Bellingham agrees new Real deal - Saturday's gossip

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Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has agreed to extend his contract with the club until 2031, according to AS (in Spanish).

Bellingham, 23, has reached an agreement with Real Madrid, but external clubs such as Arsenal and Liverpool would have to pay in excess of £60m to prise Germany winger Kevin Schade, 24, from Brentford, as reported by Teamtalk.

Leeds are keeping tabs on Brazil forward Igor Paixao's situation at Marseille, with the 26-year-old among players the French club may need to offload amid financial concerns, as stated by Football Insider.

Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Bayern Munich are monitoring French defender Jules Kounde's situation at Barcelona, with the 27-year-old considering his future at the Catalan club, as reported by 4-4-2.ch (in German).

Barcelona are unwilling to get involved in a bidding war for 16-year-old Manchester United attacking midfielder JJ Gabriel, with Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain willing to offer more money, as stated by Sport (in Spanish).

Newcastle are no closer in tying 27-year-old English midfielder Joe Willock down to a new deal, despite Magpies boss Matthias Jaissle being a fan of the player, as reported by the Newcastle Chronicle.

Leeds boss Daniel Farke has reached agreement over a new contract which will keep the 49-year-old German at Elland Road until 2029, as stated by The Athletic (subscription required).

Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl says talks are going well with England striker Harry Kane over a new contract, but there has been no formal commitment yet, as reported by Sky Sports Germany (in German).

AC Milan's English defender Fikayo Tomori, 28, will leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires, with no scope for a new deal for the former Chelsea player at San Siro, as stated by Calciomercato (in Italian).

Real Madrid could allow Morocco forward Brahim Diaz, 27, out on loan in January after 20-year-old Brazil forward Endrick leapfrogged him in the pecking order at the Bernabeu, as reported by Marca (in Spanish).