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Football gossip: Semenyo, George, Hackney, Hojbjerg, Tielemans, Suarez


There are five Premier League clubs in the frame to sign Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, Everton interested in Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney and Aston Villa plan Youri Tielemans contract talks.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham are all in the frame in the chase for Bournemouth’s 25-year-old Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo, who has a £65m release clause which can be activated during part of the January transfer window. (Talksport), external

Manchester United could offload 24-year-old Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, who is a target for Roma, to fund a possible deal for Semenyo. (Mail – subscription required) , external

Chelsea winger Tyrique George wants to leave the Blues in January and a number of Premier League teams, along with RB Leipzig and Roma, are looking at a move for the England Under-21 international. (CaughtOffside), external

Everton are keen on Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney but could struggle to sign the 23-year-old English player in January as Boro challenge for promotion from the Championship. (Teamtalk), external

Aston Villa plan to open talks with Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, 28, over a new contract, with his current deal set to expire in 2028. (Football Insider), external

West Ham want to offload Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug and AC Milan could try to sign the 32-year-old on loan in January. (Guardian), external

AC Milan would only be able to afford a temporary deal given Fullkrug’s wages – thought to be close to £100,000-a-week – but would have a view to making his transfer permanent. (Givemesport), external

Juventus are interested in Marseille midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg but the French club want to hold on to the 30-year-old Denmark international. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Arsenal are interested in AC Milan’s 19-year-old Italian full-back Davide Bartesaghi, who is currently under contract until 2030. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external

Manchester United have made renewed contact with Trabzonspor midfielder Christ Inao Oulai’s representatives. Manchester City are also interested in the 19-year-old Ivory Coast international. (Teamtalk), external

Aston Villa have no interest in selling 21-year-old Dutch midfielder Lamare Bogarde, despite interest from Brighton. (Football Insider), external

Inter Miami are in the final stages of giving Uruguay forward Luis Suarez a new deal that will keep the 38-year-old at the club for the 2026 season. (Athletic – subscription required), external


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