West Ham close in on Fullkrug signing – Friday’s gossip

West Ham are on the verge of a double deal, a Premier League side reach a deal to sign Romelu Lukaku and Arsenal close in on Mikel Merino.

West Ham are closing in on the double signing of Borussia Dortmund and Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug, 31, and Leeds’ Dutch forward Crysencio Summerville, 22. (Sky Sports)

Arsenal, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are all interested in 29-year-old France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who is a free agent after leaving Juventus. (Gazzetta, in Italian)

Aston Villa have reached a deal with Chelsea for Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, but the 31-year-old wants to join Antonio Conte’s Napoli. (Il Mattino, in Italian – subscription needed)

West Ham have agreed personal terms to sign right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 26, but have yet to agree a fee with Manchester United, who want £18m rather than the £10m offered. (Sky Sports Germany)

Fulham are in advanced talks to sign Villarreal’s Spanish centre-back Jorge Cuenca, 24, for £6.7m. (Standard)

Napoli have an offer of 12m euros (£10.2m) ready for 23-year-old Brighton and Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour and are waiting for players to leave the club before making it. (Sky Sports Italy)

Arsenal are close to a £25m deal to sign 28-year-old Spain midfielder Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad. (Mirror)

Roma have agreed a deal with Girona to sign Ukraine striker Artem Dovbyk, 27, for £28.8m – with AC Milan interested in signing Roma’s England forward Tammy Abraham, 26. (Repubblica, in Italian – subscription needed)

Stuttgart will withdraw their interest in Brighton’s Germany striker Deniz Undav, 28, and look at new targets soon if they cannot reach a deal with Albion. (Kicker, in German)

Newcastle are in advanced talks with Sheffield United to sign the Blades’ 20-year-old Danish striker William Osula for an initial £10m. (Telegraph – subscription needed)

Leipzig will reject a second bid from Barcelona for 26-year-old Spain midfielder Dani Olmo. (Sport, in Spanish)

Bristol City, Stoke and Birmingham City are interested in Burnley’s Irish defender Luke McNally, 24. (Football Insider)

Stoke City want Blackburn Rovers’ English midfielder Lewis Travis, 26. (Teamtalk)

Nottingham Forest are not looking to cash in on 24-year-old English midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, despite interest from Newcastle, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Chelsea. (HITC)

Manchester City’s English midfielder Jacob Wright, 18, has agreed a loan move to Peterborough United. (Football Insider)