Sunday’s gossip: Kudus, Kane, Olise, Balogun, Coutinho, Van de Ven, Schmeichel

Sunday’s gossip: Kudus, Kane, Olise, Balogun, Coutinho, Van de Ven, Schmeichel

Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus

Brighton have agreed a deal in principle for Ajax’s Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus, 23, for a fee in the region of £34.5m. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has identified Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma as his next transfer target, with the 26-year-old holding off from signing a five-year contract extension offer at Brighton. (Sun on Sunday)external-link

Manchester City are looking to cash in on Spain defender Aymeric Laporte, 29, after signing 21-year-old Croatia centre-back Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig. (Sunday Mirror)external-link

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has ignored Bayern Munich’s deadline to make a decision on their £86m bid for England striker Harry Kane, 30. (Bild – in German)external-link

Aston Villa’s English winger Jaden Philogene, 21, has emerged as a target for Liverpool. (Anfield Watch, via Liverpool Echo)external-link

Newcastle have been in contact with the agent of Galatasaray forward Nicolo Zaniolo, 24, but AC Milan and Juventus are also interested in the Italy international. (Hurriyet, via Newcastle Chronicle)external-link

An unnamed Qatari club has approached Aston Villa about the availability of Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 31. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Bayer Leverkusen’s Burkina Faso defender Edmond Tapsoba, 24, is no longer a target for Tottenham as they put their full focus on signing Wolfsburg’s 22-year-old Dutch centre-back Micky van de Ven. (Dan Kilpatrick, via Yahoo)external-link

Chelsea have agreed personal terms with French winger Michael Olise, 21, after offering Crystal Palace £26m. (RMC Sport, via Metro)external-link

England Under-21 international defender Lewis Hall, 18, could be allowed to leave Chelsea on loan, with Crystal Palace keen. (90 min)external-link

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson wants to sign Southampton and Scotland striker Che Adams, 27, as Palace’s French forward Jean-Philippe Mateta heads for the exit, with RB Leipzig and Genoa keen on the 26-year-old. (Sun on Sunday)external-link

Nottingham Forest have opened talks with Nice over a move for 36-year-old Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. (Eurosport Denmark, via Nottingham Post)external-link

Inter Milan are keen on Arsenal’s USA striker Folarin Balogun, 22, after missing out on West Ham’s 24-year-old Italy forward Gianluca Scamacca, who looks set to join Atalanta. (Sunday Express)external-link

Everton, West Ham and Crystal Palace are monitoring English defender Trevoh Chalobah, 24, with Chelsea open to letting him depart this summer. (Teamtalk)external-link

Sheffield United have been told they will need to pay £10m to sign English midfielder Lewis O’Brien, 24, from Nottingham Forest. (Irish Sun)external-link

Burnley have reached an agreement with Ajax on a loan deal, with an obligation to buy, their 21-year-old Denmark forward Mohamed Daramy. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

England Under-20 midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 20, is the subject of interest from Burnley as Aston Villa are open to letting him leave for £12m. (Express & Star)external-link

West Ham will need to part with £40m to sign Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 26, from Manchester United. (Football Insider)external-link

Celtic are set to battle with Wolves for Manchester City’s England Under-21 midfielder Tommy Doyle, 21. (Scottish Sun)external-link

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