Arsenal want Napoli's Osimhen - Tuesday's gossip

Arsenal are interested in Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, the Italian club might sell Osimhen to Chelsea as part of a swap deal for Romelu Lukaku, and Everton are close to signing Lyon defender Jake O'Brien.

Arsenal remain interested in 25-year-old Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian)

The Gunners could strengthen their midfield with the signing of Real Sociedad's Spain midfielder Mikel Merino, 28. (football.london)

Napoli would be interested in Chelsea's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 31, in a part-exchange deal with Osimhen. (Guardian)

Tottenham want to sign Juventus' Italy forward Federico Chiesa, 26. (Sky Sports Germany's Florian Plettenberg on X)

Atletico Madrid are confident of signing Chelsea's England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, who is also attracting attention from Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. (Football Insider)

Republic of Ireland defender Jake O'Brien, 23, has arrived on Merseyside for a medical before a proposed £17m move from Lyon to Everton. (Guardian)

Everton could make an offer for Strasbourg's 20-year-old Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra. (L'Equipe - in French)

Crystal Palace and Ghana forward Jordan Ayew, 32, is wanted by Leicester City. (Sun)

Several clubs from the Premier League and abroad are keen to sign Luton's Dutch winger Tahith Chong, 24, for about £10m. (Sky Germany)

West Ham are likely to have their approach for France and Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana, with the 25-year-old preferring a move to AC Milan. (Givemesport)

Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 33, will not join Genoa, and the Spaniard was never close to joining the Italian club. (Fabrizio Romano)

West Ham view Borussia Dortmund and Germany frontman Niclas Fullkrug, 31, as a potential target as they search for a new striker. (Sky Sports)

Arsenal are interested in Bayern Munich and Germany winger Leroy Sane but the 28-year-old is unlikely to make the move this summer. (Sky Germany)

Former Newcastle manager Steve Bruce, 63, is in talks to become Jamaica manager. The Englishman has not worked since being sacked by West Brom in October 2022. (Mail)

Everton are planning to loan out 20-year-old English centre-back Reece Welch. (Football Insider)

Tottenham are yet to reach an agreement with AC Milan to sell 25-year-old Brazil defender Emerson Royal. (Ben Jacobs)

Chelsea are interested in 18-year-old Genk goalkeeper Mike Penders. If bought, Chelsea intend to loan the Belgian back immediately. (HLN - in Dutch)

Villarreal and Chile forward Ben Brereton Diaz, 25, has arrived in Southampton for a medical as he nears a move to the Premier League side. (Football Insider)

The Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, has decided to spend another year on loan at RB Leipzig from Paris St-Germain despite interest from Bayern Munich. (Sky Germany)

Arsenal are struggling to negotiate a transfer of English striker Eddie Nketiah, 25, to Marseille, with the French side not meeting the Gunners' valuation. (Caughtoffside)

Championship club Hull City are edging closer to signing LDU Quito and Ecuador Under-20 midfielder Oscar Zambrano, 20. He has also been linked to Manchester United, Brighton, Bournemouth and Luton Town. (Hull Daily Mail)