Football gossip: Cunha, Garnacho, Kerkez, Ait-Nouri, Mitchell, Antony, Dibling, Rashford

Nottingham Forest make Matheus Cunha their top January target, Arsenal also showing firm interest in Wolves forward, Chelsea to hold more talks over Alejandro Garnacho.

Nottingham Forest have made Wolves and Brazil forward Matheus Cunha their top January target in the push for Champions League qualification. (Mail) , external

Arsenal have also shown firm interest in signing 25-year-old Cunha in the January transfer window. (Fichajes), external

Chelsea are set to hold more talks with Manchester United over Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, who is valued at £50m. (Telegraph – subscription required) , external

United have made enquiries for Bournemouth and Hungary’s Milos Kerkez, 21, Wolves and Algeria’s Rayan Ait-Nouri, 23, and Crystal Palace and England’s Tyrick Mitchell, 25, as Ruben Amorim prioritises signing a left wing-back. (The i), external

West Ham are keen to back new manager Graham Potter with new additions at centre-back and centre-forward before the transfer deadline on 3 February. (Football Insider) , external

Chelsea are demanding at least £70m before allowing France striker Christopher Nkunku, 27, to join Bayern Munich. (Sky Sports), external

Manchester United and Brazil winger Antony, 24, is close to completing a loan move to Real Betis. (Sky Sports) , external

Tottenham and RB Leipzig are the two main clubs trying to sign Southampton’s 18-year-old English midfielder Tyler Dibling. (Sky Germany), external

Juventus and Borussia Dortmund are both pushing to sign Chelsea and Portugal defender Renato Veiga, 21, who is available for either loan or a permanent move. (Times), external

Marseille are the latest club to express an interest in signing Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 27. (L’Equipe), external

However Rashford’s favoured destination is Barcelona, who have freed up funds which would allow them to sign the England international. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Ligue 1 side Monaco are also interested in Rashford and could afford his £315,000-a-week wages in a loan deal. (Sun), external

Fulham have enquired about AC Milan and Brazil defender Emerson Royal, 26, who will be available if the Italian club sign England full-back Kyle Walker, 34, from Manchester City. (Times), external

Manchester City have a verbal agreement with La Liga club Real Valladolid to sign Sierra Leonean centre-back Juma Bah, 18. (Fabrizio Romano), external

France’s former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 31, says he has rejected an offer to return to football from a club in Russia. (Twitch), external

Derby County have rejected a bid from Brighton for former Republic of Ireland Under-21 centre-back Eiran Cashin, 23. (Sky Sports), external

Celtic are unlikely to match Aston Villa‘s asking price for English forward Louis Barry, 21, after having a £10m bid rejected. (Football Insider), external