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Football gossip: Isak, Hojlund, Beier, Baumgartner, Brooks, Akanji, Disasi, Tsimikas, Zinchenko, Hincapie, Donnarumma

Liverpool to make £130 offer for Alexander Isak, Rasmus Hojlund nears Napoli move, Brentford’s Maximilian Beier bid rejected and Oleksandr Zinchenko could be on his way out of Arsenal.

Liverpool are expected to make an improved £130m offer for Newcastle’s Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, with add-ons and bonuses making it a British transfer record. (Telegraph – subscription required, external)

Manchester United have agreed a deal to send Rasmus Hojlund, 22, on a season-long loan to Napoli, with a conditional obligation to buy at £38m. (Athletic – subscription required, external)

Brentford have had an offer of about £45m for 22-year-old Germany forward Maximilian Beier rejected by Borussia Dortmund. (Athletic – subscription required, external)

RB Leipzig’s Austria attacking midfielder Christoph Baumgartner, 26, is a leading target for Crystal Palace. (Sky Sports, external)

Crystal Palace have also made an £8m bid for 28-year-old Bournemouth winger David Brooks, but the Cherries do not want to sell the Wales international. (Sun, external)

Roma have made an offer to sign Chelsea’s Tyrique George, but Fulham, Crystal Palace and German champions Bayern Munich are also monitoring the 19-year-old English winger. (Sky Sports, external)

AC Milan are pushing to sign Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji, with Crystal Palace also interested in the 30-year-old Switzerland international. (Sky Sports, external)

Chelsea defender Axel Disasi is wanted by his former club Monaco, who hope to sign the 27-year-old France centre-back on loan, but Bournemouth and Aston Villa are also keen. (Footmercato – in French, external)

Liverpool and Roma are working on the final details of a deal that will see Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas, 29, move to the Serie A club on loan. (Gianluca di Marzio – in Italian, external)

Marseille are interested in signing Arsenal and Ukraine full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, but the 28-year-old’s wages could prove a stumbling block. (Athletic – subscription required, external)

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is still eyeing a move away from Paris St-Germain before the deadline and an unnamed Premier League club has joined Manchester City among those interested in the 26-year-old. (Sky Sports, external)

AC Milan have turned down Bournemouth’s loan offer, with an option to buy for about £17m, for their Spanish full-back Alex Jimenez, 20. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian, external)

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Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Gunners MISS Eze deadline, Zinchenko ‘close to EXIT’, Lookman ‘REJECTS move’

Hojlund to face Gunners?

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has refused to rule out using Rasmus Hojlund on Sunday against Arsenal, despite the uncertainty over the striker’s future.

He is one more option. We will see and Rasmus is still our player.

Ruben Amorim

Gyokeres plan

Mikel Arteta has outlined how he and his coaching staff plan to get the best out of new striker Viktor Gyokeres this season.

He said in his press conference today: “We want to do everything. First of all, understanding the player and exposing the player to the conditions that he can fulfil his incredible potential.

“Then that’s going to be the key, and the good thing is that many players, many strikers, they have come from different leagues, they have come to the Premier League and been successful.

“And it’s for us, creating the right context for Viktor to do what he does best, which is to score goals.”

Ins and outs

Here’s a quick glance at Arsenal’s business already this summer…

Arsenal’s transfer deals

IN

  • Viktor Gyökeres – from Sporting Lisbon – £72m
  • Noni Madueke – from Chelsea – £52m
  • Martin Zubimendi – from Real Sociedad – £51m
  • Christian Norgaard – from Brentford – £15m
  • Cristhian Mosquera – from Valencia – £13m
  • Kepa Arrizabalaga – from Chelsea – £5m

TOTAL – £208m

OUT

  • Nuno Taveres – to Lazio – £4.4m
  • Marquinhos – to Cruzeiro – £2.6m
  • Jorginho – to Flamengo – free
  • Kieran Tierney – to Celtic – free
  • Takehiro Tomiyasu – released
  • Thomas Partey – released

TOTAL – £7m

ARSENAL TRANSFER NEWS LIVE

New U21 head coach announced

Arsenal have announced that Max Porter will take over as the club’s new U21 head coach.

Porter has been with the Gunners since 2017, where he started life as an U9s coach.

Since then he has worked with the U13s, U17s and U19s.

Academy manager Per Mertesacker said: “Max has got the qualities needed to be a successful leader and coach.

“The environment he creates for staff and young players is always one of high challenge and ultimate care. Max is driving the highest standards and is a brilliant colleague and coach.

“We are all looking forward to supporting Max as he continues to develop in this role, and thank him for all his hard work and commitment so far.”

Will Gyokeres start?

Arsenal fans are clamouring to find out if new striker Viktor Gyokeres will start against Manchester United on Sunday.

Although Arteta didn’t give an explicit yes, the Gunners boss hinted that his new frontman is ready to go.

He said: “He’s getting better and better every day. He’s normally a really fit player. It’s true that he hasn’t trained so much with us.

“He had those two moments in games when he’s participated and the feeling was very good, so let’s see what we do on Sunday.”

Odegaard remaining as captain

Mikel Arteta has revealed that his players overwhelmingly voted in favour of keeping Martin Odegaard as captain this season.

Arsenal legend Tony Adams had said earlier in the week that Odegaard should be replaces by Declan Rice, but Arteta has revealed that is not a sentiment shared by the squad.

He said: “Well, my opinion is clear. It’s not just my opinion, it’s all the staff and especially the players.

“I asked them to vote for the captain and I got the result yesterday.

“By a mile, by a big, big 100 marks, everybody’s choosing the same person, which is Martin Odegaard, which is the most clear sign that you can have, how they feel about who has to be their captain to defend, improve and win the matches that we want to win.

“So there’s no question about that.”

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Football gossip: Hjulmand, Eze, Hojlund, Garnacho, Zinchenko, Lookman

Manchester United eye Sporting’s Morten Hjulmand as a midfield option, Tottenham have hope over deal for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze, while Fulham are keen on Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund.

Manchester United are lining up a £50m deal for Sporting and Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand, 26, if they miss out on Brighton’s 21-year-old Cameroon international Carlos Baleba. (Sun), external

Tottenham are confident they have put together a deal for Eberechi Eze, 27, that will satisfy Crystal Palace, who value their England midfielder at £68m. (Teamtalk), external

Fulham are showing interest in Manchester United and Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund, with AC Milan also pursuing a deal for the 22-year-old. (Mail), external

Chelsea are making progress in their efforts to sign Alejandro Garnacho, 21, from Manchester United and believe £35m is a fair price for the Argentina winger. (Teamtalk), external

Arsenal are ready to consider offers for Ukraine left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, 28, with Porto, Fenerbahce and Real Betis interested. (CaughtOffside), external

Borussia Dortmund have joined Bayer Leverkusen in showing an interest in taking Brighton and Argentina winger Facundo Buonanotte, 20, on loan this season. (Mail), external

Inter Milan will give it another week to try to complete the signing of Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman, 27, from Atalanta before they move on to other targets. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Roma have offered midfielder Manu Kone to Inter Milan, who are looking at a deal for about 30m euros (£26m) for the 24-year-old France international. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Liverpool’s move for Parma defender Giovanni Leoni includes the Serie A side having a 10% sell-on clause in the deal for the 18-year-old Italian. (Sky Sports Italia – in Italian), external

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Football gossip: Konate, Gyokeres, Sesko, Watkins, Hojlund, Zinchenko

Real Madrid hopeful of move for Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate on a free next summer, Arsenal still keen on Viktor Gyokeres but could instead opt for Benjamin Sesko, Rasmus Hojlund tipped for Inter Milan move.

Real Madrid are hoping to snap up Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, 26, on a free transfer next summer, when the Frenchman’s contract is due to expire. (Marca – in Spanish), external

Arsenal are actively pursuing moves for Sporting’s Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 27, and RB Leipzig’s Slovenia attacker Benjamin Sesko, 22, though will only sign one forward this summer. (Mirror), external

However, Arsenal think the asking price for Gyokeres is too high so will focus on signing Sesko or Aston Villa’s England forward Ollie Watkins, 29. (Record – in Portuguese), external

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund, 22, has emerged as a top target for Serie A side Inter Milan. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

The Old Trafford side have decided to keep hold of Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external

Manchester United made contact with representatives of French striker Hugo Ekitike, 22, who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt, this weekend. (Bild), external

Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham are all keeping tabs on Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, after the Argentine was told to find a new club. (Mail), external

Al-Hilal have improved their offer to Napoli striker and Manchester United target Victor Osimhen, 26, proposing a deal with an annual salary worth up to £42.6m. (Goal, external)

AC Milan have opened talks with Arsenal over signing the Gunners’ Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko, 28. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external

Multiple enquiries have been made from Premier League and Serie A clubs about the availability of Bayer Leverkusen’s Czech striker Patrik Schick, 29. (Sky Germany via Florian Plettenberg), external

Paris St-Germain have agreed personal terms with Bournemouth defender Illia Zabarnyi, 22, and are in talks over a fee with the Ukrainian’s club. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Galatasaray have made an offer for 33-year-old Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Portuguese giants Porto want to buy Southampton’s English winger Tyler Dibling, 19. (Record – in Portuguese), external

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