Football gossip: Ake, Diomande, Johnson, Nwaneri, Bobb, Nketiah, Mateta

Nathan Ake rejects interest from West Ham, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain join Manchester United in battle for Yan Diomande’s signature, and Brennan Johnson poised for medical at Crystal Palace.

Manchester City‘s 30-year-old defender Nathan Ake has rejected a potential move to West Ham. City are open to selling the Netherlands international, who has attracted interest from a number of Premier League teams. (Talksport)

Manchester United are likely to face competition from Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain for 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, who has been valued at £52-61m by German side RB Leipzig. (Sky Sports)

Tottenham and Wales forward Brennan Johnson, 24, is expected to have a medical at Crystal Palace in the next 24 hours after a £35m deal was agreed. (Telegraph)

Bournemouth are one of a number of Premier League clubs to express interest in Arsenal‘s 18-year-old English midfielder Ethan Nwaneri. (Mail – subscription required)

Borussia Dortmund will only attempt to sign Norway attacker Oscar Bobb, 22, on loan from Manchester City if US midfielder Cole Campbell, 19, or Belgium winger Julien Duranville, 19, depart in January. (Sky Sports Germany)

Crystal Palace forward Eddie Nketiah’s chances of joining West Ham have been scuppered after the 26-year-old England forward suffered a hamstring injury. (Talksport)

West Ham are closing in on a deal for 21-year-old Gil Vicente striker Pablo, with the Portuguese expected in London for a medical. (Guardian)

Brighton are monitoring 19-year-old Nordsjaelland and Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi, having previously signed Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra, 23, and Ghana forward Ibrahim Osman, 21, from the Danish club. (Sky Sports)

Manchester United are interested in Crystal Palace‘s 28-year-old France forward Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is yet to sign an extension on his contract which expires in summer 2027. (Football Insider)

Turkish champions Galatasaray are interested in a loan deal for Manchester United‘s 24-year-old Uruguay defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte. (CaughtOffside)

Celtic are in talks with Bournemouth over a loan deal for defender Julian Araujo, 24, and want to have the Mexico international available for their meeting with Rangers on 3 January. (Daily Record)

Tottenham‘s 18-year-old Croatian centre-back Luka Vuskovic has caught the eye of Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, although Spurs are reluctant to part with the teenager who is currently on loan at Hamburg. (CaughtOffside)

France midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 23, wants to stay at Real Madrid amid interest from Liverpool. (Teamtalk)

West Ham are preparing a bid for 29-year-old Spain and Fulham winger Adama Traore. (Football Insider)