Man Utd move for Mbeumo stalls - Thursday's gossip

Manchester United's move for Bryan Mbeumo stalls as Brentford increase price, Liverpool open talks with Eintracht Frankfurt for Hugo Ekitike, but Newcastle pushing to sign the French striker.

Manchester United's move for Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo, 25, has stalled as the London club have increased their asking price to closer to £70m, while United do not want to pay more than £65m. (Guardian)

Liverpool have opened talks with Eintracht Frankfurt to sign 23-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike. (Sky Sports)

However, Newcastle United are pushing ahead with their attempt to sign Ekitike in the hope of pairing him with Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, next season. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Aston Villa are among the Premier League clubs weighing up a move for Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 21. (Mail)

Manchester United are interested in Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson, 24, as Aston Villa and AC Milan also monitor the Senegal striker's situation. (Times - subscription required)

Manchester United may look into a swap deal for Jackson which could mean Garnacho moving to Chelsea. (The i paper - subscription required)

Sunderland are exploring a move to sign 32-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka. (Sky Sports)

West Ham are stepping up their pursuit of Bournemouth midfielder Marcus Tavernier, 26. (Football Insider)

Manchester United have held talks with the camp of 27-year-old Brighton and Ecuador defender Pervis Estupinan before a potential transfer. (Mirror)

Leeds United have reached an agreement in principle for Hoffenheim and Germany midfielder Anton Stach, 26. (Sky Sports Germany)

Inter Milan are preparing an offer for 27-year-old Atalanta and Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)

Bayern Munich offered £43m plus £4.4m in add-ons and a 10% sell-on clause to Stuttgart for Germany striker Nick Woltemade, 23, but the bid was immediately rejected. (Sky Sports Germany)

Real Madrid are considering selling Brazil forward Vinicius Jr unless the 25-year-old reduces his high salary demands. (Sport - in Spanish)

Juventus are exploring the conditions of a potential deal for Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford with the 27-year-old also attracting interest from Barcelona. (Sky Sports)

Everton have offered around £26m to sign Juventus and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, but the Serie A side are demanding closer to £35m for the 27-year-old, who they signed from Aston Villa for £42.4m last summer. (Tuttomercatoweb - in Italian)

Newcastle could move for Brentford and DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa, 28, if they fail to sign Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike this summer. (GiveMeSport)

Captain Morsy set for Town departure - EFL gossip

Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy, 33, is set to depart the side on a lucrative deal with Kuwait FC after negotiations to extend the Egypt midfielder's contract were unsuccessful. (East Anglian Daily Times)

The Tractor Boys have also seen talks with Toluca and Mexico midfielder Marcel Ruiz fall through after the 24-year-old withdrew from discussions to stay with the Mexican side. (Super Deportivo - in Spanish)

Coventry City are interested in a deal for Brighton goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, 24, after the Englishman's move to Rangers appears to have been called off. (Coventry Telegraph)

Wrexham have completed a deal for Empoli and New Zealand left-back Liberato Cacace, 24, to join the Welsh side for a reported fee of around £2.16m plus bonuses. (Sky Sports Italia - in Italian)

Bolton Wanderers are interested in signing North Macedonia striker David Toshevski following the 23-year-old's departure from Austrian side SK Austria Klagenfurt but may face competition from Championship clubs. (Hayters)