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Football gossip: Salah, Sesko, Neto, Konsa, Scalvini, Jones, Godts

Mohamed Salah edging towards a move to Trabzonspor, Bayern Munich keen on Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko and Man City boss Enzo Maresca wants to work with Chelsea winger Pedro Neto again.

Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 34, is close to joining Turkish side Trabzonspor despite having verbally agreed to join Besiktas after leaving Liverpool this summer. (Foot Mercato), external

Bayern Munich remain interested in signing Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko, 23, as the Slovenia forward will allow England’s Harry Kane, 33, to play a deeper role in the future. (CF Bayern Insider), external

Aston Villa and England defender Ezri Konsa, 28, is interested in a move to Arsenal. (Caught Offside), external

Man City boss Enzo Maresca wants to work again with Chelsea winger Pedro Neto, with City exploring a move for the 26-year-old Portugal forward valued at £70m. (Sun), external

Chelsea and Tottenham have joined Newcastle in the race to sign Atalanta centre-back Giorgio Scalvini, 22, with the Magpies prepared to open with a £34m bid for the Italy defender valued at £42m. (Sun), external

Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones is ready to push for a move to Inter Milan after a deal worth 25m euros (£21m) was rejected for the 25-year-old, but discussions remain ongoing over a package worth around £30m that would match the Reds’ valuation of the England international. (Teamtalk), external

Paris St-Germain have stepped up their pursuit of Ajax winger Mika Godts, who is valued at £52m, with Premier League sides Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham all being informed of the 21-year-old Belgium forward’s growing interest. (Teamtalk), external

Chelsea forward Joao Pedro, 24, is set to receive a new contract despite his current deal running until 2032, following previous interest from Barcelona in the Brazil international. (The Athletic), external

Manchester United are unlikely to sign Everton attacker Iliman Ndiaye, 26, with Al-Hilal willing to pay the £75m that the Toffees want for the Senegal international. (Football Insider), external

Fulham are interested in making a move for Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott, 24, from Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, but face competition from Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Real Betis and Como. (Talksport), external

Benfica striker Franjo Ivanovic is close to joining Hull City after talks began over the terms of a deal that will likely see the 22-year-old Croatia forward join initially on loan. (Record), external

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Football gossip: Tchouameni, Kone, Baleba, Stones, Konsa, Alajbegovic, Disasi, Diomande, Maeda, Harrison, Garner, Fernandez

Real Madrid open to selling Aurelien Tchouameni to Manchester United, Arsenal eye John Stones and Ezri Konsa, Chelsea favourites for Kerim Alajbegovic, Yan Diomande back on radar of Premier League clubs and Daizen Maeda set for Ipswich Town move.

La Liga giants Real Madrid are open to selling 26-year-old France defensive midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni to Manchester United. (Sun, external)

AS Roma and France midfielder Manu Kone, 25, and Brighton‘s 22-year-old Cameroon international Carlos Baleba are also being considered by Manchester United as they aim to strengthen their midfield. (Sky Sports), external

Bournemouth‘s 27-year-old United States midfielder Tyler Adams, valued at about £35m, is also an option for Michael Carrick’s side. (Mail, external)

Former Manchester City defender John Stones, 32, and 28-year-old Ezri Konsa of Aston Villa are among Arsenal targets as the Gunners turn to the England duo after an injury to France defender William Saliba, 25. (Sky Sports, external)

Chelsea are favourites to sign Bosnia-Herzegovina attacking midfielder Kerim Alajbegovic, 18, from Bayer Leverkusen, while Xabi Alonso’s side are also in talks with Crystal Palace to sell French centre-back Axel Disasi, 28. (Telegraph – subscription required, external)

Chelsea have also agreed a deal to sign 15-year-old American winger Benji Flowers from Major League Soccer side FC Dallas when he turns 18. (Athletic – subscription required, external)

Arsenal and Manchester City are among the clubs in a race to sign Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig, who previously rejected a £69m bid from Liverpool for the 19-year-old. (Bild – in German, external)

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Football gossip: Rashford, Konsa, Diomande

A trio of Premier League heavyweights all want Marcus Rashford, Arsenal are interested in Aston Villa‘s Ezri Konsa, and Nottingham Forest look set to sign a new defender.

Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal are all plotting a move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 28, but the Old Trafford hierarchy do not want to sell him to another English club. (The I – subscription required), external

Aston Villa‘s Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, is a target for Juventus while Arsenal are interested in Villa’s 28-year-old England defender Ezri Konsa. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Nottingham Forest are in advanced talks to sign Sporting CP and Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande, 22. (Fabrizio Romano), external

West Ham’s French centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, 26, is wanted by Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Manchester United remain keen to sign a central midfielder but have cooled their interest in Brighton‘s Cameroon international Carlos Baleba and Bournemouth‘s Guernseyman Alex Scott, both 22, because of their high price tags. (Teamtalk), external

Bournemouth are determined to keep hold of Scott, who is interesting Arsenal, even though the England Under-21 international has rejected a new contract with the Cherries. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Ipswich have agreed a deal in principle to sign Celtic’s Japanese forward Daizen Maeda, 28, for £8m plus £2m in add-ons. (Sky Sports), external

Manchester United‘s 18-year-old Australian full-back James Overy is being monitored by Rangers and several clubs in Australia. (Mail Plus – subscription required), external

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Football gossip: Spence, Romero, Sano, Konsa, Rayan, Benitez, Rushworth

Inter Milan are working on deals for Djed Spence and Cristian Romero, Liverpool lead the race for Kaishu Sano, Arsenal are interested in Ezri Konsa.

Inter Milan are working on deals for Tottenham‘s England defender Djed Spence, 25, and Argentina centre-back Cristian Romero, 28. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external

Liverpool are leading the race to sign Japan midfielder Kaishu Sano from Mainz and are prepared to offer up to 60m euros (£50.9m) for the 25-year-old, who has also attracted interest from Arsenal, Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund. (Teamtalk), external

Arsenal have expressed an interested in Aston Villa and England defender Ezri Konsa, 28. (Guardian), external

Liverpool have asked Bournemouth about 19-year-old winger Rayan as they aim to reunite the Brazilian with former head coach Andoni Iraola. (Teamtalk), external

Crystal Palace and Argentina goalkeeper Walter Benitez, 33, could terminate his Palace contract in order to return to Nice. (Nice-Matin – in French), external

Newcastle are in talks with Brighton goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, 25, and with fellow Englishman James Trafford, Manchester City‘s 23-year-old goalkeeper. (Mail – requires subscription), external

Fulham have joined Coventry and Chelsea in looking at Strasbourg and Ivory Coast winger Martial Godo, 23. (Africafoot – in French), external

Ipswich have made an approach for 22-year-old Leicester and Ghana winger Abdul Fatawu. (Telegraph), external

Crystal Palace are interested in signing Augsburg defender Chrislain Matsima, 24, with the Frenchman one of a number of centre-back options under consideration. (Standard), external

Leeds are continuing with their pursuit of Parma and Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, 23, despite the Italian’s club’s reluctance to let him go. (Tuttomercatoweb – in Italian), external

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World Cup 2026: Should Ghana have had penalty against England for Ezri Konsa tackle??

England fans were left frustrated as their side were held to a goalless draw against Ghana, but were Thomas Tuchel’s side fortunate not to have a penalty given against them?

The incident in question happened late in Tuesday’s game as Prince Adu charged into the box before Ezri Konsa came across and appeared to bring down the midfielder.

No spot-kick was given – to the relief of England supporters, with replays showing Konsa had caught Adu on the knee and made no contact with the ball.

The BBC pundits watching the game were largely in agreement that Konsa and England were fortunate not to have been punished.

“I think that’s a penalty,” former Three Lions and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said on BBC One.

“Konsa takes a huge risk. His feet are off the floor when he comes flying in and he gets the man, not the ball.

“That could easily have been given in my view.”

Fellow former England international and ex-Manchester City defender Micah Richards added: “England were chasing the game, they were trying to score the goal but you still need that protection behind you.

“On another day, that could have been a penalty.”

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