Take a look at the transfer talk for the Premier League…
• Napoli star Faouzi Ghoulam could be headed to Wolves this summer. Tuttosport claim that agent Jorge Mendes is working on a deal to find Ghoulam regular football, the Algerian falling out of favour recently.
• Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is interested in bringing Tottenham midfielder Ryan Sessegnon to St. James Park this summer.
• Fenerbahce have identified Everton striker Cenk Tosun as a potential signing this summer.
• Sheffield United have placed John Lundstram on the transfer list after failing to agree a contract with the midfielder. Four Premier League sides want him but are unnamed. Brighton and West Ham have previously been linked with him.
• AC Milan are reportedly keen on €28m-rated Said Benrahma. The Brentford star is in demand with a host of clubs keen, including Leeds United who will have plenty of experience facing the Algerian. Arsenal and Chelsea are also said to be interested. (DZFoot/Walid Ziani)
• Milot Rashica was left out of the Werder Bremen team on Sunday as he closes in on a move away from the Bundesliga outfit, coach Florian Kohfeldt told BuliNews of the reported Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers target.
• Liverpool have set a £20m asking price for academy graduate Harry Wilson, claims a report, as four Premier League sides battle for his signature. Leeds, Southampton, Crystal Palace and Newcastle are listed by TEAMtalk.
• Southampton are up against Schalke and Besiktas for signing Roma right-back Rick Karsdorp, with the 25 year old open to a permanent transfer.
• Liverpool are rumoured to be interested in Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, according to a report from Spain.
• Newcastle United are set to sign Republic of Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick on a free transfer.
• Brighton want to sign Villarreal left-back Alfonso Pedraza – and there is a ‘serious possibility’ the player will move to the Amex for around £5.4m-£7.2m. (Super Deporte via Sports Witness)
• Portuguese newspaper Record sounds pretty confident that Jesús Corona should be on the way out of Porto this summer. Wolves are named as potential bidders.
• Tottenham have joined Leeds United, in the race for striker Habib Diallo, according to L’Equipe, via Sport Witness.
• Fiorentina want to sign Leicester City winger Rachid Ghezzal for the new season, but only on a loan deal again, according to reports in Italy.
• Tottenham and England Under-21 right-back Kyle Walker-Peters, 23, is in advanced talks with Southampton. (Football Insider)
• Newcastle United are favourites to land Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard in this summer’s transfer window – priced at 7/1. (Sky Bet)
• Lyon are prepared to sell former Chelsea winger Bertrand Traore this summer with Newcastle, Leicester, Everton and Crystal Palace all keen on the 24-year-old Burkina Faso international. (Sky Sports)
• Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are linked with a move for Norwich’s Argentine playmaker Emiliano Buendia, 23. (HITC, via Sun)
• Daniel Sturridge has exclusively told Sky Sports News that he has ‘unfinished business’ and wants to return to the Premier League.
• Arsenal will demand £40m for Matteo Guendouzi after Paris Saint-Germain reportedly entered the race for the midfielder. (The Sun)
• Birmingham City have been linked with a move for Chelsea goalkeeper Nathan Baxter. Derby County have also expressed an interest in the 21-year-old Chelsea stopper.
• According to Algemeen Dagblad, Fulham will compete with AZ Alkmaar to sign Terence Kongolo from Huddersfield Town.
• Turkish journalist Ertan Süzgün claims West Bromwich Albion are set to rival Lazio for Fenerbahce striker Vedat Muriqi, and that the Baggies have made a move for the 26 year old.
• Huddersfield are not interested in Leeds United goalkeeper Kamil Miazek. The Terriers had been linked with a move for the Whites star and Leicester City goalkeeper Daniel Iversen. The club would prefer to play their own youngsters than loan starlets from the Premier League. (Examiner)
• QPR are discussing another loan deal for Jordan Hugill after West Ham indicated they would want a sizeable transfer fee. Hugill scored 15 goals last season while on loan at the Loftus Road club. QPR would like to sign him on a permanent basis and are keen for any deal with West Ham for Ebere Eze to include Hugill moving in part exchange.
• According to a report from Goal, Luton Town are “among the front-runners” to sign Liverpool’s young left-back Adam Lewis on loan this summer.
• Nottingham Forest star Matty Cash has made it clear he ‘wants a Premier League move’ this summer as reported by Football Insider. Cash has been the subject of a £10million bid from Sheffield United and has also attracted interest from West Ham United.
• Newcastle United have entered the race for Brentford star Ollie Watkins. The Premier League side currently don’t have too much to spend but are keen on the forward. The Bees are looking for upwards of £20m for a player attracting interest from Leeds and Aston Villa. (Chronicle Live)
• According to the Express, Everton have been keeping tabs on Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey and he could now be ready to complete a move to England.
• Inter Milan have identified Manchester United’s 30-year-old defender Chris Smalling, on loan at Serie A side Roma this season, as a transfer target. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
• Monaco have rejected an offer of €25m from Bayer Leverkusen for Manchester United target Benoit Badiashile.
• Tottenham are preparing a bid for Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik, but the asking price – €40m – is a problem, according to reports.
• Aaron Ramsey is not wanted by new manager Andrea Pirlo at Juventus and the 29-year-old Wales midfielder is free to find another club. (Source: Daily Mirror)
• Chelsea have agreed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen and Germany forward Kai Havertz but have been told the 21-year-old will cost £90m. (Source: RMC Sport)
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