Monday’s gossip: McTominay, James, Williams, Ship, Etiquette, Gloukh, Gallagher

Manchester United’s Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 26, has emerged as a potential target for Bayern Munich should they fail to land Portugal’s Joao Palhinha, 28, from Fulham in January. (Mirror)

Aston Villa have joined Liverpool and Barcelona in looking to sign Athletic Bilbao’s 21-year-old Spain winger Nico Williams, who is out of contract next summer. (Diario AS – in Spanish)

Brighton will make a new move for Boca Juniors’ Argentine left-back Valentin Barco, 19, before the January transfer window. (Sun)

West Ham and Crystal Palace could reignite their interest in Paris St-Germain’s French striker Hugo Ekitike, 21, in January. (Football Insider)

Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are monitoring Red Bull Salzburg’s 19-year-old attacking midfielder Oscar Gloukh, who is now a regular for Israel. (Sun)

Tottenham target Conor Gallagher could change his stance on his club future and decide to quit Chelsea if the England midfielder, 23, loses his place in the starting line-up once the team’s injury problems ease. (Football Insider)

Sunderland’s 17-year-old English winger Tom Watson is back on the radar of Nottingham Forest. (Sun)

Roma are considering whether to proceed with a bid to sign Spain striker Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid after holding talks with the 30-year-old’s agent. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)

Italy striker Ciro Immobile, 33, is expected to stay with Laziodespite receiving offers from Saudi clubs Al-Shabab and Al-Wehda. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)

Former Germany coach Joachim Low is among the leading candidates to replace fellow German Stefan Kuntz as Turkey coach. (DHA – in Turkish)

Turkey’s football federation has opened talks with former Italy striker Vincenzo Montella, who ended a two-year spell in charge of Turkish side Adana Demirspor in June, about succeeding Kuntz. (Nicolo Schira)