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Porro eyes La Liga return - Wednesday's gossip

Tottenham's Pedro Porro wants Barcelona move, multiple Premier League clubs chase Croatia striker Dion Beljo, Chelsea eye January swoop for Frenkie de Jong.

Key points

  • Pedro Porro's time at Tottenham is reportedly ending, with Barcelona interested in the 27-year-old Spain defender.
  • Manchester United, Tottenham and Everton are monitoring 24-year-old Dinamo Zagreb striker Dion Beljo.
  • Chelsea are ready to offer a hefty contract to Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong if they can sign the 29-year-old in January.

Tottenham defender Pedro Porro could be heading back to Spain, with Barcelona interested in the 27-year-old, according to Wednesday's football gossip. The report comes from Sport, in Spanish.

Several Premier League clubs are also tracking other targets. Manchester United, Tottenham and Everton are keeping tabs on 24-year-old Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia striker Dion Beljo, who stands 6ft 5in.

Chelsea and Liverpool interest

Chelsea are prepared to hand a hefty contract to Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong if they can sign the 29-year-old in January, Football Insider reports.

Liverpool want to sign a right-back, with Juventus and France international Pierre Kalulu, 26, and Roma's Brazilian Wesley Franca, 23, among their targets, according to Tuttomercatoweb.

Other gossip around Europe

Former Brentford and Tottenham manager Thomas Frank would be a leading candidate for the Fulham job if the club decides to sack Alvaro Arbeloa, according to Talksport.

Arsenal and Chelsea are both closely watching 23-year-old Inter Milan and France midfielder Andy Diouf. Brighton, Tottenham, Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are among the teams interested in 18-year-old Benfica right-back Daniel Banjaqui.

Atletico Madrid's Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 26, is looking for a new agent after ending his arrangement with Fernando Hidalgo following a failed summer move to Barcelona. Bayern Munich, whose sporting director Max Eberl worked with Dani Olmo at RB Leipzig, is interested in the 28-year-old Barcelona midfielder.

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