer for Liverpool winger Federico Chiesa, 28, but the Reds will be wary of leaving themselves short of attacking options by letting the Italy international return to the club. (Liverpool Echo), external

Manchester United are likely to face competition from Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain for 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, who has been valued at £52-61m by German side RB Leipzig. (Sky Sports), external

Tottenham and Wales forward Brennan Johnson, 24, is expected to have a medical at Crystal Palace in the next 24 hours after a £35m deal was agreed. (Telegraph), external

Liverpoolare unlikely to welcome back 22-year-old midfielder Harvey Elliott from his loan move to Aston Villa, with the Englishman only making five appearances since the switch. (Liverpool Echo), external

Bournemouth are one of a number of Premier League clubs to express interest in Arsenal's 18-year-old English midfielder Ethan Nwaneri. (Mail - subscription required), external

Juventus are interested in bringing Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali, 25, who is Italian, to the Serie A club. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Borussia Dortmund will only attempt to sign Norway attacker Oscar Bobb, 22, on loan from Manchester City if US midfielder Cole Campbell, 19, or Belgium winger Julien Duranville, 19, depart in January. (Sky Sports Germany), external

Crystal Palace forward Eddie Nketiah's chances of joining West Ham have been scuppered after the 26-year-old England forward suffered a hamstring injury. (Talksport), external

West Ham are closing in on a deal for 21-year-old Gil Vicente striker Pablo, with the Portuguese expected in London for a medical. (Guardian), external

Brighton are monitoring 19-year-old Nordsjaelland and Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi, having previously signed Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra, 23, and Ghana forward Ibrahim Osman, 21, from the Danish club. (Sky Sports), external

Manchester United are interested in Crystal Palace's 28-year-old France forward Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is yet to sign an extension on his contract which expires in summer 2027. (Football Insider), external

Turkish champions Galatasaray are interested in a loan deal for Manchester United's 24-year-old Uruguay defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte. (CaughtOffside), external

Celtic are in talks with Bournemouth over a loan deal for defender Julian Araujo, 24, and want to have the Mexico international available for their meeting with Rangers on 3 January. (Daily Record), external

Tottenham's 18-year-old Croatian centre-back Luka Vuskovic has caught the eye of Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, although Spurs are reluctant to part with the teenager who is currently on loan at Hamburg. (CaughtOffside), external

France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 23, wants to stay at Real Madrid amid interest from Liverpool. (Teamtalk), external

West Ham are preparing a bid for 29-year-old Spain and Fulham winger Adama Traore. (Football Insider), external

Oxford United are lining up former Swansea boss Alan Sheehan, 39, to replace Gary Rowett as head coach. (Sky Sports), external

Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner says the club are "working really hard" to make the deal for on-loan Sunderland winger Patrick Roberts, 28, a permanent one. (The Telegraph), external

Blues are close to making their first signing of the January transfer window with German left-back Kai Wagner, 28, set to join from MLS side Philadelphia Union. (Birmingham Mail) , external

Millwall,Stoke City and Preston North End are all interested in signing 24-year-old Hull City defender Cody Drameh. (Hull Daily Mail), external

The Tigers have opened discussions with Middlesbrough over a deal to sign out-of-favour goalkeeper Seny Dieng, 31. (TeessideLive), external

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard is keen to get a £10m deal over the line to make 24-year-old goalkeeper Carl Rushworth's loan move from Premier League side Brighton permanent. (The Sun), external

The Sky Blues face a battle to keep striker Haji Wright, 27, at the club amid interest from Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas. (Talksport), external

Bristol City are set to get an £11m boost from former winger Antonie Semenyo's £65m transfer fromBournemouthto Manchester City thanks to a 20% sell-on clause in the 25-year-old's Cherries contract. (The Times - subscription required), external

Southampton are looking to sign a goalkeeper on loan in January with Sunderland's Anthony Patterson and Bayern Munich's Daniel Peretz, both 25, on their list of targets. (Sky Sports), external

West Bromwich Albion,Derby County,Oxford United and Swansea City are reportedly all interested in taking 21-year-old Liverpool midfielder James McConnell on loan. (Daily Mail - subscription required) , external