Football gossip: Ait-Nouri, Barry, Sage, Hincapie, Odegaard, Deco, Zubimendi, Fernandes, Emery, Carrick, Bergvall , Yeboah

Manchester City defender Rayan Ait-Nouri is a surprise target for Manchester United , Crystal Palace could turn to England assistant boss Anthony Barry if they sack Pierre Sage, Barcelona are keen on Arsenal centre-back Piero Hincapie.

Manchester United are considering a shock move for Manchester City left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 25, with personal terms not a barrier to any potential deal for the Algeria international. (Florian Plettenberg) , external

England assistant manager Anthony Barry has emerged as a candidate to replace Pierre Sage if the Frenchman is sacked by Crystal Palace . (Mirror) , external

Arsenal 's Ecuadorian defender Piero Hincapie, 24, is on Barcelona sport director Deco's list of centre-back targets. (Sport - in Spanish) , external

Bayern Munich are continuing to monitor Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard while uncertainty surrounds the 27-year-old Norway midfielder's next contract with the Gunners. (Caughtoffside) , external

Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 27, is prepared to consider leaving Arsenal during the winter transfer window. (Team Talk) , external

Manchester United and Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 32, will not be offered an escape route out of Old Trafford by Saudi Pro-League club Al-Hilal even though they were close to signing him at the start of the season. (Talksport) , external

Tottenham will not sanction the sale of Swedish midfielder Lucas Bergvall amid interest from Barcelona and Napoli in the 20-year-old. (Football Insider) , external

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is on Manchester United 's five-man shortlist to replace Michael Carrick but the current sporting structure at the club is said to not suit the Spaniard. (Daily Mail - subscription required) , external

Minnesota United's 26-year-old forward Kelvin Yeboah, nephew of Leeds and Ghana hero Tony, is on the radar of a number of Premier League clubs with Everton , Crystal Palace and Sunderland all in the market for a striker. (Talksport) , external

Newcastle 's players believe gambles made by the club in the transfer market during the summer is the main reason behind their struggles this season. (Telegraph - subscription required) , external