Football gossip: Palhinha, Hojlund, Sancho, Garnacho, O’Reilly, Reis, Echeverri
Tottenham are looking to bring Joao Palhinha back to the Premier League, RB Leipzig show an interest in Rasmus Hojlund, while Jadon Sancho is ready to take a pay cut in order to leave Manchester United.
Tottenham are in talks with Bayern Munich over a loan deal for Portugal international Joao Palhinha, 30, as they look to bring the former Fulham midfielder back to the Premier League. (Athletic – subscription required, external)
RB Leipzig are among several clubs looking at Rasmus Hojlund and Manchester United could use the 22-year-old Denmark striker as part of a swap deal to sign Slovenian forward Benjamin Sesko, 22, from the Bundesliga side. (Athletic – subscription required, external)
Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho is ready to accept a 50% pay cut as the 25-year-old England winger eyes a return to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. (Bild – in German, external)
Chelsea are expected to make an offer for Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho, 21, before the transfer window shuts and have no concerns over his character after a series of background checks on the Argentina winger. (Telegraph – subscription required, external)
England Under-20 midfielder Nico O’Reilly, 20, will sign a new contract with Manchester City after they rejected two transfer bids from German club Bayer Leverkusen. (Fabrizio Romano), external
La Liga side Girona have agreed a deal in principle to sign Manchester City‘s Brazilian defender Vitor Reis, 19, on loan. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Manchester City also want 19-year-old Claudio Echeverri to go on a season-long loan to Girona, with discussions ongoing between the Argentine winger and the Spanish club. (Fabrizio Romano, external)
Premier League duo Liverpool and Bournemouth have both opted not to match newly promoted Saudi Pro League side Neom SC’s huge offer for Nantes’ French defender Nathan Zeze, 20. (TBR Football, external)
Chelsea are interested in Club Brugge’s Ardon Jashari but the 23-year-old Switzerland midfielder prefers a move to AC Milan. (Sacha Tavolieri, external)
Everton have had a £27m bid for Tyler Dibling, 19, rejected by Southampton, with Aston Villa, West Ham and Fulham also keeping track of the England Under-21 midfielder. (Times – subscription required, external)
Everton will also wait until the final weeks of the transfer window to make a loan offer for Juventus and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27. (GiveMesport), external