Chelsea & Liverpool want Upamecano - Saturday's gossip

Chelsea face competition from Liverpool for Dayot Upamecano, Manchester United are confident of £50m deal for Morten Hjulmand, and Real Madrid are ready to pay big money for Kenan Yildiz.

Chelsea could save £52m if they hold off on signing France centre-back Dayot Upamecano until next summer when he is a free agent - but risk missing out on the 26-year-old should Bayern Munich sell in January, with Liverpool among the clubs interested. (Football.London), external

Despite Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand, 26, having a release clause of £70m, Manchester United are confident they they can land him for around £50m. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United are also keeping tabs on 21-year-old Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic. (Caught Offside), external

Real Madrid are willing to pay 100m euros (£87m) to sign 20-year-old Turkey forward Kenan Yildiz from Juventus. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Fulham are increasing efforts to agree a new contract with manager Marco Silva and prevent the Portuguese boss walking away at the end of the season. (Football Insider), external

Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United are among the clubs interested in Cologne's 19-year-old German winger Said El Mala. (Sport1 - in German), external

Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus, 28, wants to remain at Arsenal at least until his current contract expires in June 2027. (ESPN), external

Crystal Palace's loan deal with Getafe for 22-year-old Nigeria forward Christantus Uche will only become permanent if he plays 10 or more matches. (Sport - in Spanish), external