Football gossip: Kudus, Romero, Zirkzee, Bellingham, Pogba, Lampard

Arsenal ready to buy Mohammed Kudus, Tottenham to rebuff Cristian Romero interest, Manchester United could offload Joshua Zirkzee, plus more.

Arsenal are ready to spend £83m (100m euros) on West Ham attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus with the 24-year-old Ghana international keen to join the Gunners to play European football. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Tottenham are set to rebuff Real Madrid’s renewed interest in 26-year-old Argentina defender Cristian Romero. (Football Insider), external

Manchester United are considering offloading 23-year-old Netherlands striker Joshua Zirkzee in January with clubs in Serie A monitoring developments. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external

Juventus are frontrunners in the battle to sign Canada striker Jonathan David, 24, from Lille with Manchester United, Liverpool and Inter Milan also interested. (Footmercato – in French), external

Manchester City have set their sights on AC Milan and France goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 29. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Borussia Dortmund are considering a January move for Sunderland’s 19-year-old English midfielder Jobe Bellingham. (Alan Nixon via Newcastle Chronicle), external

Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies is open to a reunion with former boss Hansi Flick at Barcelona despite interest in the 24-year-old Canada international from Real Madrid and Manchester United. (Teamtalk), external

France midfielder Paul Pogba, 31, is close to reaching an agreement to terminate his contract with Juventus and sign for another club as a free agent once his ban concludes. (Sky Sports), external

Germany winger Leroy Sane is keen to sign a contract at Bayern Munich but the 28-year-old is still some way from reaching agreement over a deal. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Former Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 38, will not make a return to Real Madrid but they will sign a centre-back in January, with Bayer Leverkusen’s Germany defender Jonathan Tah, 28, having emerged as a new candidate. (Diario AS – in Spanish), external

Scouts from home and abroad are following developments with Kiano Dyer at Chelsea as the English midfielder, 17, approaches the final year of his current contract. (Mail), external

England are poised to hold more talks during the international break over trying to add Chelsea goalkeeping coach Henrique Hilario to incoming head coach Thomas Tuchel’s backroom staff. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

David Moyes is eyeing a return to Premier League management with Crystal Palace, Wolves, Southampton and Leicester all potentially interested. (Talksport), external

Frank Lampard is a candidate for the vacant manager’s job at Championship side Coventry City. (Sky Sports), external