Villa join race to sign Cunha - Saturday's gossip

Wolves forward Matheus Cunha is the subject of a transfer battle with Aston Villa now entering the race, Barcelona's hopes of signing Marcus Rashford from Manchester United suffer a setback, and Chelsea on course to sign Alejandro Garnacho.

Aston Villa have joined the chase for Wolves and Brazil forward Matheus Cunha, 25, who is also interesting Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United. (Mail)

Barcelona's attempts to sign Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, may be scuppered as they have not sold enough players to free up funds. (ESPN)

Manchester United will make a second offer to Lecce for Denmark defender Patrick Dorgu, 20, after their opening £25m bid was rejected. (Fabrizio Romano)

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has been left frustrated by the club's lack of transfer activity, with no players bought or sold this month. (Manchester Evening News)

Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr are preparing an official offer for Aston Villa's Colombia striker Jhon Duran, 21. (Telegraph - subscription required)

West Ham have been told they will need to sign the Netherlands striker Brian Brobbey, 22, on a permanent deal as Ajax have no interest in a loan. (Fabrizio Romano)

Real Madrid have opened preliminary talks with Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, 29, over a summer move, when his contract expires. (Bild - subscription required)

Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho will join Chelsea this month after the 20-year-old Argentina winger's talks over a switch to Napoli stalled. (Teamtalk)

Everton are hoping to send 23-year-old Albania striker Armando Broja back to Chelsea in exchange for another loan from Stamford Bridge, with English midfielders Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 26, and Carney Chukwuemeka, 21, on David Moyes' wishlist. (Guardian)

Arsenal have not received any formal bids for utility player Oleksandr Zinchenko, 28, despite his availability for sale. (Sky Sports)

Atletico Madrid are keen on the Ukraine international, who can play in defence or midfield, but Borussia Dortmund have cooled their interest. (Sky Sports)

Brighton are considering whether to allow striker Evan Ferguson, 20, to leave on loan this month with a host of other Premier League clubs interested in the Republic of Ireland international. (Mail)

Chelsea have had an £8m bid rejected for Deportivo La Coruna and Spain U21s winger Yeremay Hernandez, 22. (Fabrizio Romano)

Ipswich forward Ali Al-Hamadi, 22, has completed a medical at Stoke before the Iraq international joining on loan for the rest of the season. (Sky Sports)

Barcelona are monitoring Nottingham Forest defender Murillo, with Juventus and Chelsea also interested in the 22-year-old Brazilian. (Sport - in Spanish)

Aston Villa are planning a move for Besiktas and Turkey forward Semih Kilicsoy, 19, before the close of the transfer window. (Football Insider)

Atalanta are determined to hold on to Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman, 27, amid links with a Premier League return. (Corriere della Sera - in Italian)

Reds legend linked with Trotters vacancy, Owls seek striker addition - Saturday's EFL gossip

Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has applied for the vacant managerial job at Bolton, following the departure of Ian Evatt. (The Mirror)

Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury is set to join Sheffield United on loan. (The Athletic - subscription required)

Sheffield Wednesday are eyeing up Nottingham Forest forward Emmanuel Dennis, with the Nigerian international struggling for game times. (Sheffield Star)

Maksym Talovierov is being pursued by Plymouth Argyle. A permanent deal is being sought for the Ukrainian defender, who plays for LASK in Austria. (Dominik Schneider on X)

Luton are stepping up their interest in St Gallen striker Willem Geubbels. The Hatters are seeking a loan deal for the 23-year-old Frenchman. (Football League World)

Southampton have submitted a bid of £2 million for Reading defender Andre Garcia. The Saints' first bid for the 17-year-old was turned down last week. (Fabrizio Romano)

Stoke City striker Niall Ennis appears destined to join Blackpool on loan with a 'verbal agreement' having being reached. (Football League World)

Crewe Alexandra have rejected two bids for captain Mickey Demetriou from MK Dons. (Football League World)