Football gossip: Eichhorn, Lewis-Skelly, Arteta, Casemiro, Schlotterbeck, Toney, Gallagher, Wharton, Anderson, Zirkzee, Silva, Ten Hag

Manchester United are in the hunt for highly rated German midfielder Kennet Eichhorn, Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly is on the radar of four Premier League clubs, while the Gunners are yet to open contract talks with boss Mikel Arteta.

Manchester United have joined clubs including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich in the battle to sign 16-year-old German midfielder Kennet Eichhorn, who has a £8.8m to £10.5m (10m to 12m euros) release clause at Hertha Berlin. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Everton, Fulham, West Ham, and Nottingham Forest are monitoring Arsenal full-back Myles Lewis-Skelly's situation after England boss Thomas Tuchel said the 19-year-old needs more minutes to be considered for his squad. (Caught Offside), external

Arsenal are yet to hold talks with boss Mikel Arteta over a new contract, with the Spaniard set to have 18 months left on his deal at the turn of the year. (ESPN), external

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is open to keeping Brazil midfielder Casemiro at the club beyond his current contract, which expires at the end of the season, as long as the 33-year-old takes a pay cut. (Talksport), external

Borussia Dortmund's hopes of hanging on to defender Nico Schlotterbeck are diminishing amid interest from Bayern Munich and Liverpool, with the 25-year-old Germany international unhappy with his club's style of play. (Bild Plus via Get German Football News), external

A number of Premier League clubs are interested in bringing England and Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney, 29, back to the English top flight but wages could prove a significant obstacle. (Sky Sports), external

Tottenham are among the clubs interested in former Brentford striker Toney but are testing the market as they draw up plans to sign a new attacking player in January. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United want to sign a midfielder in January and have identified six possible options including three Englishmen in Atletico Madrid's Conor Gallagher, 25, Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton, 21, and Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson, 23. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Fulham are set to offer manager Marco Silva a new contract despite a difficult start to the season at Craven Cottage. (The I - subscription required), external

Everton want to sign a new striker in the January transfer window, with Dutch Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, high on their list of possible targets. (Sky Sports), external

West Ham and Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug, 32, has been given permission to leave the club in the January transfer window. (GiveMeSport), external

Chelsea are considering handing Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 24, a new contract as reward for his exceptional performances this season. (Sky Sports), external

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