Aston Villa, Manchester United and Lyon are keen on Real Madrid striker Endrick, Napoli want Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo in January and N'Golo Kante could make return to France.

Aston Villa have joined Manchester United in wanting to sign 19-year-old Brazil striker Endrick on loan from Real Madrid in January. (Daily Star on Sunday), external However, Lyon are favourites to land Endrick, who is keen to move to get more first-team football and improve his chances of making Brazil's squad for the 2026 World Cup. (Foot Mercato - in French), external

Manchester United are also set to step up their efforts to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 22, from Nottingham Forest in January, but could face competition from Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle United. (Caught Offside), external

Napoli want to sign Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, on loan in January, with a view to making the move permanent in the summer. (Mirror), external

England forward Marcus Rashford's representatives have already held talks with Barcelona about the terms of a contract, should the Spanish club turn the 28-year-old's season-long from Manchester United into a permanent move. (Sport - in Spanish), external

Aston Villa's obligation to turn England attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott's loan move from Liverpool into a permanent switch is thought to kick in if the 22-year-old makes 10 appearances for the Midlands club. (Independent), external

Paris FC are keen on making a move for 34-year-old France midfielder N'Golo Kante, whose contract with Al-Ittihad runs out next summer. (Foot Mercato - in French), external

Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez, 24, has until the January transfer window to convince AC Milan he deserves to stay at the club instead of being sold. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Italy forward Lorenzo Insigne, 34, is a free agent after leaving Toronto FC and holding out for a move to Lazio. (Football Italia), external