Sunday’s football gossip: Walker, Pogba, Semenyo, Buonanotte

Manchester City are ready to sell defender Kyle Walker, Bournemouth want “big money” for full-back Milos Kerkez and Liverpool eye a replacement for Virgil van Dijk.

Manchester City are willing to sell captain Kyle Walker, 34, for about £15m next summer. The England full-back is a target for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli. (Daily Star), external

Manchester City and Liverpool are showing interest in Brighton’s Argentine forward Facundo Buonanotte, 19, who is on loan at Leicester City. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Bournemouth will demand “big money” if they are to consider selling Hungary full-back Milos Kerkez, 20, who is interesting Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United. (Football Insider), external

Liverpool have targeted Borussia Dortmund’s Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck, 24, as a replacement for Virgil van Dijk should the Dutchman leave the club next summer. (Caught Offside), external

Manchester United may re-sign left-back Alvaro Fernandez, 21, who only joined Benfica on a permanent deal in the summer and is being monitored by Liverpool and Real Madrid. (Teamtalk), external

Arsenal have been given encouragement should they want to land Bournemouth striker Antoine Semenyo, 24, after he said he was a Gunners fan and wants to play Champions League football. (Football 365), external

Barcelona have opened contract talks over new deals for defender Ronald Araujo, 25 – a target for Manchester United and Chelsea – and midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 27, who is also wanted by the Red Devils. (90 min), external

France midfielder Paul Pogba, 31, looks unlikely to play again for Juventus once his doping ban ends in March after a club director said the squad was complete without him. (DAZN, via ESPN), external

New England manager Thomas Tuchel will earn a £3m bonus if he can lead England to victory at the 2026 World Cup. (The Sun), external

England captain Harry Kane played under Tuchel at Bayern Munich and the 31-year-old has welcomed the Football Association’s appointment of the German. (Sky Sports Germany) , external

Newcastle United have triggered an option to extend 32-year-old English defender Dan Burn’s contract beyond the end of the 2024-25 season. (Athletic – subscription required), external