Phillips wants permanent Man City exit – Sunday’s gossip

Kalvin Phillips wants to leave Manchester City permanently, Kelechi Iheanacho closes in on Sevilla move, PSG target Nico Williams deal.

England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, has told Manchester City he wants a permanent move away from the club, with Everton and Aston Villa considering a loan deal. (Football Insider)

Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho, 27, is close to joining Sevilla following the expiry of his contract with Leicester City. (Sky Germany)

Paris St-Germain are still working to sign Athletic Bilbao and Spain winger Nico Williams, 22. (RMC – in French)

Aston Villa are aiming to bring in Barcelona and Brazil forward Raphinha, 27, this summer (Football Insider)

Liverpool and Tottenham have joined Arsenal in the race to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, from Sporting Lisbon. (Football Insider)

The mooted deal between Aston Villa and Atletico Madrid is not done yet for Portugal forward Joao Felix, 24, with no formal proposal sent to the Spanish club. (Fabrizio Romano)

Newcastle will have to pay 40m euros (£33.73m) if they want to sign 22-year-old German centre-back Malick Thiaw from AC Milan. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Arsenal and Chelsea are set to battle to sign Manchester City and Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 24. (TeamTalk)

Leicester City and Southampton will be interested in Liverpool and Scotland forward Ben Doak, 18, if the club put him up for a loan move. (The Athletic – subscription)

Talks are ongoing between Manchester United and Bayern Munich over deals for Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 24, and 26-year-old Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui, who both want to move to Old Trafford. (Florian Plettenberg – Sky Germany)

Liverpool are still keen to sign England midfielder Anthony Gordon, 23, despite Newcastle planning to keep him. (Sunday World)

Girona and Tottenham are finalising a deal for Spain forward Bryan Gil, 23, who is set to move to La Liga on an initial loan. (Fabrizio Romano)