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BBC:
Anthony Gordon's head has been turned by interest from Liverpool, but Newcastle insist the 23-year-old England winger will not be sold. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Liverpool remain interested in Gordon and could make another move to sign him this summer. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United have offered Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 24, a five-year contract as they continue transfer talks with Bayern Munich. (De Telegraaf - in Dutch), external
United would make another move for Jarrad Branthwaite if Everton drop their asking price, but the Toffees are under no financial pressure to sell the 22-year-old England defender. (Sky Sports), external
Galatasaray forward Wilfried Zaha is keen to return to the Premier League, with West Ham, Wolves and former club Crystal Palace interested in the 31-year-old Ivory Coast international. (Star), external
A Saudi Pro League club is in talks with Newcastle over a deal for 30-year-old Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron. (Sky Sports), external
Arsenal have activated the option to sign Spain goalkeeper David Raya, 28, from Brentford on a permanent deal after a loan spell last season. (Mail), external
Liverpool and AC Milan are interested in signing France midfielder Adrien Rabiot following the expiry of the 29-year-old's Juventus contract. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Sevilla are set to sign Arsenal's 24-year-old Belgium midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga on a season-long loan. (Teamtalk), external
Southampton are ready to make a £20m bid for Celtic's 23-year-old Denmark midfielder Matt O'Riley. (Talksport), external
Brighton, Brentford, Everton and Southampton are interested in Millwall's 18-year-old English midfielder Josh Stephenson. (Football Insider), external
Newcastle United are determined to keep Sweden striker Alexander Isak amid reports linking the 24-year-old with a move to Arsenal or Chelsea. (Football London), external
Manchester City have beaten Arsenal to Chelsea's 16-year-old English midfielder Ryan McAidoo. (Mirror), external
Nottingham Forest are expected to offload English midfielder Lewis O'Brien this summer with Sheffield United, Preston North End and Ipswich Town interested in the 25-year-old. (Northamptonshire Live)
JOTA TO WEST HAM TWIST EMERGES
Jota Silva is someone who has been persistently linked with a move to West Ham United over the past month or so.
Each report has come with contrasting information about whether or not Jota Silva will actually make the move to West Ham in the summer transfer window.
Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui desperately needs to sign a right-footed left winger this summer, with Said Benrahma having joined Lyon on a permanent deal.
Jota Silva, 24, is someone who’s been on the Hammers radar since May, and that doesn’t surprise me at all given his quality.
However, It was actually claimed last week that West Ham had pulled out of the race to sign the right-footed left winger.
That was bad news as far as I’m concerned – such is the ability of the Portuguese attacker.
He lit up Primeira Liga with Vitoria de Guimaraes last season, and was actually very unlucky not to be part of the Portugal squad for EURO 2024.
I personally think that he’d take the Hammers’ attacking play to another level entirely if he moves to the London Stadium, and now there has been yet another twist in our ‘on-off’ pursuit of the winger…
The Portuguese ace is out of contract with Vitoria de Guimaraes next summer, so his club will surely not want to risk losing him for nothing in 12 month’s time.
They are said to be demanding around £17 million for the 24-year-old winger, but I fully expect that price to drop down as the summer transfer window rumbles on.
Silva could be a game-changing signing for the Hammers, and Lopetegui clearly wants him at the club.
So the report suggesting that we’d actually dropped out of the race for his signature was a disappointing one.
However, a contradictory claim has now been made out in Portugal.
According to A Bola, West Ham are actually being touted as the club showing the most interest in signing Jota Silva this summer.
That’s more like it. I think Silva would be a great signing for us.
Silva possesses pace in abundance, a wicked shot, exceptional technical ability and is an extremely hard worker.
The attacker was in fine form out in Portugal last season, with 15 goals and seven assists to his name for Vitoria de Guimaraes.
I think West Ham should just offer £15 million for Jota Silva and be done with it. He’d be a game-changing signing for us this summer, make no mistake about that.
- Hammers News
WEST HAM KEEN ON SIGNING WILFRIED ZAHA
According to Sporx, via The Standard, West Ham United have notified Galatasaray that they’re willing to sign Wilfried Zaha.
The former Crystal Palace wide player netted 10 times whilst laying on five assists for the Turkish champions last season.
Now, The Hammers are keen to bring him back to the Premier League but only on a free transfer due to his lucrative wages.
The 31-year-old is reportedly on £118,000-a-week as per Capology, so he’d likely join as one of the biggest earns at the London Stadium.
Zaha still has a lot to offer having only turned 31 in November, so he still has at least three years left at the top level.
The ‘world class’ attacker will also be eager to prove a point on his return and in a possession-based side, he’ll have plenty of the ball to express himself rather than sitting in a low block for the majority of games.
It could be a really shrewd acquisition for The Hammers but at this stage, it’s not yet been confirmed if Galatasaray would be willing to sanction his departure on a free transfer.
A telling few weeks lie ahead for the East Londoners.
- TBR Football
WHAT JULEN LOPETGUI IS WILLING TO DO TO SIGN KILMAN
West Ham United remain firmly in the hunt to sign Max Kilman from Wolves – and Julen Lopetegui is ready to intensify his pursuit.
The Molineux captain is a top target for the Hammers, who are set to lose Kurt Zouma and Nayef Aguerd.
They have been admirers of Kilman for a long time, and this summer they have already seen a couple of bids rejected – one of their bids is said to have included a player.
Wolves are holding out for £45 million and so far, the club have stuck to that asking price.
The club are taking their time over Kilman, as they expect other clubs to come calling.
But Lopetegui is determined, and he is willing to sweeten the deal for Kilman.
Lopetegui ready to make Kilman the new captain of West Ham
The club will make a third bid to sign the 27-year-old, and they are hopeful their efforts will be successful.
Wolves remain determined to stick to their asking price. This summer, they don’t have financial problems like they did last time out.
But West Ham could eventually pay the asking price. Kilman is said to be very aware of the interest from the Irons and his former boss Lopetegui.
Lopetegui obviously knows the quality of the player very well from his short spell at Molineux.
Kilman is his top target and in order to get him, he is actually willing to make him his new captain at the London Stadium. Of course last summer, Kilman became Wolves’ new captain after Ruben Neves left for Saudi Arabia.
- Molineux News
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