Transfer news

Arsenal are among several Premier League clubs tracking Roma full-back Emmanuel Lulli, Graeme Bailey reports for TEAMtalk. The 19-year-old caught the eye of scouts who were there to watch team-mate Wesley, and Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs scouts have told their recruitment chiefs to take him seriously. Paris Saint-Germain are also impressed, and Roma are already looking at a new contract for a player who only made his first-team debut under Gian Piero Gasperini this season.

Spanish outlet Sport says Arsenal are still very interested in Julian Alvarez and would be open to a swap deal involving Viktor Gyokeres, who is not part of the club’s long-term plans. The Atletico Madrid striker has reportedly dropped his long-time agent Fernando Hidalgo, and Sport expects movement in the coming weeks because Alvarez wants to leave in January. Fabrizio Romano confirmed on Friday that Alvarez is changing his representation, but said everyone involved wants the player left alone for now when it comes to January.

Christian Kofane doesn’t want to sign a new contract at Bayer Leverkusen as things stand, according to Florian Plettenberg. Leverkusen want to add two years to his deal, which runs until 2029, but talks have stalled because the 20-year-old is unhappy being second choice behind Patrik Schick. Plettenberg says Kofane is keen to play in the Premier League one day and that Arsenal are weighing him up, while BILD reports Manchester United have already contacted his representatives.

Bayern Munich won’t get in Arsenal’s way if the Gunners go back in for Kenan Yildiz, according to BILD’s Christian Falk. Yildiz spent ten years in Bayern’s system before 2022, and Falk says there is regret in Munich about letting him go, but the cost of bringing him back means they won’t try. Gianluca Di Marzio has said Juventus will want well over €120m and possibly as much as €150m before agreeing a sale, which is around £128m at the top end. Falk says the situation isn’t very hot at the moment.