Chelsea & Liverpool want Upamecano - Saturday's gossip

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Chelsea face competition from Liverpool for Dayot Upamecano, Manchester United are confident of £50m deal for Morten Hjulmand, and Real Madrid are ready to pay big money for Kenan Yildiz.Chelsea could save £52m if they hold off on signing France centre-back Dayot Upamecano until next summer when he is a free agent - but risk missing out on the 26-year-old should Bayern Munich sell in January, with Liverpool among the clubs interested. (Teamtalk), externalManchester United are also keeping tabs on 21-year-old Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic.

(Caught Offside), externalReal Madrid are willing to pay 100m euros (£87m) to sign 20-year-old Turkey forward Kenan Yildiz from Juventus. (Fichajes - in Spanish), externalFulham are increasing efforts to agree a new contract with manager Marco Silva and prevent the Portuguese boss walking away at the end of the season.

(Football Insider), externalManchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United are among the clubs interested in Cologne's 19-year-old German winger Said El Mala. (ESPN), externalCrystal Palace's loan deal with Getafe for 22-year-old Nigeria forward Christantus Uche will only become permanent if he plays 10 or more matches.