Thursday's gossip: Lavia, Pavard, Amrabat, Neymar, Caicedo, Arrizabalaga, Balogun
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Southampton have received a £48m offer including add-ons from Chelsea for 19-year-old Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Manchester United are hoping to reunite Benjamin Pavard, 27, with former France team-mate and Red Devils centre-back Raphael Varane, 30, by making a 30m euros (£25.8m) bid for the Bayern Munich defender. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Manchester United are also keen to bring in Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat, with the 26-year-old Moroccan available for £30m. (Mail), external
However, Amrabat's preference is to join Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid this summer. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Paris St-Germain officials and Brazil forward Neymar will meet this week in an attempt to sort out the 31-year-old's future, with a contract termination among the options. (UOL Sport Brasil - in Portuguese), external
Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21, from Brighton and keen to finalise a deal in time for him to face Liverpool on Sunday. (Guardian), external
Chelsea's Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 28, is wanted by former Blues manager Thomas Tuchel's Bayern Munich as the Bundesliga side seek a replacement for injured 37-year-old German Manuel Neuer. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Chelsea have decided to abandon negotiations with Juventus over an exchange deal involving Serbia forward Dusan Vlahovic, 23, and 30-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku. (Sky Sport Italia - via Football Italia), external
Brentford and Spain goalkeeper David Raya, 27, is set to join Arsenal on loan with an option to buy next summer, rather than an immediate permanent move. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Arsenal have rejected a £30m bid from Ligue 1 side Monaco for their 22-year-old American striker Folarin Balogun. (90min), external
Instead, Arsenal are considering offering Balogun and Japan full-back Takehiro Tomiyasu, 24, to Inter Milan in exchange for their Italian midfielder Nicolo Barella, 26. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
West Ham are rivalling Burnley for the loan capture of Chelsea's Dutch left-back Ian Maatsen, 21, who spent last season with Vincent Kompany's side as they won the Championship title. (Mail), external
Burnley also want to sign Manchester United's Spanish full-back Alvaro Fernandez on loan after the 20-year-old impressed at Preston last season. (Sky Sports via Twitter), external
Wolves are expected to complete the signing of West Ham's 33-year-old English defender Aaron Cresswell before the transfer window closes. (Football Insider), external
Brighton's 19-year-old Paraguay forward Julio Enciso is a target for Italian champions Napoli. (Telegraph), external
Bournemouth are set to hijack Leeds United's move for Norwich City's English right-back Max Aarons, 23. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Leeds winger Wilfried Gnonto asked to be left out of their line-up to face Shrewsbury Town in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday as the Italian, 19, seeks a move. (Mail), external
Brazilian forward Deivid Washington, 18, is close to completing a move to Chelsea, with the Blues paying Santos £13.8m plus £3.4m in add-ons. (Fabrizio Romano) , external
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