Monday’s gossip: Gvardiol, Mbappe, Walker, Di Maria, Laporte, Solomon, Chong, Lingard

Monday’s gossip: Gvardiol, Mbappe, Walker, Di Maria, Laporte, Solomon, Chong, Lingard

RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol

RB Leipzig and Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, 21, is close to a record £86m move to Manchester City. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Paris St-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, wants a package worth at least £206m to join any club this summer. (Mail)external-link

Newcastle United are interested in two England midfielders in Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips, 27, and Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher, 23, but a move for Southampton’s English defender Tino Livramento, 20, has reached a stalemate because of the fee. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Aymeric Laporte is attracting interest from Arsenal and Juventus, with the 29-year-old France centre-back facing an uncertain future at Manchester City. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-link

Manchester City are keen to keep England right-back Kyle Walker, 33, who has been the subject of interest from Bayern Munich, and will offer the defender a new contract. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Lyon have made an offer worth 25m euros (£21.5m) for 24-year-old Chelsea and USA winger Christian Pulisic, who has also been the subject of a 14m euro (£12m) bid from AC Milan. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta will join Atletico Madrid on a two-year deal this week, with the Blues prepared to let the 33-year-old leave on a free transfer. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Brentford have agreed a club-record fee of £23m to sign 22-year-old Republic of Ireland centre-back Nathan Collins from Wolves. (Sky Sports) external-link

Serie A champions Napoli have seen a bid of 35m euros rejected by Wolves for another of their centre-backs, 26-year-old English centre-back Max Kilman. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

Former Fulham loanee Manor Solomon, 23, is set to join Tottenham, with the Londoners agreeing a five-year deal with the Israel international due to his contract with Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk being suspended. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

West Ham have made a formal approach for Leeds United’s 24-year-old America midfielder Tyler Adams. (Yorkshire Evening Post)external-link

Everton are believed to have offered either English striker Ellis Simms, 22, or French forward Neal Maupay, 26, in exchange for 25-year-old English defender Scott Wharton, who plays for Blackburn Rovers. (Football Insider) external-link

Luton Town are in talks with Birmingham City to sign Dutch winger Tahith Chong, 23, from the Championship club. (Mail)external-link

Former Manchester United and Nottingham Forest midfielder Jesse Lingard, 30, is training with MLS side Inter Miami, following Wayne Rooney denying the England international will join DC United. (Mirror)external-link

Former Juventus, Paris St-Germain and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 45, has been offered a £25m-a-year deal to move to the Saudi Pro League. (Mail)external-link

Sergio Ramos, 37, has been identified as the next target for Inter Miami, with the MLS club keen on the former Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain centre-back after the Spain international recently became a free agent. (Mirror)external-link

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