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Monday's Transfer Gossip: Felix, Mmaee, Jesus, Bellingham, De Jong, Conte, Lo Celso, Asensio, Kounde

FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:

  • Atletico Madrid rejected a 100m euro offer from Bayern Munich for 22-year-old Portugal striker Joao Felix in the summer.

 

  • Juventus vice president Pavel Nedved has played down any move for Conte by saying the Serie A club “have full faith” in manager Max Allegri.
  • Celtic target Ryan Mmaee has broken his silence on the Hoops’ interest in him and hinted he could be ready for a move in the next transfer window.

 

  • Real Madrid are set to launch a bid for Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus next summer, according to reports.
  • Real Madrid are preparing to offer Spain midfielder Marco Asensio a new contract, with the 26-year-old’s current deal running out in the summer.

 

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• Sunday’s Transfer Gossip: Alvarez, Dawson, Silva, Messi, Ronaldo, Kante, Depay, Kessie, Jesus

 

  • Valencia striker Edinson Cavani, 35, went off injured with an ankle problem in the game against Barcelona on Saturday and Uruguay face a wait to find out the extent of the issue with the World Cup starting on 20 November.

 

  • Tottenham are keen to offload Argentina midfielder Giovani lo Celso, who is on loan at Villarreal, and Spurs could accept an offer of £18m for the 26-year-old.

FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP

  • Manchester United are interested in Bayer Leverkusen defender Jeremie Frimpong but could face competition from Chelsea for the 21-year-old Dutchman.

 

  • Jules Kounde has said he did not think his injury was ‘anything serious’ after his early withdrawal from play on Saturday – a much needed boost for Barcelona and France.

 

  • Real Madrid are in pole position to sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, from Borussia Dortmund next summer.
  • Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who was linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer, is intent on staying at the Nou Camp club and the 25-year-old Dutch international will not listen to any offers in January.
  • Nottingham Forest, Tottenham, West Ham and Marseille are ready to rekindle their interest in Atalanta and Ukraine midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, 29.

Tuesday's Transfer Gossip: Torres, Ziyech, Sesko, Kounde, Werner, Scamacca, De Ketelaere, Depay

  • If Kounde does not join, Chelsea will consider Villarreal’s 25-year-old Spain international Pau Torres, Inter Milan’s Slovakia centre-back Milan Skriniar, 27, and 20-year-old Croatian Josko Gvardiol, who is at RB Leipzig. Bayern Munich’s French duo Dayot Upamecano, 23, and Benjamin Pavard, 26, are also defensive options.
  • Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech is also a target for AC Milan and the the 29-year-old Moroccan wants to move to the Serie A side.

 

  • Red Bull Salzburg have responded to Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, 19, being linked with Manchester United by saying they want “300 million + Bruno” on social media. Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 27, is one of the Old Trafford club’s key players.

 

  • Inter Milan and former Arsenal and Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez, 33, is considering a move to Marseille.The Chilean is out of contract at the end of the season.

 

  • West Ham have agreed personal terms with Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca and the 23-year-old is set to have a medical on Tuesday prior to completing a move worth £35.5m from Sassuolo.

 

  • AC Milan are considering increasing their offer for Club Bruges‘ attacking midfielder Charles de Ketelaere, who has been linked with Leeds United, in order to get a deal done for the 21-year-old Belgium international.

 

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• Monday’s Transfer Gossip: Firmino, Kounde, Paqieta, Messi, de Jong, Milinkovic-Savic, Martial, Ndombele

 

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  • West Ham have rejected Fulham’s 17.5m euro (£14.8m) bid for France centre-back Issa Diop, 25.

 

  • Chelsea’s move for Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde is in danger of collapsing, with Barcelona increasingly optimistic they can land the 23-year-old France international.

 

  • Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal in principle to sign 24-year-old Belgium midfielder Orel Mangala from Stuttgart for £12.75m.

 

  • Barcelona boss Xavi has told Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, 28, he should look for another club after they signed Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, 33, and Brazil winger Raphinha, 25.

 

  • Chelsea have offered Germany striker Timo Werner, 26, to RB Leipzig in order to beat Paris St-Germain to the signing of France defender Nordi Mukiele, 24, from the Bundesliga club.

Chelsea are blocking Barcelona from buying Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 31, and Cesar Azpilicueta, 32, from them because of the Spanish side’s move for Kounde.

Monday's Transfer Gossip: Firmino, Kounde, Paqieta, Messi, de Jong, Milinkovic-Savic,  Martial, Ndombele

  • Liverpool are deciding whether to accept a bid of 23m euros (£19.5m) made by Juventus for Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 30.
  • Sevilla and France centre-back Jules Kounde, 23, would be prepared to accept personal terms with Barcelona.

 

  • Arsenal have confirmed their interest in Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta, 24, but are yet to make an approach for the Brazil international.

 

  • Newcastle will make a move for Burnley’s English winger Dwight McNeil, 22, if Leeds United refuse to lower their £35m asking price for their English attacker Jack Harrison, 25.

 

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• Sunday’s Transfer Gossip: Kimpembe, Ronaldo, Griezmann, Kounde, Kane, Neymar, Dumfries, Lukaku

 

  • Paris St-Germain have agreed a £13m loan deal for RB Leipzig and France defender Nordi Mukiele, 24.

 

  • Manchester United are monitoring Red Bull Salzburg and Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, 19.

 

  • Fulham are finalising a £6.4m deal for Wolfsburg and Switzerland right-back Kevin Mbabu, 27.

 

  • Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has no intention of letting their new English winger Malcolm Ebiowei, 18, leave on loan this summer.

 

  • Barcelona president Joan Laporta said Lionel Messi’s “chapter” at Barcelona is “not over” after the 35-year-old Argentina playmaker ended his 21-year spell at the club and joined Paris St-Germain last summer.
  • Barcelona have also not accepted any offers for Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, with Manchester United heavily linked with the 25-year-old.

 

  • Arsenal have confirmed their interest in Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta, 24, but are yet to make an approach for the Brazil international.

 

  • The Gunners have rejected a £7m bid, with £3m in add-ons, from Fulham for German goalkeeper Bernd Leno, 30, who has already agreed personal terms with the newly-promoted club.
  • United are considering a move for Lazio and Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 27, as an alternative to de Jong.

 

  • Tottenham are willing to sell France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele for the right price, with Galatasaray interested in the 25-year-old.

 

  • Juventus also have France attacker Anthony Martial, 26, on their wishlist, but Manchester United have no intention of selling him.

 

  • Chelsea could block Barcelona from signing Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta, 32, if the Catalan club hijack their own plans to bring Kounde to Stamford Bridge.

 

  • Newcastle United and Everton are stepping up their pursuit of Chelsea and Albania striker Armando Broja after West Ham dropped their interest in the 20-year-old.

 

  • Nottingham Forest are targeting Burnley winger Maxwel Cornet, 25, with Fulham and Everton also interested in the Ivory Coast international.

Sunday's Transfer Gossip: Kimpembe, Ronaldo, Griezmann, Kounde, Kane, Neymar, Dumfries, Lukaku

  • Chelsea will turn to Paris St-Germain and France defender Presnel Kimpembe, 26, if Barcelona succeed in hijacking Kounde’s move to Stamford Bridge.
  • Atletico Madrid have stepped up their pursuit to sign Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, by placing France striker Antoine Griezmann, 31, on the transfer market.

 

  • United will let Ronaldo leave on loan this summer as long as he triggers a one-year option to extend his contract so he can return to Old Trafford for the following season.

 

  • Arsenal are in talks to loan Portuguese defender Nuno Tavares to Atalanta, with the 22-year-old keen on a move away from the Emirates.

 

  • Newcastle have enquired about Rennes and Ghana winger Kamaldeen Sulemana, who has been valued at around £30m and has attracted interest from Bayer Leverkusen and Ajax.

 

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• Saturday’s Transfer Gossip: Antony, Depay, Kounde, Saka, Saint-Maximin, Bellingham, Scamacca

 

  • West Ham are negotiating with Napoli over a deal for Poland midfielder Piotr Zielinski, 28.

 

  • Nottingham Forest are in talks to sign Spanish left-back Alex Moreno, 29, from Real Betis.
  • Bournemouth are considering a move for Coventry goalkeeper Simon Moore, 32, because they want the Englishman to provide competition to Mark Travers.

 

  • Chelsea have reached an agreement allowing Inter Milan to keep Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku, 29, for an additional year once his initial season-long loan at the Serie A club finishes.

 

  • Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has ruled out making any more signings unless they suffer injuries or sell any of their existing players.

 

  • Brighton are refusing to budge on their £50m-plus asking price for Spain left-back Marc Cucurella after rejecting a “laughable” £30m bid from Manchester City.

 

  • The Seagulls will target Manchester United left-back Brandon Williams, 21, in a £15m deal if Cucarella leaves this summer.

 

  • Timo Werner is likely to leave Chelsea this summer because the 26-year-old striker wants more game time to ensure his spot in Germany’s World Cup squad.

 

  • Roma have stepped up their interest in Manchester United and Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly, 28.

 

  • Manchester City have turned down a £16m offer from Southampton for England Under-19 forward Liam Delap, with a number of Championship clubs interested in a loan deal for the 19-year-old forward.

 

  • Barcelona hope to beat Chelsea’s bid of 65m euros (£55.3m) in instalments for France defender Jules Kounde, 23, by offering Sevilla a smaller sum in one go.

 

  • Bayern Munich have made contact with the representatives of Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane, 28, who has not ruled out a move to the German champions next summer.

 

  • Brazil winger Neymar has played down reports of him moving away from Paris St-Germain this summer, with Chelsea and Manchester City linked with the 30-year-old.

 

  • Manchester United are in pole position to sign Inter Milan and Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, 26.

Saturday's Transfer Gossip: Antony, Depay, Kounde, Saka, Saint-Maximin, Bellingham,  Scamacca

  • Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder has said Brazil winger Antony, 22, is set to remain at the club despite interest from Manchester United this summer.
  • Chelsea have beaten off competition from Barcelona to sign Sevilla and France centre-back Jules Kounde and will offer the 23-year-old a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

 

  • Barcelona and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, 28, is likely to turn down a move to Newcastle.

 

  • Crystal Palace are interested in England Under-21 midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, but the 22-year-old would prefer to stay at Wolves and fight for his place at Molineux.

 

  • AC Milan have joined Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona in the race to sign 18-year-old Aston Villa and England Under-19 attacking midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka.

 

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• Friday’s Transfer Gossip: Kounde, Arrizabalaga, Suarez, Cucurella, Grimaldo, Laporte, Pavard, Harrison, Dennis

 

  • Everton have enquired about Norwich City and England Under-21 defender Max Aarons, but the 22-year-old has also attracted attention from Borussia Monchengladbach, Wolfsburg and Marseille.
  • Bournemouth are in advanced talks to sign English midfielder Marcus Tavernier, 23, from Middlesbrough.

 

  • Arsenal have offered England attacker Bukayo Saka, 20, a new long-term contract which would double his salary at the club to fight off growing interest from rival sides such as Manchester City.

 

  • West Ham are close to signing Gianluca Scamacca, 23, after agreeing a £30.5m fee with Sassuolo for the Italy striker.

 

  • The Hammers are also working on a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt and Serbia wing-back Filip Kostic, 29.

 

  • Leicester City and England Under-21 left-back Luke Thomas, 21, is also a target for West Ham.

 

  • Arsenal and Everton have turned down the chance to sign Atletico Madrid and France winger Thomas Lemar, 26.

 

  • Brighton have received a £15m bid from Serie A side Salernitana for French forward Neal Maupay, 25.

 

  • Newcastle, Everton and West Ham have been offered Italy striker Andrea Belotti, 28, who is a free agent after leaving Torino last month.

 

  • Leeds United are closing in on a deal for Paris St-Germain and France Under-21 forward Arnaud Kalimuendo, 20.

 

  • Everton have listed Wolverhampton Wanderers and Belgium midfielder Leander Dendoncker, 27, as a target this summer.

 

  • Chelsea and Tottenham have made enquiries about Newcastle United’s French winger Allan Saint-Maximin, 25.

 

  • Liverpool enquired about Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham in June but the German club consider the 19-year-old untouchable this summer.

Friday's Transfer Gossip:  Kounde, Arrizabalaga, Suarez, Cucurella, Grimaldo, Laporte, Pavard, Harrison, Dennis

  • Barcelona will make a final attempt to sign Sevilla and France defender Jules Kounde, despite acknowledging they are unable to match Chelsea’s £55m bid for the 23-year-old.
  • Chelsea are struggling to attract bids for Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 27, and Germany attacker Timo Werner, 26, because of their wage demands. The Blues are also finding it difficult to offload players such as Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, 28, and England midfielder Ross Barkley, 28.

 

  • Borussia Dortmund are weighing up a move for Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 35, after his contract with Atletico Madrid expired this summer

 

  • Aston Villa and Leicester City are interested in PSV Eindhoven and Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, 24. (Football Insider)

 

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• Thursday’s Transfer Gossip: De Jong, Tavares, Kounde, Antony, Dennis, Reguilon, McNeil

 

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  • Bordeaux and South Korea striker Hwang Ui-jo, 29, claims he has an offer to join West Ham this summer. (Sun)

 

  • Newcastle are tracking Red Bull Salzburg and Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, 19. (Mail)

 

  • Queens Park Rangers have agreed a deal to sign Brighton midfielder Taylor Richards, 21, on a loan deal.

 

  • Manchester City have had a £30m offer for Spain left-back Marc Cucurella rejected by Brighton, who value the 23-year-old at £50m. (Athletic – subscription required)

 

  • City have been offered Benfica’s Spanish full-back Alejandro Grimaldo, 26, as an alternative option to Cucurella.

 

  • Paris St-Germain have offered Roma the chance to sign Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 31.

 

  • Aston Villa and England Under-19 midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka is not interested in signing a new deal at Villa Park, with Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund monitoring the 18-year-old’s situation. (Sky Sports)

 

  • AC Milan are in talks to sign Tottenham’s English defender Japhet Tanganga, 23. (Fabrizio Romano)
  • Brighton want to sign Austria midfielder Florian Grillitsch, 26, who is a free agent after his contract with Hoffenheim ended this summer.

 

  • Barcelona will make a final attempt to sign Sevilla and France defender Jules Kounde, despite acknowledging they are unable to match Chelsea’s £55m bid for the 23-year-old. (Sport – in Spanish)

 

  • Barca will turn to Manchester City and Spain centre-back Aymeric Laporte, 28, if they fail to sign Kounde. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

 

  • Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to sign Bayern Munich and France defender Benjamin Pavard, 26.

 

  • West Ham would prefer to sign Blackburn and Chile striker Ben Brereton Diaz, 23, ahead of Burnley’s English winger Dwight McNeil, 22. (Mail)
  • Juventus are discussing the possibility of ending the contract of 31-year-old Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey. (Fabrizio Romano)

 

  • Aston Villa and England Under-19 midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka is not interested in signing a new deal at Villa Park, with Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund monitoring the 18-year-old’s situation. (Sky Sports)

 

  • AC Milan are in talks to sign Tottenham’s English defender Japhet Tanganga, 23. (Fabrizio Romano)

 

  • Brighton want to sign Austria midfielder Florian Grillitsch, 26, who is a free agent after his contract with Hoffenheim ended this summer.

 

Thursday's Transfer Gossip: De Jong, Tavares, Kounde, Antony, Dennis, Reguilon, McNeil

  • Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong does not want to leave Barcelona – but if he does move on, the Netherlands midfielder, 25, would rather join Bayern Munich or Chelsea than the Red Devils.
  • Brighton are considering a loan move for Arsenal’s 22-year-old Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares as they seek potential replacements for Manchester City target and Spain defender Marc Cucurella, 23.

 

  • Manchester United remain interested Ajax’s 22-year-old Brazil winger Antony, despite having a £51m bid rejected.

 

  • West Ham and Crystal Palace have approached Burnley for their 22-year-old English midfielder Dwight McNeil. (Sky Sports)

 

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• Wednesday’s Transfer Gossip: Azpilicueta, Gilmour, Neymar, Antony, Kounde, Lingard, Soumare, Kimpembe

 

  • Newcastle have made a bid of around £18m for Leeds United’s 25-year-old English winger Jack Harrison. (Football Insider)
  • West Ham, Everton, Napoli and Sevilla are considering a move for Belgium winger Adnan Januzaj, 27, who is a free agent after leaving Real Sociedad at the end of last season.

 

  • Nottingham Forest have offered free agent Jesse Lingard a contract worth £200,000 a week as they look to beat West Ham to the signature of the 29-year-old England attacker.

 

  • Jules Kounde is set to have a Chelsea medical in the next 48 hours after the Blues agreed a £55m fee with Sevilla for the 23-year-old France defender.

 

  • Leicester have rejected a £15m bid from Monaco for Boubakary Soumare as they want to recoup more of the £23m they spent on the 23-year-old French midfielder last summer. (Mail)

 

  • The Foxes have to sell players before they can buy, so may consider offers for England midfielder James Maddison, 25, Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho, 25, and Belgium full-back Timothy Castagne, 26.

 

  • Barcelona have identified Tottenham’s Sergio Reguilon, 25, as an alternative left-back target if they cannot agree a deal with Chelsea for fellow Spaniard Marcos Alonso, 31.

 

  • Chelsea made RB Leipzig’s 20-year-old Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol their number one target to replace Spain full-back Cesar Azpilicueta, 32, who is expected to join Barcelona. (Sun)

 

  • Nottingham Forest are considering a move for Watford’s 24-year-old Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis, who is valued at around £25m.

Wednesday's Transfer Gossip: Azpilicueta, Gilmour, Neymar, Antony, Kounde, Lingard, Soumare, Kimpembe

  • Chelsea are willing to let Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta leave for Barcelona once they have secured a replacement for the 32-year-old.
  • Paris St-Germain offered Brazil forward Neymar, 30, to Manchester City in exchange for their 27-year-old Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, but the Premier League champions turned down the deal.

 

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• Tuesday’s Transfer Gossip: Kounde, Cucurella, Ronaldo, Ramsey, De Ligt, Onana, Terrier, Tanganga

 

  • Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour is to hold talks with manager Thomas Tuchel over his future, with Everton considering a loan move for the 21-year-old Scotland international.

 

  • Tottenham are interested in signing Italy winger Nicolo Zaniolo, 23, from Roma but need to sell some players first.

 

  • England midfielder Harry Winks, 26, and Spain winger Bryan Gil, 21, are among eight Spurs first-team players who have been told they can leave this summer.

 

  • Liverpool have enquired about signing Ajax’s 22-year-old Brazil winger Antony, who has also been linked with Manchester United.

 

  • Crystal Palace are in talks with Bayern Munich over a deal to sign 22-year-old United States international centre-back Chris Richards.
  • Nottingham Forest are the latest club to show an interest in England winger Jesse Lingard, 29, who has also held fresh talks with West Ham.

 

  • Brighton will demand more than £50m from Manchester City for 23-year-old Spain left-back Marc Cucurella.

 

  • Chelsea are close to agreeing a £60m deal with Sevilla for France defender Jules Kounde, but may face competition from Barcelona for the 23-year-old’s signature.

 

  • The Blues are also in talks with Paris St-Germain over a £50m deal for Presnel Kimpembe, but fear the 26-year-old France defender will turn down a move to Stamford Bridge.

Tuesday's Transfer Gossip: Kounde, Cucurella, Ronaldo, Ramsey, De Ligt, Onana, Terrier, Tanganga

  • Chelsea have already agreed personal terms with Jules Kounde and have now offered 55m euros (£46.7m) to Sevilla for the France defender, 23.
  • Manchester City have an official bid ready to sign Brighton’s Spain left-back Marc Cucurella, 23, to replace Arsenal-bound Oleksandr Zinchenko, 25.

 

  • Atletico Madrid have contacted Cristiano Ronaldo’s representatives over signing the Portugal forward, 37, from Manchester United.

 

  • Wolves are the only club to have made a concrete move to sign Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes, 23, from Sporting Lisbon.

 

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• Monday’s Transfer Gossip: Depay, Kounde, Kane, De Jong, De Ligt, Broja

 

  • Nottingham Forest have joined Everton in the race to sign Ivory Coast forward Maxwel Cornet, 25, from Burnley.

 

  • Middlesbrough are plotting a move to sign Brentford striker Marcus Forss, the 23-year-old Finland international who spent the second half of last season on loan at Hull City.
  • QPR and Blackburn have set their sights on signing Brighton’s English midfielder Taylor Richards, 21, who had a spell on loan at Birmingham City last season.

 

  • Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 31, is in talks with Juventus to settle the final year of his contract and allow him to sign for another club for free.

 

  • Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 22, has arrived in Germany to complete his move from Juventus to Bayern Munich after the clubs agreed a fee of 70m euros (£59.4m), plus 10m euros (£8.5m) in add-ons.

 

  • Barcelona are still refusing to commit to paying Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong the 17m euros (£14.4m) from his restructured contract, perpetuating the impasse over the 25-year-old’s potential move to Manchester United.

 

  • Napoli are interested in signing 27-year-old Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea, either on a permanent basis or on loan.

 

  • Paulo Dybala has agreed to join Roma on a reduced salary compared to what Napoli would have offered. The Argentina striker, 28, is a free agent after leaving Juventus.

 

  • Paris St-Germain’s Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum has been offered to Roma and AC Milan, who are considering a loan move with the option to buy the 31-year-old permanently.
  • AC Milan also hope to finalise a deal this week to sign Tottenham’s English defender Japhet Tanganga, 23, on loan with an option to buy.

 

  • Chelsea are looking to sell former England midfielder Ross Barkley, 28, before the start of the season.

 

  • Billy Gilmour is set for another loan spell away from Chelsea after the Scotland midfielder, 21, was released from the first-team’s pre-season training squad.

 

  • Wolves’ Portuguese striker Fabio Silva, 19, is set for a medical with Anderlecht after agreeing to join the Belgian side on loan.

 

  • Arsenal’s hopes of signing Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta, 24, have been given a boost with Lyon having dropped their asking price.

 

  • West Ham are confident of signing Lille’s Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana, 20, after making a new bid of about £30m plus add-ons. The Hammers are also interested in former loanee Jesse Lingard, with the England forward, 29, now a free agent after leaving Manchester United.

 

  • Leeds and West Ham are interested in signing French striker Martin Terrier from Rennes, who want at least 40m euros (£34m) for the 25-year-old.

Monday's Transfer Gossip: Depay, Kounde, Kane, De Jong, De Ligt, Broja

  • Tottenham are prepared to pay 17m euros (£14.4m) for Barcelona forward Memphis Depay, but the Spanish club want 20m euros (£17m), although the 28-year-old is also reluctant to leave the Nou Camp.
  • Barcelona have turned their attention to bringing in 23-year-old Sevilla and France defender Jules Kounde, who has also been linked with Chelsea, after reaching a deal for Poland striker Lewandowski.

 

  • Netherlands international Frenkie de Jong is opposed to joining Manchester United or any English club, but the 25-year-old Barcelona midfielder would consider a move to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

 

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• Sunday’s Transfer Gossip: Zinchenco, Ronaldo, De Jong, Silva, Kounde, Bassey, Gelhardt

 

  • English centre-back Levi Colwill, 19, will look to leave Chelsea if the Stamford Bridge club sign more defenders this summer.

 

  • Portsmouth, Hibernian and Motherwell are competing to sign free agent Terell Thomas after the Saint Lucia defender, 26, was released from his contract by Reading.

 

  • Bayern Munich chief executive Oliver Kahn has described Tottenham and England forward Harry Kane, 28, as “an absolute top striker” and “a dream of the future” after they agreed to sell Robert Lewandowski, 33, to Barcelona.
  • Bayern Munich have put in a fresh offer of £59.5m and £8.5m in add-ons for Juventus and Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, 22, as negotiations between the clubs reach their final stages.

 

  • Barcelona’s board have held talks with Depay to establish whether the former Manchester United player intends to stay or go.

 

  • West Ham have made an undisclosed offer for Hertha Berlin defender Jordan Torunarigha. The 24-year-old German was the subject of a 2m euro (£1.7m) bid from Belgian side Gent, where he spent the season on loan, but the Bundesliga club value him at 5m euros (£4.2m).

 

  • Chelsea and Albania striker Armando Broja will join West Ham on a season-long loan. The Hammers wanted to sign the 20-year-old on a permanent deal but the Blues were reluctant to sell the player who spent last season on loan at Southampton.