Football gossip: Rodrygo, Isak, Xhaka, Wissa, Hojlund, Veiga

Liverpool consider Rodrygo as possible Luis Diaz replacement, Alexander Isak wants £300,000 a week to sign new deal at Newcastle and Granit Xhaka agrees move to Sunderland

Real Madrid’s Brazil winger Rodrygo, 24, is one of the candidates to replace Luis Diaz at Liverpool should the 28-year-old Colombia winger leave Anfield. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, wants £300,000 a week to sign a new contract at Newcastle. (Talksport) , external

Granit Xhaka has agreed terms with Sunderland, with the club now in talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a fee for the 32-year-old Switzerland midfielder. (Times – subscription required), external

Brentford have rejected an opening offer of £30m from Newcastle for 28-year-old DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa. (Tbrfootball) , external

Atalanta and Lazio are interested in Manchester United’s 22-year-old Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund. (Footmercato – in French), external

Atletico Madrid have opened talks with Chelsea over a deal for Renato Veiga, with the Blues demanding around £35m for the 21-year-old Portugal centre-back. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Everton are interested in Bayern Munich’s 19-year-old Morocco left-back Adam Aznou. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Wolves are closing in on the signings of Fluminense’s 25-year-old Colombia winger Jhon Arias and Almeria’s 22-year-old Spanish right-back Marc Pubill. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Manchester United are monitoring Angers’ Mali Under-20 left-back Dan Sinate, but unlikely to make a move for the 19-year-old until January at the earliest (Sun), external

Everton are interested in Atletico Madrid’s Samuel Lino, with the Spanish club open to offers for the 25-year-old Brazilian winger. (AS – in Spanish), external