Man Utd consider Ferguson move – Sunday’s gossip

Manchester United monitor Brighton’s Evan Ferguson, Aston Villa keen on Tottenham’s Giovani lo Celso, and Victor Osimhen asks to leave Napoli.

Manchester United are weighing up a £50m move for Brighton’s 19-year-old Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson amid concerns that Chelsea could try to sign him. (Daily Star on Sunday)

Manchester United could give English defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 26, a £5.6m pay-off to make up for the shortfall in his salary if he joins West Ham. (Manchester Evening News)

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna says 25-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, who has been linked with Chelsea and Paris St-Germain, has asked to leave. (90 Min)

Chelsea have told Napoli they must pay £36m to sign 31-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku. (Gianluca Di Marzio)

Benfica and Barcelona are interested in Atletico Madrid’s 24-year-old Portgual forward Joao Felix but are only likely to pursue a loan deal. (Sport – in Spanish)

Aston Villa and Real Betis are keen on 28-year-old Argentina midfielder Giovani lo Celso, who will be allowed to leave Tottenham. (Fabrizio Romano)

Wolves are prepared to consider offers of 20m euros (£17.1m) for 22-year-old Portugal forward Fabio Silva, who has also attracted interest from Espanyol, Genoa, Valencia and Wolfsburg. (Teamtalk)

Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32, has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia but Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag does not expect him to leave this summer. (Metro)

Crystal Palace are in talks with Wolfsburg about signing 24-year-old French defender Maxence Lacroix. (Sky Sports Germany)

Palace and Aston Villa are interested in Chelsea’s 25-year-old English defender Trevoh Chalobah, who has been barred from their first-team facilities (Telegraph – subscription)

Bournemouth are close to signing 22-year-old Mexico defender Julian Araujo from Barcelona in a deal worth 10m euros (£8.6m). (ESPN)

Chelsea are planning to sell or loan out at least six senior players to reduce their squad to a manageable level before the transfer window closes. (Telegraph – subscription)

Several Premier League clubs have held talks with Bayer Leverkusen over the availability of 22-year-old Czech Republic forward Adam Hlozek, who is valued at £15m. (Florian Plettenberg)