Football gossip: Frimpong, Van den Berg, David, Larsson, Araujo, Carreras

Manchester City weighing up defensive duo, Jonathan David sets wage demands, Arsenal and Liverpool monitoring Hugo Larsson, plus more.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is weighing up for a move for Bayer Leverkusen‘s Netherlands defender Jeremie Frimpong, 23, and his fellow Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg, 22, who joined Brentford from Liverpool last summer. (Football Transfers), external

The agent of Canada striker Jonathan David has told potential suitors including Juventus, Inter Milan, Liverpool and Manchester United that the 24-year-old wants a contract worth £5m a year to join them on a free transfer when his deal at Lille expires next summer. (Tuttosport – in Italian), external

Arsenal and Liverpool are among the top European clubs looking to add Eintracht Frankfurt’s Sweden midfielder Hugo Larsson, 20, to their ranks in January. (Teamtalk), external

Chelsea are among a number of clubs, including Newcastle and Crystal Palace, who are keen on Benfica’s Portuguese centre-back Tomas Araujo, 20. (O Jogo – in Portuguese), external

Manchester United have been exploring taking up the buy-back option they have for 21-year-old Spanish left-back Alvaro Carreras, who they sold to Benfica in the summer. (Marca – in Spanish), external

Liverpool have been impressed by Sweden’s Daniel Svensson, with Manchester United and Arsenal also among the clubs interested in the FC Nordsjælland left-back, 22. (Teamtalk), external

Barcelona have earmarked Porto‘s Spanish striker Samu Omorodion, 20, as a possible replacement for Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, 36. (El Nacional – in Spanish), external

Real Madrid have both Al-Nassr‘s Spain centre-back Aymeric Laporte, 30, and Tottenham‘s Spain right-back Pedro Porro, 25, on their radar. (Relevo – in Spanish), external

Technical director David Weir and his assistant Mike Cave have led an overhaul of Brighton‘s recruitment department involving the departure of several scouts, despite the club’s successful scouting in recent seasons. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Former Roma striker Vincenzo Montella is the leading candidate to take over as the Giallorossi’s new boss and appears willing to break his contract as Turkey coach, even though eit will cost him nearly £1m to do so. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external