November 23, 2024

Tuesday’s gossip: Doku, Paqueta, Phillips, Solanke, Mbappe, Gabriel, Hudson-Odoi, Sinisterra

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Manchester City have agreed personal terms with Belgium winger Jeremy Doku, 21, for a long-term deal after Rennes accepted an offer of 60m euros (£51m). (Fabrizio Romano)

West Ham agreed an £85m deal to sell 25-year-old Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta to Manchester City before the transfer collapsed because he is being investigated for potential betting rule breaches. (Mail)

Bayern Munich and Liverpool have shown interest in Manchester City’s 27-year-old England midfielder Kalvin Phillips. (90min)

Brighton are close to completing the £25m signing of Lille’s 19-year-old Cameroonian midfielder Carlos Baleba. (Talksport)

West Ham have bid £35m for Bournemouth’s 25-year-old English striker Dominic Solanke. (Football Insider)

Paris St-Germain still hope they can convince 24-year-old France striker Kylian Mbappe to extend his contract after he met with officials from the club’s Qatari ownership group. (Diario AS – in Spanish)

West Ham are in talks over signing Sevilla’s 26-year-old Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri. (90min)

Chelsea have agreed a £14m deal for New England Revolution’s 23-year-old Serbia goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic. (Mail)

Arsenal have no intention of selling Brazilian centre-back Gabriel, 25, despite interest from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad. (Fabrizio Romano)

Fulham face competition from Everton and Nottingham Forest for Chelsea’s 22-year-old England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. (Standard)

Chelsea remain in talks over signing Arsenal’s 22-year-old USA striker Folarin Balogun, who has agreed personal terms. (Football Transfers)

Fulham are ready to challenge Tottenham for the signing of Nigerian striker Gift Orban, 21, from Gent. (Football Insider)

Lazio have reopened negotiations with Tottenham over signing 36-year-old former France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. (Sky Sports Italia – in Italian)

Tottenham are preparing a bid for FC Nordsjaelland’s 19-year-old Ghana forward Ernest Nuamah, who is also wanted by West Ham, Burnley and Brighton. (Football Insider)

Rennes are keen on securing a return for Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd from West Ham, who signed the 27-year-old from the French side in June 2022. (Foot Mercato – in French)

Aston Villa have expressed an interest in Arsenal’s 21-year-old Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares. (90min)

Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 18, is on Arsenal’s radar for next summer, with Tottenham put off by Brighton’s £100m valuation. (Football Transfers)

Brentford have made enquiries about Leeds United’s 24-year-old Colombia winger Luis Sinisterra. (Football Insider)

Manchester City are close to agreeing new contracts with Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 29, and 33-year-old England right-back Kyle Walker. (ESPN)

Liverpool are awaiting the outcome of discussions between Bayern Munich’s Netherlands midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, 21, and manager Thomas Tuchel. (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester United are keen to sign a midfielder and a goalkeeper before the transfer deadline but must trim their squad first. (ESPN)

English striker Mason Greenwood, 21, is set to look for offers in Turkey or Italy after leaving Manchester United following an internal investigation. (Mail)

Manchester United have agreed to sell academy graduate Noam Emeran, 20, to FC Groningen. (Manchester Evening News)

England women’s manager Sarina Wiegman will be in the frame to become coach of the Netherlands men’s team when the post becomes available. (Telegraph – subscription)

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