Villa explore Jackson deal - Wednesday's gossip
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Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is on Aston Villa's transfer wish list, Chelsea are bidding to sign RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons and Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho, plus Tottenham eye Monaco's Maghnes Akliouche.
Aston Villa are exploring the viability of a move to sign Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 24, from Chelsea but the asking price needs to be lower than £60m due to the West Midlands club's financial restrictions. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Bayern Munich's move for French forward Christopher Nkunku, 27, has stalled, delaying Chelsea's attempts to sign RB Leipzig's 22-year-old Dutch midfielder Xavi Simons. (Guardian), external
Chelsea are set to increase their efforts to sign Argentina forward Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United but the 21-year-old will not be allowed to leave Old Trafford on the cheap. (Evening Standard), external
Newcastle are unwilling to pay more than £40m for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa but the Bees have put a £60m price tag on the 28-year-old DR Congo international. (Northern Echo), external
Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen remains of interest to Newcastle - although the 25-year-old Norwegian is not hankering to leave Molineux. (The Athletic - subscription required), external
Tottenham have targeted Monaco's £47.5m-rated French attacking midfielder Maghnes Akliouche, 23, as a cheaper alternative to Brazil winger Savinho with Manchester City demanding £70m for the 21-year-old. (Independent), external
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Crystal Palace want 19-year-old Southampton winger Tyler Dibling to replace fellow Englishman Eberechi Eze, 27, whose move to Tottenham is edging closer. (Talksport), external
Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27, is set to join Nottingham Forest from Juventus after Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis brokered a deal with the Turin club's general manager Damien Comolli. (Tuttosport - in Italian), external
Leeds are poised to sign 25-year-old Switzerland striker Noah Okafor from AC Milan in a deal worth £18.4m (21m euros). (Sky Sports Italy - in Italian), external
Wolves and West Ham are both interested in Spain midfielder Marc Casado but face a tough ask persuading the 21-year-old to leave Barcelona. (Marca - in Spanish), external
West Ham are close to finalising a deal which will allow 27-year-old Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez to join Fenerbahce on loan. (Talksport), external
Espanyol are in talks with Burnley over re-signing 20-year-old Italy U21 forward Luca Koleosho on a season-long loan. (Sky Sports), external
Brazil forward Rodrigo Muniz's move from Fulham to Atalanta is off after the Cottagers rejected a proposed £35m deal for the 24-year-old from the Serie A club. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Ipswich fail in Miley bid, race for Fisher hots up - Wednesday's EFL gossip
Ipswich have failed in a bid to take Newcastle's 19-year-old English midfielder Lewis Miley on loan for the season. (Sky Sports, external)
Sheffield Wednesday are close to signing former Norwich winger Onel Hernandez, with Birmingham and Wrexham having also shown interest in the 32-year-old Cuba international after his release by the Canaries. (SportsBoom, external)
Nottingham Forest have joined Everton in the hunt for Norwich right-back Kellen Fisher, 21. (Pete O'Rourke, external)
Doncaster and Aberdeen are interested in signing free agent forward Kemar Roofe, once of Leeds and Rangers, with the 32-year-old Jamaican international training with Derby, who also remain interested in a new deal despite an injury-hit spell last season. (SportsBoom, external)
Huddersfield and Rotherham are weighing up approaches for free agent midfielder Adam Reach, 32, who had spells with West Brom and Wycombe last season. (SportsBoom, external)
Experienced centre-back Shaun Hutchinson, 34, is wanted by AFC Wimbledon and Lincoln after his release by Millwall. (SportsBoom, external)