Football Gossip: Saliba, Guehi, Olise, Silva, Maguire, Martial, Jota

Arsenal make contract offer to defender William Saliba, Benfica want Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva and Besiktas close in on signing Jota Silva from Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal have offered France defender William Saliba a five-year contract extension as talks continue with the 24-year-old, whose current deal runs out in 2027. Real Madrid are monitoring the centre-back’s situation. (FootMercato – in French), external

Liverpool are confident they are leading the race to sign England defender Marc Guehi, 25, next summer when the Crystal Palace defender’s contract expires and are looking at an £87m deal to sign Bayern Munich and France winger Michael Olise, 23. (Caught Offside), external

Benfica Presidential Candidate Joao Noronha Lopes Wants to Sign Manchester City attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva in January if he is elected and has already held talks with the 31-year-old Portugal international, who will be out of contract next summer. (Record – in Portuguese), external

England defenders Harry Maguire, 32, and Luke Shaw, 30, are both under assessment at Manchester United as the club look to bring in possible defensive reinforcements next summer. (Teamtalk), external

Besiktas are closing in on a deal to sign Portugal winger Jota Silva, 26, from Nottingham Forest. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Colombia winger Luis Diaz, 28, wanted to leave Liverpool last summer and the Reds proposed swapping him with then-Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez, 25, but the Argentine joined Atletico Madrid instead, while Diaz is now at Bayern Munich. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Aek athens are keen to offload France striker Anthony Martial, 29, and have offered the ex-Manchester United forward to a number of Mexican clubs. (FootMercato – in French), external

Martial will travel to Monterrey for a medical after being given permission to do so by AEK ATHENS. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Juventus are looking at Atalanta’s 27-year-old forward Ademola Lookman as a leading candidate to succeed 25-year-old Serbia international Dusan Vlahovic, who is expected to leave the Serie A club. Manchester United and Netherlands striker Joshua Zirkzee, 24, is also an option. (Tuttosport – in Italian), external

Inter Milan remain interested in France midfielder Manu Kone and their ambition to sign the 24-year-old could be helped by Roma’s need to raise money to meet Financial Fair Play rules. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Chelsea’s 20-year-old Portuguese midfielder Dario Essugo has had an operation on a thigh injury and could be out for a minimum of 12 weeks. (Athletic – subscription required), external