Chelsea make Isak enquiry - Thursday's gossip

Chelsea enquire about Newcastle striker Alexander Isak but the Magpies would rather sell Callum Wilson, while Bayern Munich are set to move for Everton's Amadou Onana.

Chelsea have enquired about Newcastle's Alexander Isak but would have to pay more than £115m to sign the 24-year-old Sweden striker. (Mail)

Newcastle are reluctant to see Isak leave and would rather sell Callum Wilson, with teams from England, Germany and Saudi Arabia interested in the 33-year-old England striker. (Teamtalk)

Bayern Munich are set to move for Everton's 22-year-old Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana after becoming frustrated in their efforts to sign Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 28, from Fulham. (Liverpool Echo)

Barcelona are interested in Manchester City's 24-year-old Argentina striker Julian Alvarez. (Sport - in Spanish)

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which owns four Saudi Pro League clubs, has made an approach for Arsenal's 31-year-old Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey. (Caught Offside)

Atalanta have made a £10m bid for Everton's Ben Godfrey, while an unnamed club has offered £15m for the 26-year-old England defender. (Athletic - subscription required)

Manchester United are considering selling the naming rights to Old Trafford to help raise funds. (Athletic - subscription required)

Everton are close to signing 27-year-old Nigeria midfielder Wilfried Ndidi on a free transfer when his Leicester contract expires next week. (Football Insider)

Newcastle forward Yankuba Minteh has rejected a move to Lyon despite the French club agreeing a £40m fee for the 19-year-old Gambia international. (Sun)

Brighton are interested in Inter Miami's 21-year-old Paraguay midfielder Diego Gomez. (Talksport)

Crystal Palace are working on a deal to sign Sunderland's 18-year-old English midfielder Jobe Bellingham. (Fabrizio Romano)

Ipswich are in talks with Hull over a deal for 23-year-old English defender Jacob Greaves. (Athletic - subscription required)

Manchester United are targeting Bayern Munich's 23-year-old German goalkeeper Maria Luisa Grohs as a replacement for England's Mary Earps, who is set to join Paris St-Germain. (Florian Plettenberg)

Saudi side Al-Hilal are weighing up a surprise move for 19-year-old Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, who is currently at Copa America with Argentina. (Express)

Arsenal are set to miss out on Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy with the 28-year-old Guinea international keen on a move to Borussia Dortmund. (Metro)

Basketball great Shaquille O’Neal is in talks about taking a stake in West Ham United. (Sun)