Bayern reject Man Utd double bid – Saturday’s gossip

Bayern Munich reject Manchester United’s joint bid for Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui, Newcastle plan to discuss contract offer with Anthony Gordon, West Ham close in on signing Guido Rodriguez, plus more.

Bayern Munich have rejected Manchester United’s joint bid for Netherlands centre-half Matthijs de Ligt, 24, and 26-year-old Morocco full-back Noussair Mazraoui. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Newcastle are planning to open talks over a new contract with England winger Anthony Gordon, 23, when he returns from a break following Euro 2024. (Athletic – subscription required)

West Ham are working on a deal to sign Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez, 30, as a free agent after his exit from Real Betis. (Standard)

Fulham are interested in Aston Villa‘s 31-year-old Brazilian defender Diego Carlos. (Mail)

QPR and Celtic are interested in Liverpool‘s 21-year-old Welsh left-back Owen Beck. (Sky Sports)

Arsenal are interested in Brighton‘s 22-year-old Brazilian forward Joao Pedro. (Football Transfers)

Villarreal’s Spanish defender Jorge Cuenca, 24, is set to join Fulham. (Sky Sports)

Rennes midfielder Desire Doue, 19, prefers a move to Bayern Munich over staying in his native France with Paris St-Germain. (Sky Germany)

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis wants to persuade Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar to leave Emirates Stadium and move to the City Ground. (Universo Online – in Portuguese)

Inter Milan have joined West Ham in the race to sign 26-year-old English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United. (Football Insider)

Bournemouth are considering Aston Villa’s English forward Cameron Archer, 22, as a potential replacement if his compatriot Dominic Solanke, 26, is sold to Tottenham. (Football.London)

Tottenham are not interested in signing Federico Chiesa, 26, from Juventus despite reports linking them to the Italy forward. (Football Insider)

Aston Villa have made a formal offer to Sunderland for 17-year-old England age grade forward Mason Cotcher. (Fabrizio Romano)

Manchester City have agreed to send 19-year-old Finland defender Tomas Galvez on loan to Austrian champions LASK. (Teamtalk)