Monday’s gossip: Neymar, Caicedo, Balogun, Sangare, Onana, Lavia, Pavard, Walker, Lukaku
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Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates
Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal have revived their interest in signing Fulham’s Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 28. (Mail)
Brighton’s Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21, could have his medical at Chelsea as soon as Monday before completing a £115m move. (Talksport)
Newcastle United are looking to secure a loan deal for either Arsenal’s Scotland left-back Kieran Tierney, 26, or Chelsea’s Spain left-back Marc Cucurella, 25. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Tottenham are considering a move for Arsenal’s 22-year-old USA forward Folarin Balogun following Harry Kane’s departure. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Liverpool, Bayern Munich and PSG are interested in PSV Eindhoven’s £32m-rated Ibrahim Sangare. PSV rejected an offer from Nottingham Forest for the 25-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder this summer. (ESPN Netherlands – in Dutch)
Bayern Munich have rejected Manchester United’s offer for 27-year-old France defender Benjamin Pavard. (Sky Sport Germany – in German)
But Pavard is pushing to join Manchester United, who are expected to make an improved bid. (Mail)
Meanwhile, Manchester United are also considering a move for Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana, 21, and are waiting on Everton’s valuation. (Mail)
Anthony Martial is set to hold talks over his future at Manchester United, with West Ham one of three clubs interested in signing the 27-year-old France forward. (Mirror)
Ajax are set to sign former England Under-21 forward Chuba Akpom, 27, from Middlesbrough for £10m. (Athletic – subscription required)
England defender Kyle Walker, 33, will turn down a move to Bayern Munich and sign a new Manchester City contract this week. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester City will consider Crystal Palace’s 21-year-old French midfielder Michael Olise if they fail to sign West Ham’s 25-year-old Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta. (Football Insider)
Liverpool are expected to match Chelsea’s offer of £55m for Southampton’s 19-year-old Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia. (Talksport)
Juventus are in discussions with Chelsea over signing 30-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, who is keen to move to Turin. (Corriere Dello Sport – in Italian)
Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 26, wants to stay at Barcelona for life despite persistent links with Manchester United. (El Periodico – in Spanish)