Football gossip: Kane, Guler, Murphy, Doumbia, Scott, Nmecha, Gerrard

Harry Kane is close to signing a new deal at Bayern Munich, Arda Guler has agreed a new contract with Real Madrid and Liverpool are leading the race for Bournemouth 's Alex Scott.

England striker Harry Kane, 33, has agreed a new deal in principle with Bayern Munich, who are finalising the paperwork on a contract extension until summer 2029. (Sky Sports) , external

Turkey midfielder Arda Guler, 21, has agreed a new deal at Real Madrid after summer interest from Arsenal and Manchester City . ( Teamtalk ) , external

English winger Jacob Murphy's current deal at Newcastle United runs until next summer and the 31-year-old is close to agreeing a one-year extension. (Mail - subscription required) , external

Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on 22-year-old Italy midfielder Issa Doumbia, who joined Sporting from Venezia in the summer for 26m euros and has an 80m euro release clause in his contract. (Tuttomercatoweb - in Italian) , external

Liverpool are in pole position to sign Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, 23, with the England international valued at £100m. (Mail - subscription required) , external

A number of Premier League clubs watched Austria's 19-year-old midfielder Jacob Hodl at Vitality Stadium on Thursday as Sturm Graz played Bournemouth . (Football Insider) , external

Leeds United striker Lukas Nmecha, 27, is yet to agree a new deal as the German, who is out of contract in the summer, wants more playing time. (Teamtalk) , external

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson is under increasing pressure at the Championship club and ex- Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is open to the role should a vacancy arise. (Talksport) , external