Chelsea could battle Liverpool for the signing of Nottingham Forest defender Murillo.

The fight for the Brazilian centre-back appears to be heating up before the January transfer window.

According to Football Insider, Chelsea and Liverpool have both now joined the race for Murillo.

However, they may have to wait until next summer with Forest understood to be unwilling to entertain any offers for the player in January.

Manchester United have reportedly been given the go ahead over a potential move for David Raum.

The experienced Germany international is said to be a priority transfer target at Old Trafford amid the search for a left-back successor to Luke Shaw, who has entered the final 12 months of his contract.

According to TEAMtalk, RB Leipzig captain Raum has given the green light to a switch to United with less than a year to run on his own deal in the Bundesliga.

Speaking of Alex Scott, there is major breaking news around the Bournemouth midfielder this morning.

Multiple outlets are reporting that the player is withdrawing from the England squad due to a quad injury.

talkSPORT say that Scott felt the issue before Saturday’s 7-0 demolition of Croatia in the Nations League, but played through the pain in spectacular fashion.

However, he is now returning to Bournemouth early and will be assessed amid fears that he could be sidelined for two months.

Another hammer blow for the winless Cherries, who are already without Eli Junior Kroupi after surgery on a foot fracture.

Chelsea are said to be at the front of an increasingly long queue to sign Alex Scott.

The Blues tried to acquire Bournemouth’s star midfielder over the summer, but saw an offer worth £64m rebuffed.

Scott has continued to go from strength to strength since then, dazzling on his maiden senior England start in Saturday’s 7-0 rout of Croatia in the Nations League.

The Telegraph now report that Chelsea are leading the race to sign Scott in 2027, though Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City all apparently registered their own interest in the summer.

TEAMtalk even suggest that Real Madrid are also weighing up a move for the 23-year-old.

Arsenal also look to have reignited their interest in Kenan Yildiz.

The Juventus star has long been on the transfer radar in north London, with more links surfacing during the summer window before he suffered a foot fracture in August that has limited him to just one appearance so far this season.

According to Corriere dello Sport in Italy, Arsenal are interested in Yildiz again but face stiff competition from Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

A failure to qualify for the Champions League again this term would see Juventus surely lose the Turkish forward next summer.

Arsenal are preparing to launch an opening bid for Antonio Nusa, reports claim.

The Gunners are rumoured to have identified RB Leipzig’s Norway star as an ideal addition to their attack amid new injuries to the likes of Christos Tzolis and Kai Havertz.

According to Fussball News in Germany, Arsenal are plotting an offer for Nusa believed to be worth €40m (£34m).

However, Leipzig - who are extremely reluctant to lose the player in January - would apparently demand up to €65m (£55m).

Tottenham, Aston Villa and Newcastle are also said to be interested in Nusa, along with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, Napoli and Roma.

Football Insider claims that Chelsea will face competition from Real Madrid for Alex Scott.

The Bournemouth midfielder was the subject of a failed bid from the Blues in the summer, but remained on the Dorset coast after the September deadline.

He is now interesting Arsenal, Liverpool and Madrid after making his first senior start for England against Croatia.

Tottenham have been issued a hands-off warning by Real Betis in their pursuit of Troy Parrott.

Estadio Deportivo claims that the La Liga side will not entertain any approaches for the Ireland striker, previously of Spurs, despite his £85million release clause in his contract.

Parrott is a new signing in Seville, having joined from AZ Alkmaar in the summer.

Chelsea are leading the race to sign Alex Scott.

The Daily Telegraph reports that the Blues, who had a bid rejected for the midfielder by Bournemouth in the summer, are ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool in their pursuit of the England star, who made his first senior international start against Croatia earlier this week.

Arsenal may already be considering new signings in the January transfer window after a spate of injury concerns during the international break.

Christos Tzolis and Kai Havertz are both undergoing assessment on hamstring injuries suffered playing for Greece and Germany respectively during the current extended three-week window, while Martin Odegaard took a knock to his ankle on Norway duty before making a quick recovery.

Declan Rice withdrew from the England squad and William Saliba remains sidelined, though there was at least some good news with fellow defenders Ben White, Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera all returning to training at London Colney, along with youngster Marli Salmon.

Still, the latest setbacks in attack for Arsenal will have fans already lamenting a risky summer transfer strategy in which they struggled to properly reinforce their options up front, missing out on high-profile deals for top targets such as Julian Alvarez and Vinicius Jr.

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