Transfer news and football gossip: Liverpool to bid for Dembele, Tottenham moving for ‘next Steven Gerrard’, Arsenal tracking duo

Transfer news and football gossip: Liverpool to bid for Dembele, Tottenham moving for ‘next Steven Gerrard’, Arsenal tracking duo
talkSPORT.com round up all the biggest football gossip from Wednesday’s papers and online…4Liverpool are set to launch a club-record 85million bid for Ousmane Dembele, the Barcelona forward, in the January transfer window. (FULL STORY)Tottenham Hotspur are planning a 35million January move for Nicolo Barella, the Cagliari midfielder dubbed the ‘next Steven Gerrard. (Sun)Arsenal have sent scouts to watch Atalanta’s Gianluca Mancini ahead of a potential January swoop for the centre-half. (Sun)4

Mancini has caught the eye playing for Atalanta this season

The Gunners have also been watching KRC Genk with reports suggesting they are still tracking Sander Berge. The Norway midfielder was linked with Arsenal earlier this year. (Voetbal Nieuws)Southampton are one of three teams showing interested in Slovenia starlet Gal Puconja, a number 10 born in 2004. (Tuttomercatoweb)Manchester United have opened contract talks with Ander Herrera and Juan Mata in an attempt to extend their deals. (Sky Sports)Alexis Sanchez is ready to leave Man United just a year after joining from Arsenal. If he continues to be exiled by Jose Mourinho, the United manager, Sanchez will push for a January exit. (Evening Standard)4

Sanchez is already seeking his Old Trafford exit

Sanchez has reportedly already been offered to Real Madrid. (FULL STORY)Fenerbahce midfielder Ozan Tufan has been linked with a January move to the Premier League, with Crystal Palace and Fulham said to be keen on the 23-year-old. (Aksam)

And here are the top talkSPORT.com stories…

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Solari has made the step up from interim to permanent manager

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Paris Saint-Germain will be more than happy to take two world-class players, but whether they match or exceed Real Madrid's probable offering of 200 to 250 million euros remains to be seen. Plus, PSG's relations with Barcelona are not too great after the 2017 UCL controversy and Neymar's way of leaving the Spaniards and signing for the
Real Madrid to offer Paris Saint-Germain £307million for

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"If Mesut Ozil leaves in January, no Arsenal fan would shed a tear." @PiersMorgan says #AFC don't need 'sick note' star ozil-january-arsenal-piers-morgan
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Confirmed Liverpool lineup vs. Burnley: Origi starts in much-changed Reds side Jurgen Klopp has made seven changes to his Liverpool starting lineup for tonight's Premier League clash Burnley
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