Chelsea expect £50m Madueke bids - Monday's gossip
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Chelsea are expecting offers in excess of £50m for Noni Madueke, Tottenham and West Ham remain in talks over Mohammed Kudus, Viktor Gyokeres willing to give up wages to force Arsenal move.
Chelsea are expecting offers of more than £50m for 23-year-old England forward Noni Madueke, who has agreed personal terms with Arsenal over a move. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Tottenham and West Ham remain in talks over a deal for Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus, after the Hammers rejected an initial offer of £50m for the 24-year-old. (Sky Sports), external
Sporting's 27-year-old Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres is prepared to give up about £2m in wages to help push through his £70m move to Arsenal. (Record - in Portuguese), external
Arsenal were linked with RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, 22, but the German club's asking price of €100m (£86m) for the Slovenia international put the Gunners off. (Sky Sports Germany) , external
Borussia Dortmund are looking to extend the loan of Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, 21, with the English youngster's £40m release clause making a permanent deal unlikely. (Talksport), external
Chelsea need to raise more than £60m in sales to be able to register their new signings for this season's Champions League. (Times - subscription required), external
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Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of Ajax's 27-year-old left-back Borna Sosa for £2m. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Roma are interested in signing 24-year-old Brighton and Denmark midfielder Matt O'Riley. (La Gazetta Dello Sport - in Italian), external
Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is prepared to join Galatasaray, where he was on loan last season, but the Turkish club will have to pay Napoli his £65m release clause as the Italian club are not prepared to take any less. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external
Leeds are interested in Hoffenheim's Anton Stach but will likely face competition for the 26-year-old Germany midfielder's signature. (Kicker - in German), external
Everton's 35-year-old Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye has signed a new contract running until 2027. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Genoa sporting director Flavio Ricciardella agreed a deal to sign Jamie Vardy, only for manager Patrick Vieira to veto the move for the 38-year-old former England striker, who was released by Leicester last week. (La Repubblica - in Italian, subscription required), external
Norwich have agreed a deal to sign 23-year-old Denmark defender Mathias Kvistgaarden from Brondby. (Tipsbladet - in Danish), external
Saints and Canaries close on strikers - Monday's EFL gossip
Koln striker Damion Downs is expected to have his medical at Southampton on Tuesday. The 21-year-old American will sign a four-year deal with the Championship club. (Florian Plettenberg), external
Norwich have agreed a deal to sign 23-year-old Denmark striker Mathias Kvistgaarden from Brondby. (Tipsbladet - in Danish), external
Mikey Johnston's proposed £5m move from West Brom to Brazilian giants Flamengo has broken down over fan dissent in Rio. (Sky Sports, external)
Ipswich and England under-21s wide-man Omari Hutchinson is attracting the interest of West Ham and Everton. (Football Insider, external)
Millwall's Serbian forward Mihailo Ivanovic is wanted by Serie A side Parma, as well as Wolves and Everton. (Football Insider, external)
Out-of-contract Blackburn striker Tyrhys Dolan is attracting interest from clubs in Greece and Turkey, as well as Bristol City, Derby and Middlesbrough. (Alan Nixon, external)
Rovers are keen on Stockport defender Ethan Pye but are put off by the Hatters' £3m valuation. (Alan Nixon, external)
Huddersfield are keen on Bolton midfielder George Thomason if they can't agree a deal for Preston's Brad Potts, but are also interested in North End midfielder Jack Whatmough. (Alan Nixon - paid subscription, external)
Bromley have rejected a number of bids from League One Stevenage for 25-goal League Two Golden Boot winner Michael Cheek. (Daily Mirror, external)