Thursday’s gossip: Kane, Rice, Caicedo, Szoboszlai, Veiga, Onana, Ramos


Bayern Munich are ready to offer £80m to try and sign striker Harry Kane, 29, from Tottenham after an initial bid of £60.2m for the England captain was rejected. (Sun)external-link

England midfielder Declan Rice, 24, has been given permission to undergo a medical at Arsenal as they hold talks with West Ham over how to structure a £105m deal. (Talksport)external-link

West Ham boss David Moyes is targeting Everton’s Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana, 21, Juventus’ Switzerland midfielder Denis Zakaria, 26, and Manchester United’s England defender Harry Maguire, 28. (Mirror)external-link

Man Utd are set to formally approach Brighton for Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21, after making initial contact this week. (Sky Sports)external-link

The Red Devils will also hold talks with Chelsea this week to break the impasse over a deal for England midfielder Mason Mount, 24. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Aston Villa are leading the race to sign Pau Torres, 26, from Villareal as the Spain defender enters the final year of his contract. (Expressexternal-link)

Spanish midfielder Gabri Veiga, 21, who has a 40m euros (£34.5m) release clause has emerged as a target for Manchester City, while Liverpool and Chelsea are also keeping tabs on the Celta Vigo man. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Liverpool have met with representatives of 22-year-old Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who has a 70m euros (£60m) release clause at RB Leipzig. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

Wolves have accepted a bid of £7.5m plus £1m in add-ons from Leicester for England defender Conor Coady, 30. (Express and Star)external-link

Burnley have submitted a bid for Anderlecht‘s 18-year-old Belgian defender Noah Sadiki. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Chelsea are willing to let England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 22, leave for £15m and Nottingham Forest are interested. (Nottingham Post)external-link

Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino is ready to receive offers for captain Cesar Azpilicueta, 33, and could let the Spain full-back go on a free, with Inter Milan keen on his services. (The Sunexternal-link)

Santos “wonderkid” Angelo, 18, who has represented Brazil at Under-20 level, is on the verge of completing a 15m euros (£12.9m) switch to Chelsea after Barcelona withdrew their interest. (GOAL)external-link

Benfica president Rui Costa says Man Utd are prepared to pay 80m euros (£69m) for 22-year-old Portuguese forward Goncalo Ramos. (Correio da Manha, via FourFourTwo)external-link

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