Monday News

[Alan]

BBC

Aston Villa are set to rival AC Milan and Newcastle for England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 28, who is a free agent after leaving Everton. (Sun), external

Newcastle are expecting to receive a formal offer from Liverpool for 25-year-old Sweden striker Alexander Isak next week. (Mail), external

Manchester United have entered the race for Paris St-Germain and France forward Randal Kolo Muani, 26, who is a top target for Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Ecuador winger Jeremy Sarmiento, 23, is ready to leave Brighton this summer and attracting interest from South America, but wants to remain in Europe. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Leeds have made a second bid of 32m euros (£28m) for Feyenoord's 25-year-old Brazilian winger Igor Paixao. (L'Equipe - in French), external

Burnley want English goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 32, from Wolves as they look to replace outgoing 22-year-old compatriot James Trafford, who has joined Manchester City. (Sun), external

Newcastle and Tottenham are interested in Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus, 28, but the Brazil forward is also wanted by Barcelona, AC Milan and Inter Milan. (Caught Offside), external

West Ham are keeping tabs on Sheffield United's English goalkeeper Michael Cooper, 25. (Sun), external

Toulouse have opened talks with Brighton over 19-year-old Malian midfielder Malick Yalcouye. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Wolves are pursuing a deal for Morocco attacker Amine Adli, 25, but Bayer Leverkusen will demand a fee of 30m euros (£26.2m). (Bild - in German), external

Everton and Guinea-Bissau striker Beto, 27, is being considered as an option by Atalanta. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Fulham have registered an interest in Chelsea's 25-year-old English midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. (GiveMeSport), external

Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham will battle it out for Serbia and Al-Hilal striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 30. (Caught Offside)




Sky Paper Talk

DAILY MAIL

Newcastle are expecting to receive a formal offer from Liverpool for 25-year-old Sweden striker Alexander Isak this week.

MIRROR

Manchester United are aiming to gazump Brentford in the race for Metz wonderkid Idrissa Gueye after being left furious by the Bees.

The England squad are in line for a bumper £15m payday after retaining their Euros crown courtesy of a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Spain.

Millwall are in talks with Luton Town in a bid to try and strike a deal for Alfie Doughty.

THE SUN

Aston Villa are set to rival AC Milan and Newcastle for England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who is a free agent after leaving Everton.

Burnley want English goalkeeper Sam Johnstone from Wolves as they look to replace outgoing 22-year-old compatriot James Trafford, who is set to join Manchester City.

West Ham are keeping tabs on Sheffield United's English goalkeeper Michael Cooper.

Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri still wants a staggering £100m for the troubled club.

THE ATHLETIC

Ecuador winger Jeremy Sarmiento is ready to leave Brighton this summer and is attracting interest from South America.




Guardian Rumour mill

Will Unwin

It is very difficult to find a top quality No 9 in the game and with Paris Saint-Germain’s Randal Kolo Muani available, a fun three-way battle could be heading the way of rumourmongers. Juventus have already had a bid rejected, although they are expected to return with a second offer. While they are crunching the numbers, Manchester United and Chelsea may sneak in with a superior financial package and steal the France international from under the Old Lady’s nose.

João Felix is on his way out of Chelsea after making absolutely no impact at the club for a second time, leaving many to wonder why they bothered signing him in the first place. It looked as if he was heading back to his boyhood club Benfica but Al Nassr have stepped in with a €50m bid to lure the benchwarmer to Saudi Arabia, where he will join his international colleague Cristiano Ronaldo at the club.

Even though James Trafford is readying himself for a Manchester City medical, there is a rumour swirling that Pep Guardiola might even fancy a third new goalkeeper of the summer, with Marcus Bettinelli already in the building. The latest name to be linked with the Etihad Stadium is Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain. If City are in fact interested in the Italian, they might need to battle bitter rivals Manchester United for his services, as Ruben Amorim really needs a new face between the sticks.

It will cost someone absolutely nothing – bar wages, etc – to bring in Dominic Calvert-Lewin, which might explain why Aston Villa, Milan and Newcastle are all rather keen on snapping up the striker.

Xabi Alonso is looking to perform a clearout at Real Madrid. At most clubs, this means getting rid of some right carthorses but when it comes to the Spanish giants, the list would make most people weep. Rodrygo is top of the list, and the latest team interested in the Brazilian winger are Tottenham, having missed out on Morgan Gibbs-White. Arsenal and Liverpool might also be convinced to make an offer for him. If Rodrygo does not float your boat, Endrick, David Alaba, Dani Ceballos and Ferland Mendy are also set to be made available.

All the talk was of a West Ham move for Leicester’s Mads Hermansen but supposedly the East Midlands club want too much cash to part with the stopper. It leaves Graham Potter in a bit of a pickle but there is a plan B on the horizon, coming in the form of Sheffield United’s Michael Cooper, who proved his quality in the Championship last season and might be confident he can step up tothe Premier League.

One potential incoming at Bramall Lane is the Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam. Rubén Sellés is eager to add some extra quality in the middle of the park and the former Aston Villa man might be keen on playing more regularly.

And staying in the second tier, Stoke City could sensationally bring Steven Nzonzi back to the club for absolutely nothing after he left the Iranian club Sepahan. The former France international spent three years playing in the Potteries during a glorious Premier League era and, aged 36, wants to relive those days.

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