Football gossip: Garcia, Semenyo, Filling, Fullkrug, Guehi, Jackson, Silva, Mainoo, Matos, Zirkzee

Brighton want Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia, Manchester United face competition for Kevin Filling, Liverpool lead race for Antoine Semenyo and AC Milan pursue West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug.

Brighton want Real Madrid’s 21-year-old Spanish striker Gonzalo Garcia on loan in January, with Leeds and Sunderland also potentially interested. (Mail), external

Manchester United have been joined by Borussia Dortmund in the race to sign 16-year-old Swedish forward Kevin Filling from AIK Stockholm. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Liverpool are leading the race to sign Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, but Tottenham cannot be discounted. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim admires Semenyo but meeting his £65m release clause with Bournemouth would be difficult for club to do in January. (Athletic – subscription required), external

AC Milan are interested in Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug, 32, who has been told he can leave West Ham in January. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external

West Ham, Everton and Roma are keen on signing Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee, with the Netherlands international, 24, on the periphery at Old Trafford. (The I – subscription required), external

Barcelona are closely monitoring Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, 25, but Liverpool are still favourites to sign the England international. (Cadena SER – in Spanish), external

Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 24, will remain on loan at Bayern Munich for the rest of the season rather than return to parent club Chelsea in January. (Football Insider), external

The new contract offered to Fulham boss Marco Silva is for three years, with the Portuguese’s current deal at Craven Cottage set to expire at the end of the season. (Sky Sports), external

Former Liverpool development coach Vitor Matos is the leading contender to take over as Swansea manager, having impressed with Portuguese second division side Maritimo this season. (Talksport), external

Talks between Manchester United and Kobbie Mainoo over a new contract have been put on hold as the 20-year-old England midfielder eyes a loan move to Napoli in January in search of more playing time. (Calciomercato – in Italian, external)

Manchester United turned down Chelsea’s offer to include Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia, 21, or France forward Christopher Nkunku, 28, as part of the deal that saw 21-year-old Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho join the Blues. (ESPN, external)