Take a look at the transfer talk for the Premier League…
• Liverpool will allow Marko Grujic to leave this summer and have put a tempting fee of £20m on his head, according to a report. Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Monchengladbach, Atalanta, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa are keen.
• Bayer Leverkusen have joined AC Milan in showing an interest in Tottenham right-back Serge Aurier.
• Chelsea are close to agreeing deal to sign left-back Ben Chilwell from Leicester. (Sky Sports)
• Aston Villa are poised to make an opening bid of £18m for Brentford striker Ollie Watkins, but the Championship club want £25m. (Daily Mail)
• Wolsfburg have matched Brighton’s bid of €20m for Almeria striker Darwin Núñez – Player now must decide between the two.
• Everton are looking to close a deal for Napoli defender Nikola Maksimović as ‘soon as possible’ as they look to improve their centre back options this summer.
• Leeds United are reportedly planning a shock swoop for Bayer Leverkusen star Leon Bailey. Man Utd and Chelsea also linked.
• Leeds United have had a third bid worth £25m for Ben White rejected by Brighton.
• Everton’s offer for Atlético Madrid defender Santiago Arias is “the best for him and Atlético”, according to Spanish journalist David Sánchez.
• West Ham youngster Benicio Baker-Boaitey, 16, is now closer on joining Porto, according to updates from the Portuguese media.
• Arsenal have given midfielder Lucas Torreira the ‘green light’ to leave – ‘wants to return’ to Serie A, with many clubs keen.
• Leeds United have been ‘following’ AC Milan’s Rafael Leão ‘for some time’, according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
• Newcastle United are reportedly ready to make a substantial offer for Aaron Ramsey, according to Tutto Juve. They would apparently offer him the same deal as his current one at Juventus, with rich bonuses as well as a €20m transfer fee, which is the equivalent of around £18m.
• Grimsby defender Mattie Pollock, likened to Harry Maguire, is attracting strong interest from Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Brighton. (Daily Mail)
• Tottenham are planning a move for Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who can also play at full-back. Wolves are also linked. (Daily Mail)
• Rangers have rejected a £10m offer from Leeds for winger Ryan Kent. (Sky Sports)
• Georginio Wijnaldum will put contract talks with Liverpool on hold and wait it out in the hope that Barcelona try to sign him.
• Jack Wilshere’s stay at West Ham could be set to end with the club signalling their intentions to offload the midfielder. Wilshere earns a reported £100,000-a-week, and the Hammers are said to be desperate to get the player off their wage bill. (Source: The Times)
• Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is ‘trying to free himself’ of his Emirates contract after a manager phone call.
• Turkish newspaper Sozcu report Galatasaray have offered Ryan Babel to Fulham on the condition they can loan Jean Michael Seri for another season.
• Celtic boss Neil Lennon has confirmed his interest in Brighton centre-back Shane Duffy.
• Arsenal defensive target Gabriel Magalhaes has reportedly delayed a move in the hope that Manchester United make a move for him.
• Arsenal have offered midfielder Matteo Guendouzi as part of their bid to sign Lyon star Houssem Aouar this summer. (Source: Daily Mail)
• Wolves have lined up Sevilla’s £45m-rated Lucas Ocampos if they lose Adama Traoré in a £70m deal this summer. (Source: Daily Star)
• Southampton are interested in signing Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland. Angus Gunn could move to Stoke as part of the deal, which could be finalised in the coming weeks. (Source: The Times)
• Idea of Wolves signing becoming ‘more and more concrete’ for Faouzi Ghoulam – An aggreement ‘could come soon’.
• Wolverhampton Wanderers are about to sign Sporting midfielder João Palhinha, according to claims from Portugal. Paying less than expected.
• Dwight Gayle is set to see out his contract at Newcastle United next season rather than push for a summer move. (Daily Telegraph)
• Slaven Bilic is growing increasingly frustrated at West Brom’s lack of activity in the transfer market. (Daily Mail)
• Manchester United have made a £27m bid for 29-year-old Juventus and Brazil winger Douglas Costa but the Serie A club are holding out for an extra £9m. (Joe)
• Leeds United have targeted Valencia and Spain striker Rodrigo, 29, as a key summer signing. (Mail)
• West Brom want to re-sign Croatia midfielder Filip Krovinovic, 24, and England Under-21 midfielder Grady Diangana, 22, after successful loan spells from Benfica and West Ham respectively. (Mail)
• Contract talks between Manchester United and English goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 23, are at an advanced stage. The deal will be worth more than £100,000 a week. (Sky Sports)
• Real Betis are in talks with Brighton over a move for Spanish right-back Martin Montoya, 29. (Sky Sports)
• Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo is reporting that Real Betis has rejected an offer from a Premier League club for striker Loren Moron with Tottenham and Sheffield United linked. Claims the unnamed English top flight outfit has lodged a bid worth £10.75m for the 26-year-old, who has a release clause of £45million.
• Fulham have rejected a £22.5m offer from Villarreal for midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
• Brighton defender Matt Clarke looks to be heading for Derby County, who want to take him on loan for a second consecutive season.
• Leeds will step up their interest in SC Freiburg defender Robin Koch this weekend. Tottenham and Newcastle also have their eye on him.
• Bournemouth are placing a £15million asking price on Lewis Cook as Leeds United line up a stunning move for their old boy, Football Insider has learned.
• Sheffield Wednesday are lining up a loan move for West Brom attacker Jonathan Leko, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke on Twitter
• Aston Villa defender James Bree is set to seal a permanent exit from Villa Park to join Luton Town, as per Football Insider.
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