Football gossip: Wirtz, Zubimendi, Zirkzee, Osimhen, Sesko, Kerkez, Truffert
Florian Wirtz set for Liverpool medical, Martin Zubimendi’s Arsenal delay explained, Manchester United might use Joshua Zirkzee in Victor Osimhen offer.
Florian Wirtz is set for a Liverpool medical after they agreed a deal in principle with Bayer Leverkusen for the 22-year-old Germany midfielder, worth £127m including add-ons. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Arsenal have agreed a fee of about £59m with Real Sociedad for Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 26, with the move to be completed after 1 July to help with meeting Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. (AS – in Spanish), external
Manchester United are evaluating an offer for Napoli’s Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 26, using Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, as part of the deal. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external
RB Leipzig’s 22-year-old Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko – a reported target for Arsenal – rejected a move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal before Tuesday’s transfer deadline. (Star), external
Leipzig are holding firm on receiving the full release clause for Sesko, now understood to be more than £65m. (Independent), external
Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez, 21, is on the verge of a £45m move to Liverpool after Bournemouth agreed a deal to sign France left-back Adrien Truffert, 23, from Rennes. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Newcastle United have opened negotiations with Burnley about signing English goalkeeper James Trafford, 22. (Times – subscription required), external
Gianluigi Donnarumma wants to stay with Paris St-Germain despite Manchester United and Inter Milan enquiring about the Italy goalkeeper, 26. (ESPN), external
Brighton will accept a bid of £50-60m for 23-year-old Brazil forward Joao Pedro, who is a target for Newcastle United. (Football Insider), external
Chelsea are open to offers for Benoit Badiashile, 24, and fellow France defender Axel Disasi, 27. (Football Insider), external
Inter Milan are keen on signing 21-year-old Paraguay midfielder Julio Enciso from Brighton this summer. (Teamtalk), external
Al-Hilal’s bid to sign France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 34, on a short-term deal from Saudi rivals Al-Ittihad for the Club World Cup could collapse because of a fan backlash. (Talksport), external