Football gossip: Gallagher, Disasi, Monga, Zirkzee, Semenyo, Neves, Osula

Manchester United could move for Conor Gallagher on loan, three Premier League clubs are vying for Antoine Semenyo, while Aston Villa join the race for Brennan Johnson.

Manchester United have shortlisted seven midfielders to sign, with a loan deal for Atletico Madrid‘s 25-year-old England international Conor Gallagher in January being one of the more feasible options. (Talksport)

Tottenham have ended their pursuit of Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo. However, the 25-year-old is still of interest to Manchester City and Manchester United, while Liverpool are weighing up their options following Alexander Isak’s injury. (Sky Sports)

Semenyo, who has a release clause of £60.5m, may have made a decision on his future on Monday. (Mail)

Aston Villa have made contact with out-of-favour 24-year-old Wales and Tottenham winger Brennan Johnson’s representatives, in whom Crystal Palace are also interested. (Teamtalk)

Chelsea are open to sending France defender Axel Disasi, 27, to AC Milan in the January transfer window, but the Italian club are holding off while they assess their options. (Football Italia)

Chelsea and Manchester City are both interested in England youth international winger Jeremy Monga, 16, and could look to recruit him from Championship side Leicester in January. (Teamtalk)

Roma have made a 5m euro (£4.4m) offer to bring in Manchester United and Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, in January, plus a further 30m euros (£26.2m) in June to make the deal permanent. (Il Messaggero – in Italian)

Newcastle United are continuing negotiations with German side Eintracht Frankfurt over a loan deal with an option to buy for forward William Osula. The 22-year-old wants the move to the Bundesliga and is waiting for the clubs to reach an agreement. (Florian Plettenburg)

Manchester United and Newcastle United have shortlisted Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 28, with Al-Hilal believed to be open to a January sale. (Caught Offside)

Real Madrid‘s 19-year-old Brazil forward Endrick is set to join Lyon on a six-month loan deal. (ESPN)

Bayer Leverkusen are exploring a deal to sign Brighton‘s 17-year-old English winger Harry Howell, with other German clubs also interested. (Florian Plettenberg)

Chelsea‘s top midfield target for January is Lille‘s 18-year-old French midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi. (Caught Offside)