Monday’s switch gossip: Balde, Diaby, Moreno, Maeda, Depay, Garnacho, Dzeko

Arsenal are concerned with 19-year-old Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde, who’s but to signal a contract extension. (Sport – in Spanish)

Aston Villa are near a breakthrough in talks to signal 29-year-old Spanish defender Alex Moreno from Actual Betis. (Football Insider)

Southampton are contemplating a transfer for Celtic’s 25-year-old Japan ahead Daizen Maeda. (Sky Sports)

Racing Membership have rejected Southampton’s bid for 20-year-old Argentine midfielder Carlos Alcaraz. (The Athletic – subscription)

Southampton have had a £15m bid rejected by Lorient for 23-year-old Nigeria striker Terem Moffi. (Mail)

Manchester United have dismissed hypothesis linking England defender Harry Maguire with Aston Villa and don’t anticipate him to depart the membership within the January switch window. (Manchester Evening News)

Qatar Sports activities Investments, house owners of Paris St-Germain, want to make a minority funding in one other staff and have held exploratory talks with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy. (CBS Sports)

Manchester Metropolis anticipate to finish the £6.5m signing of 19-year-old Argentina Below-20 midfielder Maximo Perrone from Velez Sarsfield this week. (Mail)

Roma director Tiago Pinto is assured England defender Chris Smalling, 30, will signal a brand new contract. (Football Italia)

Manchester United, Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea stay concerned with 28-year-old Netherlands ahead Memphis Depay, who may very well be on his approach out of Barcelona in January. (Sport – in Spanish)

Atletico Madrid wish to re-sign former academy graduate and Manchester United ahead Alejandro Garnacho, however United are unlikely to let the 18-year-old Argentine depart. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

Manchester United are contemplating a transfer for 36-year-old Inter Milan and Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko, who spent 4 years at Manchester Metropolis. (Mail)

Supervisor Ruben Amorim says Sporting Lisbon don’t concern curiosity from Tottenham in 23-year-old Spain defender Pedro Porro and 23-year-old English ex-Spurs midfielder Marcus Edwards. (Standard)

Tottenham are monitoring Brentford’s Spain goalkeeper David Raya, 27, as they search a long-term successor to 36-year-old France’s Hugo Lloris in the summertime. (Telegraph – subscription)