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

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, on a long-term deal after Rennes accepted an offer of 60m euros (£51m). (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

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)external-link

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

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

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

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)external-link

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)external-link

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)external-link

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

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)external-link

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)external-link

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