Saturday's gossip: Mac Allister, Grimaldo, Mudryk, Gvardiol, Dalot

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Emmanuel Petit has urged former club Arsenal to sign Brighton's Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, 23, when the transfer window reopens in January. (Mirror), external

Graham Potter has earmarked RB Leipzig's Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, 20, as a possible first signing as Chelsea manager. (Express), external

Newcastle have agreed to sign former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius, 29. The German is a free agent after leaving the Reds in the summer. (Football Insider), external

Newcastle are set to rival Arsenal in the pursuit of Benfica's Spain left-back Alex Grimaldo, 26, who is in the final year of his contract and could be available for £8.6m. (Mirror), external

Vasco de Gama's Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, 18, is also interesting Newcastle. (iNews), external

Ukrainian winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21, says he could not say "no" to Arsenal if the club make a move to sign him from Shakhtar Donetsk. (Sun) , external

Napoli were never seriously interested in signing Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, from Manchester United over the summer, according to the Italian club's sporting director. (Mirror), external

Manchester United's Portugal full-back Diogo Dalot, 23, says he turned down a move to AC Milan to fight for his place at Old Trafford. (Metro), external

Colombia right-back and free agent Santiago Arias, 30, is ready to join Manchester United after leaving Atletico Madrid in the summer. (Mirror), external

Borussia Dortmund director Sebastian Kehl has said he was happy to sell Norway striker Erling Haaland to Manchester City this summer because the 22-year-old had become a burden on the club. (Sport Bild, via 90min), external

Spain left-back Jordi Alba, 33, is committed to playing for Barcelona, despite being linked with a summer move to Inter Milan, but hints at unrest at the club. (Marca - in Spanish), external

La Liga has increased Barcelona's salary cap by £694m, from minus £125m to £569m. The change allowed the Catalan club to sign Brazil forward Raphinha, 25, from Leeds United and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 34, from Bayern Munich. (Mail), external

Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali, 22, has signed a contract at AC Milan until June 2027 after being linked with a summer move to Arsenal. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Australia and former Celtic midfielder Tom Rogic is in talks with West Brom. The 29-year-old is a free agent. (Telegraph), external

Dutch midfielder Leandro Bacuna, 31, is training with Birmingham City. Bacuna's previous clubs include Cardiff City and Aston Villa. (Wales Online), external

La Liga president Javier Tebas is preparing a report for Uefa after criticising the Premier League for causing "transfer inflation" with "unsustainable spending". (Evening Standard), external

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