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Transfer Talk: Watkins, Wilson, Toney, Brooks, Ivanovic, Gibbs-White, Lingard, Iheanacho, Vida, Maja

Check out the transfer talk for the Football League…

• West Ham have joined Newcastle in considering bids for Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson. Tottenham are also interested in signing the England striker. It’s expected Bournemouth will be looking to sell for a fee in excess of £20m for the England striker. (Source: Sky Sports)

• Stuttgart sporting director Sven Mislintat has admitted that clubs in England, Italy and Germany are keen on Leeds United target Nicolas Gonzalez who hit the back of the net 14 times in the 2.Bundesliga last season as the club won promotion to the top tier.

• Newcastle are one of four Premier League clubs keen on signing Bournemouth winger David Brooks. Crystal Palace, Leicester and West Ham are also interested in the Welsh international.

• Crystal Palace and West Brom both interested in Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakan, who is also being tracked by Monaco and AC Milan. Expected to cost around £14m.

• Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa has three stars at relegated Bournemouth in his transfer sights, according to pundit Danny Mills. They are Aaron Ramsdale, Callum Wilson and David Brooks.

• West Ham have stepped up their pursuit of QPR forward Eberechi Eze, who is valued at £20m. (The Guardian)

• Middlesbrough have been linked with towering Northampton Town skipper Charlie Goode .At 6ft 5ins, the 24-year-old fits what Neil Warnock has been wishing for an imposing centre-back. QPR also interested. The centre back is valued at £750,000.

• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has targeted a deal for Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly. The Reds, who have already approached the £20m rated star, were previously keen on Kelly last summer but missed out to the Cherries who sealed a £13m deal.

• Keeping Ivan Toney is worth £12.5million to Peterborough insists Barry Fry after Celtic’s initial bid was rejected. The Posh chief Fry revealed his club swiftly turned down a bid from the Parkhead side believed to be £5million. Rangers are also interested. (Daily Record)

• A host of reports from Portugal have talked up Leeds United’s chances of signing Benfica’s midfield starlet Florentino Luis, who could join the Whites on a loan deal with an option-to-buy clause. (Sport Witness)

• Reading’s move for Sporting CP striker Pedro Mendes is still believed to be at an early stage, but the two clubs have been tipped to come to an agreement in the coming days. (A Bola)

• Leeds United are set to test Spurs’ resolve to keep defender Juan Foyth with a £15m bid for the Argentina international, as the Whites look to bolster their back-line for next season. (talkSPORT)

• Leeds United are targeting FC Utrecht’s 25-year-old Dutch right-back Sean Klaiber as they look to do early business in the transfer window. (Voetbal International).

• Leeds’ hopes of signing Argentina Under-20 winger Thiago Almada are fading, with the 19-year-old telling his Velez Sarsfield team-mates he wants to stay in his homeland. (Leeds Live)

• Rangers have beaten Leeds United, Southampton and Everton to the signing of Liverpool-born highly-rated teenage Blackpool striker Tony Weston for a fee in the region of £250k.

• Portsmouth and Oxford have set their sights on signing former Sunderland midfielder Ethan Robson. The 23-year-old is a free agent after being released by the Black Cats earlier this summer. (Football Insider)

• Barnsley are said to have turned their attention towards free agent striker Mikael Mandron, formerly of Sunderland, after seeing a £1m bid for Livingston star Lyndon Dykes knocked back. (Football Insider)

• West Brom manager Slaven Bilic wants to sign Brentford forward Ollie Watkins this summer, according to the Daily Mail.

• Aston Villa have been linked with a move for Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho. According to website allnigeriasoccer.com, the Nigerian international is also attracting the interest of Black Country neighbours West Bromwich Albion and fellow Premier League side Newcastle United.

• The Daily Mail report that Cardiff City have stepped up their chase for Wigan Athletic’s Kieffer Moore. The Bluebirds are believed to be ready to match the £2.1m bids made by QPR and Millwall as they look to lure the Wales international to the capital.

• The Mail also claim that Luton Town have had a bid of around £400,000 rejected for Alfie Doughty by Charlton Athletic.

• Birmingham City, Luton Town and Coventry City have been named among the clubs interested in Wolves youngster Owen Otasowie.

• Wigan Athletic striker Callum Lang has agreed to join Motherwell, Football Insider exclusively reveal.

• West Bromwich Albion are readying a bid in the region of £6.3m for Besiktas defender Domagoj Vida, according to Fanatik.

• Millwall are not commenting on speculation linking them with a move for Tottenham Hotspur striker Troy Parrott, the South London Press is reporting.

• Kayden Jackson has turned down the offer of a new contract at Ipswich Town, Football Insider understands. Jackson was one of Paul Lambert’s standout performers last season, with 11 goals and seven assists in 35 League One matches.

• Ex-Doncaster Rovers winger Matty Blair has emerged as a potential target for Cheltenham Town this summer. The 31-year-old has won promotion from League Two with both Fleetwood Town and Rovers. (Various)

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