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Borussia Dortmund are keen to see Jobe Bellingham follow in his brother’s footsteps by joining the Bundesliga side, writes the Sun. Jude, now starring for Real Madrid, switched Birmingham for Dortmund in 2020 and his brother, currently in the Championship with Sunderland, is reportedly being monitored by the German side. The paper claims Sunderland would want £20m for the midfielder.

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri receives the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or award
Manchester City are looking for a Rodri replacement (Michel Euler/AP)

Manchester City are prepared to pay the 60million euros (£49.8m) release clause for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi as the club’s hunt for a Rodri replacement continues, says the Mirror.

Manchester United have joined in on the pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah, with Barcelona already chasing the German national, according to the BBC via Spanish publication Fichajes.

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Erling Haaland: Paris St Germain are apparently a back-up plan for the Manchester City forward, but Barcelona and Real Madrid are also showing interest in the 24-year-old Norwegian, saysFootball365.

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Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scores against Brighton (Adam Davy/PA)

Facundo Buonanotte: Tottenham are keen on the Argentine midfielder, according to Spanish publication Fichajes, but it seems they will face stiff competition from Leicester for the 19-year-old Brighton midfielder.

Wataru Endo: The Liverpool midfielder is in high demand with AC Milan, Fulham, Wolves and Ipswich all keen to sign the Japan national as he continues to struggle for game time at Anfield, writes Caught Offside.