Transfer Gossip: Haaland Prefers Barcelona Over Real Madrid; Arsenal Eyes Alvarez and Gyökeres Swap

• Julián Alvarez: Arsenal plans to offer $139.5 million (£103 million) to sign the Atlético Madrid striker when the January transfer window opens. (Source: Fichajes)
• Viktor Gyökeres: Discussions took place over a possible swap deal involving Gyökeres and Alvarez during the summer. Gyökeres is not considered untouchable and was even pitched to officials in Saudi Arabia. (Source: Ben Jacobs)
• Erling Haaland: The Manchester City forward intends to leave at the end of the season, having held talks about his next move. He prefers joining Barcelona instead of Real Madrid due to concerns about squad power balance at Madrid, which already includes Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, Jude Bellingham, and Yan Diomande. (Source: El Nacional)
• Malick Thiaw: Both Liverpool and Manchester United are monitoring the Newcastle United center back as a potential target. (Source: CaughtOffside)
• Lewis Hall: Despite interest from Manchester United, Hall has agreed to extend his contract with Newcastle. (Source: Ben Jacobs)
• Adam Wharton: The Crystal Palace midfielder is expected to depart by next summer, seeking regular European football. This benefits Liverpool ahead of competition from Newcastle. (Source: TEAMtalk)
• Marc Pubill: Atlético Madrid’s center back is on the radar of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United. (Source: fussball-news)
• Vitor Roque: The 21-year-old Palmeiras striker, formerly with Barcelona, is being tracked by Chelsea, Manchester United, Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur, and Atlético Madrid. (Source: Sportowy)
• Sander Berge: Chelsea showed late interest in the Fulham midfielder as they looked for an Enzo Fernández replacement during the summer. (Source: BBC Sport)
• Alex Scott: Chelsea targets the Bournemouth midfielder as a top priority and is prepared to meet his high asking price to finalize a deal in January. (Source: TEAMtalk)
• Willian Pacho: Scouts from Arsenal and Manchester City observed the Paris Saint-Germain center back in a recent match against Lille. (Source: CaughtOffside)
• Lucas Bergvall: Nottingham Forest may renew interest in the Tottenham midfielder once the January window opens; Chelsea and Newcastle showed interest during the summer. (Source: The Telegraph)
• Bilal El Khannouss: Former Leicester City midfielder Stuttgart player is being followed by Crystal Palace, Everton, Newcastle, and Tottenham. (Source: Fussballdaten)

La Liga Transfer News

• Jude Bellingham: Real Madrid has made renewing Bellingham’s contract their top priority following his impressive start to the season. (Source: Ramón Álvarez de Mon)
• Frenkie de Jong: Barcelona has made the Dutch midfielder available for transfer, seeking around $75.5 million (€65 million). (Source: El Nacional)
• Alessandro Bastoni: Real Madrid failed to secure a deal for Inter Milan’s center back due to Inter’s refusal to lower their $81 million (€70 million) asking price. Additionally, Raúl Asencio’s unwillingness to leave limited Madrid’s defensive investment options. (Source: AS)
• Ruud Nijstad: The 18-year-old center back has confirmed contact between Barcelona and FC Twente regarding a potential deal. (Source: Voetbal International)
• Gabriel Jesus: For more than a year, Jesus’ representatives offered his services to Barcelona before the club finally pursued a transfer. (Source: SPORT)