Brentford stand firm on Toney fee – Wednesday’s gossip

Brentford maintain their asking price for Ivan Toney, Ajax consider a move for Aaron Ramsdale, Real Madrid will not entertain any offers from Saudi Arabia for Vinicius Junior.

Brentford are holding out for at least £60m for 28-year-old England striker Ivan Toney, who is being monitored by Chelsea and Manchester United. (Independent)

Ajax are interested in signing Arsenal‘s England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 26. (Sky Sports)

Real Madrid will not allow 24-year-old Brazil forward Vinicius Junior to leave for the Saudi Pro League even if they receive a world record fee. (AS – in Spanish)

Al-Ittihad do not want to sell France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 33, despite links with West Ham and Atletico Madrid. (Fabrizio Romano)

Bournemouth are targeting Arsenal‘s 25-year-old English forward Eddie Nketiah to fill the void left by Dominic Solanke’s move to Tottenham. (Mail)

Brighton have made an approach for 26-year-old French defender Olivier Boscagli, but PSV Eindhoven want much more than the Seagulls have offered. (Eindhovens Dagblad – in Dutch)

Leicester City have made a £4m offer for Crystal Palace and Ghana forward Jordan Ayew, 32. (Mail)

Everton have had an offer of £23.9m including add-ons for 19-year-old Brazilian striker Vitor Roque rejected by Barcelona. (Sky Germany)

Manchester United are interested in signing 33-year-old former Chelsea and Spain defender Marcos Alonso, who is a free agent after leaving Barcelona. (Athletic – subscription required)

Wales defender Ben Davies, 31, is likely to see out the final year of his contract at Tottenham rather than look for a move elsewhere this summer. (Football Insider)

Napoli and RB Leipzig are leading the race to sign Atletico Madrid‘s 20-year-old Spanish forward Samu Omorodion after his move to Chelsea collapsed. (Football Insider)

Getafe are interested in taking Tottenham‘s English centre-back Ashley Phillips, 19, on loan. (Sky Sports)

Two Premier League clubs have made an enquiry with Southampton over the availability of 21-year-old Argentinean midfielder Carlos Alcaraz. (Teamtalk)

Brentford are closing in on a deal for Republic of Ireland centre-back Dara O’Shea, 25, which will give Burnley a profit on the £7m they paid to sign him from West Bromwich Albion last year. (Telegraph – subscription required)