Man Utd eye Barcelona's Balde - Monday's gossip

Manchester United among clubs eyeing Barcelona left-back Balde; Liverpool target Murillo and Schlotterbeck as Van Dijk replacements.

A roundup of transfer gossip from across Europe's top clubs. Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde could depart in January, with Manchester United showing interest in the 23-year-old Spain international. If Balde leaves, Barcelona may move for Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez. Liverpool have identified Nottingham Forest's Murillo and Borussia Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck as potential long-term replacements for the aging Virgil van Dijk. Real Madrid are tracking Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen as a future successor to Thibaut Courtois. Manchester United's Marcus Rashford may seek a move if he doesn't receive regular playing time upon his return from injury. Tottenham remain interested in Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White, while Barcelona and Real Madrid continue to pursue Tottenham's Pedro Porro despite the £62m asking price. Monaco's Folarin Balogun could leave with Manchester United among the interested parties.