Rodrygo wants Real Madrid exit - Saturday's gossip

Rodrygo is wanted by a trio of Premier League clubs, Manchester United have reignited interest in Carlos Baleba, while West Ham are chasing Taty Castellanos.

Brazil winger Rodrygo, 24, wants to leave Real Madrid amid interest from Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool. (AS - in Spanish), external

Manchester United are looking into the possibility of signing Brighton's Carlos Baleba, 21, but are likely to hold off making an offer for the Cameroon midfielder until the summer. (Sky Sports), external

West Ham are in talks to sign Lazio and Argentina forward Taty Castellanos, 27, for £25m. (Mail), external

A centre-back is also a priority for West Ham, who retain an interest in Toulouse defender Charlie Cresswell, 23, who has played for England Under-21s. (Guardian), external

Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle are all keeping tabs on Watford's Morocco Under-20 forward Othmane Maamma, 20. (Teamtalk), external

Juventus have made contact with West Ham over the availability of Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez, 31, as they assess potential options during the winter window. (La Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external

Crystal Palace, Leeds and Nottingham Forest are interested in Newcastle's 26-year-old English midfielder Joe Willock. (i paper - subscription required), external

Newcastle are plotting a move for French defender Dayann Methalie, 19, who made his senior debut for Toulouse in 2025. (Sun), external

Eintracht Frankfurt are confident of signing French striker Arnaud Kalimuendo, 23, on loan from Nottingham Forest. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Fulham are facing an uphill battle in their quest to sign USA forward Ricardo Pepi, 22, from PSV. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United will allow Sam Mather, 21, is set to leave this month with teams from Turkey and Major League Soccer interested in the English winger. (Sun), external

Chelsea are plotting a move for Aston Villa and England midfielder Morgan Rogers, 23, and Arsenal's 18-year-old English forward Ethan Nwaneri. (CaughtOffside), external