Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain, Bayern Munich and Juventus have all opened talks with Antonio Rudiger’s representatives over a pre-contract agreement this month for the 28-year-old German defender, whose Chelsea deal expires in the summer. (Sky Sports)external-linkBut Newcastle have made a breakthrough in talks with Atletico Madrid over signing England defender Kieran Trippier, 31, as they are on the verge of agreeing a fee of about £25m. (Express)external-linkNewcastle are set to compete with Lyon to sign Zenit St Petersburg and Iran striker Sardar Azmoun, 27. (Mail)external-linkChelsea’s contract extension talks with Andreas Christensen have stalled again, with Barcelona interested in a January move for the Denmark defender, 25, who is out of contract in the summer. (Gianluca di Marzio – in Italian)external-linkBelgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 28, has informed Thomas Tuchel that he has no plans to leave Chelsea despite saying he was “not happy” at the club in an interview with Sky Italia.(Times – subscription required)external-linkWest Ham have held talks to sign Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa, 25, from Flamengo. (Sky Sports)external-linkRoma have submitted an offer to take England midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles, 24, on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season, with an option to buy in the summer. (Athletic – subscription required)external-linkTransfer Gossip Daily podcast: Is Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger on the move?Scotland right-back Nathan Patterson, 20, is set to have a medical with Everton after Rangers accepted a bid of an initial £12m, which could rise to £16m with add-ons. (Football Insider)external-linkAC Milan are in talks to sign Portugal midfielder… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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