Wednesday's gossip: Fred, Johnstone, Maddison, Gvardiol, Havertz, Barella, Wijnaldum
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Fulham want to sign Brazil midfielder Fred, 30, from Manchester United. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Everton are interested in a move for Crystal Palace and England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 30, if Jordan Pickford leaves the club. (Sun), external
Leicester City want more than £50m for England midfielder James Maddison, 26, amid interest from Tottenham and Newcastle. (Sky Sports), external
Manchester City are close to agreeing personal terms with RB Leipzig's 21-year-old Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol. (Fabrizio Romano), external
City have also submitted a bid of £25m for Chelsea's Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 29. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Arsenal have made an improved offer of £60m for Chelsea and Germany forward Kai Havertz, 24. (Mail), external
West Ham United are "far from impressed" with the lack of progress in negotiations with Arsenal over a move for England midfielder Declan Rice, 24. (90min), external
Arsenal will return with a third offer for Rice, with the Hammers holding out for a minimum £100m fee. (Mail), external
Newcastle United have made a bid of about 50m euros (£42.7m) for AC Milan's midfielder Sandro Tonali, 23. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Newcastle will also target the signing of 20-year-old German forward Derry Scherhant from Hertha Berlin. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
But the Magpies are considering ending their interest in Inter Milan and Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella, 26. (Independent), external
Manchester United have also made contact over a potential move for Barella. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Mirror), external
Manchester United and Newcastle are the latest clubs to show an interest in Gambia Under-20 forward Adama Bojang, 19, who plays for Steve Biko FC. (Guardian), external
Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool have all made attempts to sign Real Madrid and Uruguay midfielder Fede Valverde, 24, this summer. (Team Talk), external
Arsenal have held talks with Southampton over 19-year-old Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia. (90min), external
Chelsea have an opportunity to snatch the signing of Lavia this week as Arsenal are focused on securing a deal for Declan Rice. (Express), external
Arsenal could make a move for Amadou Onana, with the 21-year-old Belgium midfielder having said he wants to leave Everton. (Mirror), external
Paris St-Germain want to offload former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum this summer. The 32-year-old Netherlands international spent last season on loan at Roma. (Foot Mercato - in French), external
Fulham want £90m for 27-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha amid interest from West Ham. (Mail), external
Leeds United's Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville, 21, is wanted by Everton and Feyenoord this summer. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Leeds have ruled out appointing West Brom boss Carlos Corberan as their new manager. (Football Insider), external
Former Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira is one of the names under consideration for the Leeds job. (Sky Sports), external
Palace want 75-year-old Roy Hodgson to stay on as manager. (Guardian), external
Wrexham are lining up a move for former Manchester United forward Nick Powell after the 29-year-old's release by Stoke. (Sun), external
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