Man Utd & Man City in Gusto battle - Friday's gossip

Manchester United and Manchester City both have interest in Chelsea defender Malo Gusto, Liverpool shortlist Brighton's Luka Vuskovic and Leeds United want Middlesbrough's Will Lankshear.

Manchester United and Manchester City are set to battle it out for 23-year-old Chelsea and France defender Malo Gusto. (Talksport), external

Liverpool have Brighton's teenage defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, on their shortlist for next summer with the Seagulls valuing the Croatian at around £80m. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Fulham are leading the race to sign 26-year-old Real Betis' Spanish winger Rodrigo Riquelme. (Teamtalk), external

Everton could make a move for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Conor Gallagher, 26, if the Englishman is made available for transfer by the north London club in January. (Football Insider), external

Dutch side PSV have started talks with Napoli and Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 35, over a January move. (Il Mattino - in Italian), external

AC Milan's French midfielder Youssouf Fofana, 27, who is currently on loan at Sevilla, is attracting interest from both Tottenham and Juventus. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Former Aston Villa boss Dean Smith, who now manages MLS club Charlotte FC, is interested in a reunion with his former player Jack Grealish, 31, but wages of the England attacker, currently on loan at Everton from Manchester City, could prove a stumbling block. (Football Insider), external

United States international Folarin Balogun, the 25-year-old Monaco striker who nearly moved to Everton on deadline day last summer, is being lined up as Mauricio Pochettino's first signing at Manchester United. (Teamtalk), external

Leeds United are among the clubs keeping a close eye on in-form Middlesbrough and England Under-21 forward Will Lankshear, 21, who has lit up the Championship after a summer move from Tottenham Hotspur. (Football Insider), external

Newcastle United and Sunderland are both keeping tabs on highly rated Sheffield United and England Under-21 midfielder Sydie Peck, 22. (Teamtalk), external

Tottenham winger Mikey Moore, 19, could be heading back to Rangers, with Spurs considering ending the Englishman's current loan spell at Cologne in January. (Teamtalk), external

Barcelona have no interest in selling 22-year-old Spain midfielder Gavi, despite interest from Bayern Munich and Napoli. (Marca - in Spanish), external