Dortmund in deal for Brighton’s Gross – Wednesday’s gossip

Borussia Dortmund close in on Brighton’s Pascal Gross, Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku agrees a pay cut to move to Napoli, the Blues and Aston Villa have submitted offers for Maximilian Beier.

Brighton have agreed a £5.9m deal to allow Germany midfielder Pascal Gross, 33, to join Borussia Dortmund. (Guardian)

Chelsea are in talks over 31-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku permanently joining Napoli, while 25-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen could move in the opposite direction on loan. (Athletic – subscription required)

Lukaku has already agreed to take a pay cut and sign a three-year contract with the Serie A club. (Ben Jacobs)

Chelsea and Aston Villa have submitted offers for 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Germany forward Maximilian Beier. (Sky Germany)

Monza‘s move for Nottingham Forest and Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas, 37, could collapse over differences between the two parties during negotiations. (Fabrizio Romano)

Chelsea have also agreed a £16.7m deal with Genk for 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Mike Penders. (HLN – in Dutch)

West Ham are on the verge of pulling out of the race for Dutch Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville, 22. (Talksport)

Manchester United and Tunisia winger Hannibal Mejbri, 21, is close to joining Rangers. The Scottish club want a loan deal but United prefer a permanent exit. (Teamtalk)

Aston Villa are interested in Crystal Palace‘s 27-year-old French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. (Express)

Everton are considering a bid for 26-year-old English Roma striker Tammy Abraham. (Sportitalia)

Manchester United are working to reach an agreement with out-of-contract France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 29, who left Juventus this summer. (Caughtoffside)

England Under-21s centre-back Rhys Williams, 23, and 21-year-old French defender Billy Koumetio are set to leave Liverpool. (Athletic)

Liverpool are planning to sign a defensive midfielder before the transfer window closes at the end of August. (Football Insider)

Manchester United are expected to sign a replacement if they complete the sale of Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 27, with Fulham set to make a new offer. (Football Insider)

Sporting Lisbon have paid to reduce Coventry City‘s sell-on clause from 15% to 10% for any future deal involving 26-year-old Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, who is wanted by Arsenal. (Mirror)