Take a look at the transfer talk for the Premier League…
• SWANSEA. Agreed a deal to take Morgan Gibbs-White on a season long loan from Wolves.
• Goalkeeper Pepe Reina, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, is close to completing a move from AC Milan to Lazio in the upcoming days. (Sky Italia)
• Leeds United preparing ‘first offer’ for Valencia’s Rodrigo Moreno – La Liga club ‘willing to listen’ to the Whites.
• Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly been keeping tabs on 22 year old Sampdoria midfielder Ronaldo Vieira, worth €10m. Burnley, Southampton, Everton and Leeds have sent scouts to watch him.
• According to Tuttomercatoweb, Southampton have made a £16 million bid for reported West Ham, Newcastle and Aston Villa and Burnley target Omar Colley.
• Manchester United are ready to give up the pursuit of Jadon Sancho until next summer, as they are not ready to pay the £108m Borussia Dortmund have quoted for the Englishman. (Sunday Mirror)
• Leicester are eyeing Ajax left-back Nicolas Tagliafico as a replacement for Chelsea-bound Ben Chilwell. (Mail on Sunday)
• Leeds will make an increased offer of £14million and offer Ryan Kent a lucrative salary next week in an effort to lure him away from Rangers, according to a report.
• According to reports, West Ham are readying a package to take both Ryan Fraser and Callum Wilson from Bournemouth.
• Chelsea’s bid to sign Ben Chilwell from Leicester City in a £50m deal could collapse on Monday. The 23-year-old England defender is set to visit a specialist over his heel injury. (The Sun)
• New Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman wants to sign Inter Milan’s Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, 23, Manchester City’s Spanish centre-back Eric Garcia, 19, and 25-year-old Spain full-back Jose Gaya of Valencia.
• Newcastle have offered £4.5m to Greek club PAOK for 24-year-old Greece left-back Dimitris Giannoulis. (Sports Lens)
• Aston Villa want to sign Atletico Madrid and England full-back Kieran Trippier this summer.
• Leeds will step up their interest in Arsenal defender Rob Holding with Marcelo Bielsa hoping to strengthen his defensive options ahead of the new Premier League season.
• Leeds are considering a move for Divock Origi if they fail in their bid to land top target Odsonne Edouard from Celtic. (Sunday Mirror)
• Norwich City look set to beat Nottingham Forest and QPR to the signing of West Ham United striker Jordan Hugill. The £8m man impressed on loan with the Hoops last season. (Football Insider)
• Following reports linking Leeds United with a £15m raid for Bournemouth Lewis Cook, the bookies have made the Whites strong favourites to land the England international this summer ahead of Wolves and Sheffield United. (Sky Bet)
• West Ham United are leading the chase for in-demand striker Callum Wilson, with the Hammers wanting to sign the Bournemouth star for £18 million. Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Newcastle United all are reportedly interested in the 28-year-old striker, but he is ‘leaning towards a switch to the Hammers’, according to the report.
• Werder Bremen star Milot Rashica – valued at £20 million-plus – continues to be the name associated with Aston Villa with a report on the Kosovan reluctant to make the switch to B6 despite Villa seemingly meeting the German club’s price demand.
• Aston Villa winger Jota is reportedly attracting interest from clubs back in his native Spain.
• Jorge Mendes has reportedly made contact with AEK Athens over a potential Wolves move for Nelson Oliveira, who scored 14 goals last season. The Premier League outfit have been linked with the 29-year-old back in January, with reports suggesting they had two bids turned down for him. AEK are said to be ‘irritated’ with the approach, with Wolves unwilling to go above their £3.6m bid lodged in January.
• Wolves have permitted both striker Renat Dadashov and midfielder Connor Ronan to join Swiss outfit Grasshopper Club Zurich on season-long loans.
• West Brom and Sheffield United are plotting a possible swap deal for Oliver Burke and Callum Robinson this summer.
• Leeds United are preparing an opening bid of £22.5m for Valencia forward Rodrigo with the La Liga club open to offers. (AS via Sports Witness)
• According to The Telegraph, Everton and Rennes are interested in landing Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori on loan this summer.
• Shane Duffy has taken to Twitter to rubbish a claim that the Irish defender will be joining West Ham in the coming days. The 28-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Celtic and West Ham as his days at Brighton appear to be numbered.
• Manchester United are seriously pursuing other avenues as Corriere dello Sport claim Juventus have rejected a £27million bid for winger Douglas Costa.
• Queens Park Rangers are interested in signing Fulham defender Alfie Mawson as part of a potential deal that could see Eberechi Eze head to the Premier League club, according to journalist Alan Nixon.
• Barcelona are keen to sign £27m-rated left-back Angelino from Manchester City, whilst RB Leipzig want to bring him back to the club permanently. (The Observer)
• Paul Pogba is STAYING at Manchester United according to his agent Mino Raiola. (Source: Daily Mail)
• According to reports, Lille and Arsenal have agreed a £27m fee for Brazilian defender Gabriel and the player is thought to undergo a medical at the Gunners in the next 48 hours. (Sky Sports)
• Chelsea are close to finalising a one-year deal for Champions League finalist Thiago Silva. The Brazilian centre back is now a free agent and has reportedly chosen to move to Stamford Bridge after eight years with PSG.
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