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Reports in recent days suggest that the likes of Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are also keeping tabs on Broja’s situation.

The bookmakers actually have Brendan Rodgers as the frontrunner to take over at St James’ Park at the moment, with Lampard in second, former Borussia Dortmund head coach Lucien Favre in third with Gerrard currently placed between 5th and 7th depending on which bookie you look at.

Tottenham’s Harry Kane, Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, West Ham’s Declan Rice, Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham and Burnley’s James Tarkowski are being considered as the Magpies target a core of English players.

The £73m summer signing has struggled for form since arriving at the club from Borussia Dortmund but he got on the scoresheet on Friday night and was positive with his runs on and off the ball.

Chelsea have been heavily linked with Dembele in recent days, with manager Thomas Tuchel a big fan of the player after having worked with him at Borussia Dortmund, but fans on Twitter are divided on whether he is worth the money:

City are not the only team tracking the player, though. ElNacional report that Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have also been scouting the Brazilian Under 23 international.

The website claims that, while Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are keen on signing the Swiss international, the Gunners are “also involved.”

The FIFA Best Awards will take place in January next year. Salah has been nominated for the Best Men’s Player, along with the likes of Messi, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante, Lewandowski, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, Paris Saint-Germain pair Kylian Mbappe & Neymar, Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland.

The Blues were keeping tabs on the striker last summer, with Thomas Tuchel having worked with the player before at Borussia Dortmund, although it seems that the European champions’ interest has cooled.

It had been reported that the Canaries were the favourites to land the Scotland international, with manager Daniel Farke having previously worked alongside Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund. However, it is not believed a decision has been made on Gilmour’s future yet.