Football gossip: Doak, Cunha, Chukwuemeka, Lewis-Potter
2025-01-04
Category: sports

Liverpool reject bids from two Premier League clubs, Manchester City target a Ligue 1 defender and Arsenal want Wolves' in-form striker. Manchester City have entered the race for Lens' 20-year-old Uzbekistan defender Abdukodir Khusanov. (Telegraph - subscription required), externalLiverpool have rejected a Â£15m bid from Crystal Palace for Ben Doak. The 19-year-old Scotland midfielder is on loan at Middlesbrough. (Times - subscription required), externalThe Reds have also rejected a Â£16m bid from Ipswich for Doak and would prefer him to stay at Middlesbrough until the end of the season. (Athletic - subscription required), externalLiverpool want Â£30m if they are to sell teenager Doak. (Independent), externalArsenal are exploring a January move for Wolves' Brazil striker Matheus Cunha, 25. (Football Insider), externalWolves are working on a new contract for Cunha to try to keep him at the club. (Mail), externalCrystal Palace have had a Â£12.4m bid for Slavia Prague's 20-year-old Senegal full-back El Hadji Malick Diouf rejected. (Foot Mercato), externalNapoli have expressed an interest in signing Chelsea's 18-year-old English winger Carney Chukwuemeka, who is valued at about Â£30m. (Teamtalk), externalSaudi Pro League club Al-Shabab are confident of agreeing a deal for Wolves' 31-year-old Gabon midfielder Mario Lemina. (Rudy Galetti), externalNewcastle are set to record a profit for the first time in five years but still have to sell before they can buy this month if they are to comply with Premier League financial rules. (The i - subscription required) , externalWolves hope to complete the Â£15m signing of Reims' 27-year-old Ivory Coast centre-back Emmanuel Agbadou early next week. (Telegraph), externalBrentford's 23-year-old English winger Keane Lewis-Potter is close to agreeing a new contract. (Athletic - subscription required), externalTurkish club Trabzonspor want Southampton striker Paul Onuachu but are only willing to pay Â£4.2m. The Saints want Â£8.3m for the 30-year-old Nigerian. (Gunebakis - in Turkish), externalSt Johnstone want to sign Liverpool and Scotland right-back Calvin Ramsay, 21, on loan after his loan spell at Wigan was cut short. (Courier), externalLeeds United are ready to bid for Coventry City's English midfielder Ben Sheaf, 26, in January. Their Championship rivals would listen to offers over Â£8m. (Leeds United News), external