Tottenham lead race to sign Chiesa – Saturday’s gossip

Tottenham lead the race to sign Federico Chiesa, Newcastle remain confident Anthony Gordon will stay with the club, West Ham consider improved offer for Jhon Duran.

Tottenham lead Liverpool and Arsenal in the race to sign Juventus and Italy winger Federico Chiesa, 26. (Football Transfers)

Newcastle United are confident England winger Anthony Gordon will remain at St James’ Park this summer despite interest from Liverpool. (Team Talk)

West Ham are considering an improved offer for Jhon Duran, with Aston Villa holding out for £40m for the 20-year-old Colombia striker. (Standard)

Manchester United are back in the race to sign Bayern Munich and Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui after the 26-year-old’s move to West Ham collapsed. (Sky Germany)

Mazraoui may look for guarantees over playing time before agreeing to move to Old Trafford. (Manchester Evening News)

Tottenham are in talks with Girona to sell Spain forward Bryan Gil, 23, who has agreed personal terms with the La Liga club. (Fabrizio Romano)

Manchester United have discussed the possibility of swapping English defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 26, with Inter Milan’s Netherlands full-back Denzel Dumfries, 28. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Manchester United are set to compete with Fulham and Crystal Palace to sign Chelsea’s English defender Trevoh Chalobah, 25. (Football Insider)

Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle to sign Athletic Bilbao and Spain winger Nico Williams, 22, on a five-year deal with the option of an additional year. (Nicolo Schira)

Arsenal are holding out for a fee of at least 50m euro (£42m) to sell England forward Eddie Nketiah, 25, who has attracted interest from Marseille. (La Provence – in French)

Los Angeles FC have made progress in their talks to sign Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann, 33. (L’Equipe – in French)

The Major League Soccer side are also close to signing English midfielder Lewis O’Brien, 25, on loan from Nottingham Forest. (Football Insider)

Manchester City see Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Jamal Musiala, 21, as a potential successor to Belgium playmaker Kevin de Bruyne, 33. (CaughtOffside)

Borussia Dortmund have approached Manchester City over a deal for 22-year-old Brazilian right-back Yan Couto, who has spent the past two seasons on loan at Spanish side Girona. (Sky Sports)

Chelsea are prepared to let 12 more players leave this summer after 25-year-old French defender Malang Sarr’s contract was ripped up to allow him to join RC Lens. (Sun)