Liverpool confident of signing Barcola - Thursday's gossip

Liverpool are confident of signing Bradley Barcola, Alex Scott favours a move to Arsenal, Bruno Fernandes is ready to commit his future to Manchester United.Liverpool are confident they can beat Arsenal and Bayern Munich to the signature of Paris St-Germain forward Bradley Barcola, after the 23-year-old impressed with four goal contributions at the World Cup with France this summer. (Sun), externalArsenal are edging the battle with Manchester United for sought-after Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, 22 - but the England Under-21 international has concerns around how much game time he would get at the Emirates. (Mirror), externalScott is keen on a move to Chelsea after the Cherries rejected a £64m bid from the Blues. (The Standard), externalPortugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 31, has decided to commit his future to Manchester United, with talks around a new deal ongoing. (Express), externalBesiktas are trying to sign English midfielder Joe Willock, 26, who is in the final year of his contract at Newcastle and will not be offered a new deal. (Telegraph), externalArsenal are not ruling out the sale of their captain Martin Odegaard, and will listen to offers for the 27-year-old Norway midfielder. (Teamtalk), externalManchester United are exploring a move for Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, 23, who missed out on a place in France's World Cup squad this summer. (Nicolo Schira), externalRoma have asked about the availability of Chelsea centre-back Axel Disasi, 28 - and the Blues have set an asking price of around £17m for the Frenchman. (Footmercato - in French), externalFulham have opened negotiations with Real Madrid over a potential move for highly-rated striker Gonzalo Garcia, 22. (The Athletic - subscription required), external