Arsenal, United and Liverpool monitor Lennart Karl amid lack of minutes at Bayern

The European market is already warming up ahead of January, and as always, there's a name drawing attention because of just how young he is: Lennart Karl. The Bayern Munich forward, only 18 years old, is on the radar of three English clubs: Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool, who are tracking his situation closely for one specific reason, a lack of playing time. According to TEAMtalk, the German international signed a long-term contract extension earlier this year, but that vote of confidence hasn't translated into regular minutes: he's played nine matches this season, with one goal and one assist. If his role in Munich doesn't grow, a departure could be on the table.

Another player generating movement is Leny Yoro, the Manchester United center back. AC Milan have him on their radar for the summer, according to Calciomercato. The 20-year-old Frenchman arrived from Lille for 62 million euros in 2024 and still hasn't fully settled in since then. What's notable is who's pushing the move: Ruben Amorim, his former manager at United, now wants to bring him to Milan to strengthen the Rossoneri backline. There's talk of a figure near 50 million euros being enough to get the defender to pack his bags.

What about Trent Alexander-Arnold returning to Anfield? For now, there's nothing concrete. Football Insider reports that the 28-year-old fullback isn't considered a real target for Liverpool as the club evaluates options for that position. Trent has seen limited minutes at Real Madrid, competing with Denzel Dumfries and Federico Valverde, but there's no active push toward an English return.

Moves in the Premier League and LaLiga

In Italy, Milan could lose two squad pieces before January. Tottenham and Newcastle have made inquiries about Fikayo Tomori and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, according to TEAMtalk. The Rossoneri club is open to letting them go: Tomori, 28, has barely played three matches under Amorim, while Loftus-Cheek, 30, has made eight appearances all season.

In Spain, Tottenham aren't planning to budge easily on Pedro Porro. The 27-year-old right back interests both Real Madrid and Barcelona, according to Diario AS, and although he's open to returning to LaLiga despite having renewed his contract this summer, Spurs have already ruled out a midseason departure entirely. They'll demand a high price if anyone wants to convince them otherwise.

Among the day's other rumors, Manchester City continue to keep tabs on Malo Gusto, the Chelsea right back, though the Blues have set a valuation of 70 million pounds for any reunion between the player and Enzo Maresca. Arsenal, meanwhile, are preparing talks to extend David Raya's contract beyond 2028. Liverpool and Real Madrid have joined the race for Brighton center back Luka Vušković, 19, while Juventus are watching City's Rayan Aït-Nouri given his limited playing time this campaign.

Barcelona are also working the phones internally: they plan to open negotiations to extend Gerard Martín beyond 2028, and they're keeping an eye on PSG's Vitinha, though the French club considers him untouchable with a contract running through 2029. In Germany, RB Leipzig are increasingly close to activating the 28 million euro buy option on Christopher Nkunku, currently on loan at Milan and performing well of late. And in Italy, Napoli are preparing a January push to add a midfielder and a forward.