Friday, November 22, 2024

Football gossip: Elanga, Calafiori, De Ligt, Summerville, Zirzkee, Savio – BBC Sport

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Newcastle interested in Anthony Elanga, Arsenal eye Riccardo Calafiori, while Matthijs de Ligt is keen on Manchester United move.

Newcastle are interested in Nottingham Forest’s 22-year-old Sweden forward Anthony Elanga. (Teamtalk)

Arsenal have moved ahead of Juventus in the pursuit of 22-year-old Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori, who impressed for Italy at Euro 2024. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Matthijs de Ligt is interested in a move to Manchester United, with Bayern Munich valuing the 24-year-old Netherlands defender at 50m euros (£42.4m). (Sky Sports)

Paris St-Germain have enquired about Leeds United’s 22-year-old Dutch forward Crysencio Summerville. (De Telegraaf – in Dutch)

Brighton are interested in Feyenoord’s 24-year-old Netherlands midfielder Mats Wieffer and Rayo Vallecano’s Romania full-back Andrei Ratiu, 26. (Athletic – subscription required)

Manchester United have made a move to sign Bologna forward Joshua Zirzkee, though AC Milan have already agreed personal terms with the 23-year-old Netherlands international (Calciomercato – in Italian)

Chelsea have agreed a £14m fee with Boca Juniors for 19-year-old Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino. (Football.London)

West Ham have had a 35m euro (£26.9m) bid rejected by Nice for France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 24. (L’Equipe – in French)

Borussia Dortmund will make a move for Tottenham’s 28-year-old Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg if they fail in their attempts to sign Germany midfielder Pascal Gross, 33, from Brighton. (Sky Sports Germany)

Manchester United are willing to listen to offers for Harry Maguire this summer, with clubs in Italy interested in the 31-year-old England international. (Talksport)

Swansea defender Nathan Wood is to have a medical at Southampton after the clubs agreed a £5m fee for the 22-year-old former England Under-21 international. (Football Insider)

Aston Villa midfielder Philippe Coutinho is set to leave Villa this week, with the 32-year-old Brazilian keen on sealing a move back to his boyhood club Vasco da Gama. (Birmingham Live)

Manchester United have not ruled out the possibility of allowing 26-year-old English forward Marcus Rashford to leave this summer. (Manchester Evening News)

Burnley are set to appoint former Fulham boss Scott Parker as the club’s new manager. (Football Insider)

Wolves are monitoring Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo before a potential move for the 27-year-old Brazilian. (Birmingham Live)

West Ham are interested in signing Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka with the 26-year-old Englishman having less than 12 months left on his current contract. (Metro)

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