Saturday's gossip: Mbappe, Costa, Guimaraes, Felix, Mudryk

Real Madrid are not yet considering another move for Paris St-Germain's 23-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, however the Spanish giants are monitoring former midfielder Xabi Alonso's performance as Bayer Leverkusen manager with interest. (ESPN)

Meanwhile, PSG are interested in signing Real Madrid's 20-year-old Spanish centre-back Rafa Marin. (Marca - in Spanish)

Manchester United are favourites to sign Porto's 23-year-old Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa. (Diario de Noticias, via TeamTalk)

Meanwhile, United will activate an extension in Diogo Dalot's contract to fend off interest from Barcelona in the 23-year-old Portugal defender. (ESPN, via Mirror)

Newcastle United want to agree a new long-term contract with Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 24, before the end of the season. (90min)

Arsenal would be forced to pay more to sign Ukrainian winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21, in January if his club Shakhtar Donestk progress in the Champions League. (Football.London)

Tottenham plan to open contract talks with manager Antonio Conte next month. The 53-year-old Italian's current deal runs until the end of the season. (Mail)

Atletico Madrid's 22-year-old Portugal forward Joao Felix wants to leave the club in January due to his deteriorating relationship with manager Diego Simeone. (A Bola - in Portuguese)

Manchester United could be among the clubs ready to offer Felix a move away from Atletico Madrid. (A Bola via Express)

The agent of Bologna's Austria forward Marko Arnautovic has claimed the 33-year-old turned down Manchester United, rather than the Premier League club pulling out of a deal. (Gianluca di Marzio via Sport Witness)

Leicester City's Belgium defender Wout Faes, 24, says he turned down an offer to join Chelsea in the summer before deciding to move to the King Power Stadium. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Chelsea have appointed a new head of recruitment, taking Joe Shields from fellow Premier League club Southampton. (Sun)

Manchester City are among the clubs competing to sign 16-year-old Ireland centre-back Sam Curtis, who plays for St Patrick's Athletic. (Football Insider)