Italian clubs eye Man Utd's Mainoo - Saturday's gossip

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is interesting two Italian clubs, Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali does not have a release clause in his contract, Morgan Rogers set to sign new Aston Villa contract.

Napoli have made contact with Manchester United over a January loan deal for England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Mainoo is also a wanted by another Serie A club with Roma interested in a January deal. (Football Italia), external

Newcastle and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali is homesick for AC Milan, with Juventus also interested in the 25-year-old. (Corriere della Sera - in Italian), external

Tonali does not have a release clause in his Newcastle contract and will review his future on a year-by-year basis. (Sky Sports), external

Aston Villa's 23-year-old England midfielder Morgan Rogers is set to sign a new contract which will take his salary beyond £100,000 per week. (Mail), external

Bayern Munich are in contact with the entourage of Liverpool and France defender Ibrahima Konate, 26, over a potential transfer. (Bild - via Get German Football News), external

Liverpool and Chelsea might make a move Newcastle's 25-year-old Dutch defender Sven Botman. (Caught Offside), external

Tottenham are open to signing English striker Ivan Toney, 29, in January, from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and Spurs boss Thomas Frank has already held talks with him. (Teamtalk), external

Alexis Mac Allister is happy at Liverpool and the 26-year-old Argentina midfielder has no immediate intentions to move despite interest from Real Madrid. (Football Insider), external

Former Wolves head coach Gary O'Neil is a strong contender for the vacant manager's job at Southampton, along with ex-Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Liverpool are unlikely to bid for Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo in January, but the Reds might move for the 25-year-old next summer. (Fabrizio Romano via Give Me Sport), external

Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni wants to stay at Inter Milan, dealing a blow to Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool's hopes of signing the 26-year-old. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external