Man Utd and Liverpool linked with Adrien Truffert in Thursday transfer gossip

On Thursday's transfer gossip Manchester United and Liverpool were reported among the clubs interested in Bournemouth and France left-back Adrien Truffert, while several other transfer and contract stories involving Premier League clubs were detailed.

The column says Manchester United could face strong competition from Liverpool for the 24-year-old Truffert, who plays for Bournemouth and is valued at about £60m, according to Teamtalk.

Barcelona have been linked with Arthur Dias, a 19-year-old Brazilian defender at Athletico Paranaense, with Fichajes (in Spanish) reporting the Spaniards are tracking him and that Tottenham previously lodged an £18m bid for Dias.

Football Insider reports Newcastle United are favourites to beat Nottingham Forest to the signing of Lyon midfielder Tyler Morton; the 23-year-old is said to be impressing in France after leaving Liverpool last year.

Caught Offside says Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are monitoring England defender Jarell Quansah as the 23-year-old continues to impress for Bayer Leverkusen.

Teamtalk reports Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard, 27, is expected to join manager Mikel Arteta in signing a new long-term contract at the Emirates, and that Arsenal are ready to make a fresh attempt in January to sign Julian Alvarez, the 26-year-old Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker who is reportedly seriously considering a move to the Gunners.

Goal states former Real Madrid full-back Dani Carvajal, 34, remains a free agent after his proposed move to Getafe collapsed, and the Sun reports Bundesliga clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are keen on Tottenham youngster Luca Williams-Barnett, who made his Spurs debut aged 16.

The individual items in the column were attributed to Teamtalk, Fichajes (in Spanish), Football Insider, Caught Offside, Goal and the Sun, and were collected together in Thursday's transfer gossip.