Liverpool are leading the race ahead of Manchester United for 19-year-old Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-linkHowever, Liverpool are considering a move for Wolves and Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes, 24, as an alternative to Bellingham. (UOL, via Mirror)external-linkChelsea winger Hakim Ziyech, 29, was keen on leaving Stamford Bridge this summer with former club Ajax and AC Milan interested in the Morocco international. (Football.London)external-linkChelsea made an informal approach for AC Milan and Portugal forward Rafael Leao, 23, during the summer transfer window, according to the club’s director Paolo Maldini. (FourFourTwo)external-linkRed Bull Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund has refused to rule out joining Chelsea in a similar role, and said the Blues showed an interest in the Austrian club’s Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 19, during the summer. (Sky Austria, via 90 Min)external-linkBrighton midfielder Moises Caicedo, 20, says he is focused on playing for the south coast club and Ecuador at the 2022 World Cup but that “nobody would turn down an offer from Chelsea or any other club like that”. (Ole, via 90 Min)external-linkNewcastle United are interested in Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21, who has also been linked with Arsenal and Brentford. (Football Insider)external-linkShakhtar Donetsk have confirmed they rejected a bid of 30m euros from Everton for Mudryk. (90min)external-linkValencia, Villarreal, Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad are lining up pre-contract offers for Blackburn Rovers and Chile striker Ben Brereton Diaz, with Everton and Leeds also targeting the 23-year-old. (Football Insider)external-linkManchester United boss Erik ten Hag… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Football transfers: Bellingham, Nunes, Ziyech, Leao, Mudryk, Brereton Diaz
