- Al-Hilal have spoken with representatives of England captain Harry Kane, 33, and the Bayern Munich striker is open to a future move, per Talksport.
- Aston Villa and England forward Ollie Watkins, 29, has agreed personal terms with Al-Hilal, though the Saudi club have yet to lodge a formal bid, reports Teamtalk.
- Newcastle have begun preliminary discussions with Manchester City about signing Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez, 24, according to The Athletic.
- Sunderland’s £25.7m deal for Toulouse and France U21 defender Dayann Methalie, 20, is close to falling through due to medical concerns, says the Daily Mail.
- Coventry’s £8.5m offer for England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 30, has been rejected by AC Milan, per Tuttosport.
- Real Sociedad have approached West Ham over Mexico international Edson Alvarez, 28, with Ajax cooling their interest, reports Sky Sports.
- Ipswich have seen a second bid turned down for Bayer Leverkusen’s Argentina midfielder Exequiel Palacios, 27, according to Florian Plettenberg.
- Tottenham are weighing a move for PSG’s Ukraine defender Illia Zabarnyi, 23, after selling Cristian Romero to Atletico Madrid, says Teamtalk.
- Inter Milan still view Liverpool’s Curtis Jones, 25, as a primary target and believe a €35m (£29m) bid could succeed, reports CaughtOffside.
- Wolves have joined the chase for Brighton winger Amario Cozier-Duberry, 21, with Rangers and former loan club Bolton also interested, per The Argus.
- Malaga are pursuing English winger Ryan Kent, 29, a free agent since leaving Seattle Sounders in January, reports Fichajes.
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