Football rumours from the media
Manchester City want Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte and Newcastle are targeting Atletico Madrid’s Kevin Gameiro, according to the papers.
What the papers say
Brazilian winger Kenedy’s loan from Chelsea to Newcastle is almost a done deal, according to the Daily Mail. With Antonio Conte close to securing the signature of Roma left-back Emerson Palmieri, it looks like Kenedy will be free to move to St James’ Park, the paper says. Newcastle are thought to be paying a loan fee for the 21-year-old, who has long been on Magpies boss Rafa Benitez’s radar.
Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s move to Arsenal could be in doubt if the Gunners are not willing to include Olivier Giroud as part of the deal, the Mirror reports. Arsenal have tabled a bid of about £45million with talks ongoing with the German club, but now it is thought Dortmund want £60million for the player as well as striker Giroud in the exchange. After a disappointing Champions League campaign, Giroud could provide them with the goals they need to perform on the European stage.
Manchester United and Arsenal are both interested signing West Brom’s Jonny Evans, the Daily Mail reports. But with a number of other targets on the clubs’ radars, it is unclear if any deal will go through this month. However, West Brom, currently standing in 19th in the Premier League, risk losing the player for just £3million should they be dumped into the Championship this summer as it is reported the 30-year-old has a relegation release clause in his contract.
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Players to watch
Clement Grenier: The Lyon mdfielder looks set to move to West Ham this month, according to reports. Inside Futbol says Lyon will agree to his departure if contract talks are successful, but the Hammers will have to be prepared to overcome interest from the likes of Inter to secure a pre-contractual agreement.
