West Ham watch in-form Clayton - Thursday's gossip

West Ham are watching Clayton, Roma open negotiations over Joshua Zirkzee, and Sunderland bid for Matteo Guendouzi.

West Ham have been watching Rio Ave's 26-year-old Brazilian forward Clayton, who is joint top scorer in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. (Teamtalk), external

Roma have officially opened negotiations to sign Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, from Manchester United on loan with an obligation to buy for £30m. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Former Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi is a target for Sunderland, who have bid £21.4m for the France international, 26, who plays for Lazio. (Sunderland Echo), external

France centre-back Ibrahima Konate is out of contract next summer but the 26-year-old could still sign a new Liverpool deal in the coming weeks. (Football Insider), external

Former England and Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 32, is targeting a return to the Premier League in January having been a free agent since leaving Besiktas in August. (Athletic - subscription required), external

England striker Ivan Toney, 29, is unlikely to leave Al-Ahli in January to return to the Premier League because of tax reasons. (Talksport), external

West Ham's hopes of signing Promise David from Union Saint-Gilloise have suffered a setback as the Canada forward, 24, is reluctant to swap Champions League football for a Premier League relegation battle. (Talksport), external

West Ham are preparing a January bid for Zulte Waregem's 22-year-old Nigerian midfielder Tochukwu Nnadi. (Teamtalk), external

Wolves are exploring a January move for Fulham winger Adama Traore, 29, who spent five years at Molineux. (Football Insider), external

Sheffield Wednesday are hoping to keep hold of on-loan Manchester United midfielder Harry Amass, 18, for the rest of the season despite their points deduction in the Championship. (Sun), external

Chelsea have beaten off competition from Manchester City and Manchester United for SF Cascades and Burkina Faso youth midfielder Mohamed Zongo, 16. (Mail), external