Tuesday’s gossip: Gordon, Antony, Aubameyang, Saint-Maximin, De Jong, Trapp, Palmieri, Sarr, Pedro
Chelsea are confident they can seal a deal for 21-year-old Everton attacker Anthony Gordon this week, with talks over the transfer of the England Under-21 international ongoing. (Times – subscription required)
Manchester United are set to complete the signing of Ajax forward Antony, 22, within the next week, after reportedly agreeing personal terms with the Brazil international. (Sun)
United are also planning a bid for Newcastle’s French winger Allan Saint-Maximin, 25. (Media Foot – in French)
Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, for a deal thought to be worth between £15m and £25m. (Sky Sports)
Chelsea have enquired about the availability of Porto’s 23-year-old Brazilian winger Pepe, who is valued at £59.1m. (Record – in Portuguese)
The Blues are prepared to allow an additional eight players to leave in this window after West Ham agreed a deal to sign Italy defender Emerson Palmieri, 28, from the Stamford Bridge club. (Express)
Officials from Manchester United are set to travel to Barcelona in a last effort to sign 25-year-old Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong before the transfer window closes. (De Telegraaf via Mail)
United are also interested in Eintracht Frankfurt and Germany goalkeeper Kevin Trapp, 32. (Sky Sports via Football Daily)
Arsenal are interested in signing Wolves’ Portugal winger Pedro Neto, 22, as a replacement for Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe, 27, who has been linked with Leicester and Nice. (Times – subscription required)
Newcastle are ready to make a bid of more than £30m to sign Borussia Monchengladbach’s French midfielder Kouadio Kone, 21. (L’Equipe – in French)
Watford will “not entertain any bids” for Senegal forward Ismaila Sarr and are ready to offer the 24-year-old a new long-term contract after his proposed move to Aston Villa fell through. (Mirror)
The Hornets have also rejected Newcastle’s offer of £25m for Brazilian forward Joao Pedro. The Magpies will need to increase their bid for the 20-year-old. (Telegraph)
Alternatively, Watford have agreed a £25m deal for Pedro.(Talksport)
Tottenham are interested in signing 24-year-old Leeds and Wales forward Daniel James. (Alan Nixon, via Leeds Live)
Barcelona are looking at Celta Vigo’s Spanish left-back Javi Galan, 27, as an alternative to Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso because the Catalan club’s move for the 31-year-old Spain international is getting complicated. (Helena Condis Edo via Twitter)
Brighton and German side Augsburg are interested in Fiorentina’s 24-year-old Ivory Coast striker Christian Kouame. (Gianluca di Marzio)
Wolves have agreed personal terms with Stuttgart’s Austria striker Sasa Kalajdzic but negotiations between the two clubs are continuing as the Bundesliga side want a higher transfer fee for the 25-year-old. (Mail)
