Friday's Gossip: Ferguson, Brobbey, Osimhen, Onana, Onyeka, Zirkzee, Gimenez
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Chelsea are interested in Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 19, but Brighton will demand a fee in excess of £100m to sign him. (Evening Standard), external
Manchester United are watching the progress of Ajax and Netherlands striker Brian Brobbey, 21. (Mirror), external
Some senior figures at Real Madrid believe the club should sign Napoli's Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, 25, rather than France international Kylian Mbappe, 25, from Paris St-Germain. (Football Transfers), external
Everton want £60m for their Belgium international defensive midfielder Amadou Onana, 22, but Arsenal would have to sell someone first to be able to afford him. (I newspaper), external
Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal have made contact with Aston Villa over the signing of their French international full-back Lucas Digne, 30. (L'Equipe, in French), external
Brentford and Nigeria midfielder Frank Onyeka, 26, is wanted by Everton, Fulham and a number of clubs overseas and is expected to be allowed to leave on loan. (Guardian), external
Arsenal are admirers of Bologna and Netherlands Under-21 striker Joshua Zirkzee, 22. (Telegraph, subscription required), external
West Ham are tracking Mexico international striker Santiago Gimenez, 22, who is valued at £30m by Feyenoord. (Times, subscription required), external
West Ham and Crystal Palace are interested in signing 23-year-old English winger Jack Clarke from Sunderland, who is rated at £20m, with his former club Tottenham set to get 25% of any transfer fee. (Football London), external
Burnley are looking into a deal for Chelsea's Ivory Coast striker David Datro Fofana, 21, who has been recalled from a loan at Union Berlin. (Athletic, subscription required), external
Lyon are pushing hard to sign Netherlands winger Arnaut Danjuma as the 26-year-old winger waits for Everton to make a decision on his future after his loan move from Villarreal. (Liverpool Echo), external
Brighton have already paid Boca Juniors the $10m (£7.8m) release clause for 19-year-old Argentina Under-23 international Valentin Barco, who can play left-back or winger. (Fabrizio Romano) , external
Arsenal are monitoring Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee, although a summer deal is more likely for the 22-year-old Dutchman. (Mail) , external
West Ham are not interested in re-signing 31-year-old England attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard, who is available on a free transfer. (Standard), external
Leicester City are trying to sign Inter Milan and Italy midfielder Stefano Sensi, 28. (Leicester Mercury), external
Manchester City and Manchester United scouts have been watching 18-year-old FC Copenhagen and Sweden Under-21 midfielder Roony Bardghji. (Football Insider), external
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