Morgan Gibbs-White has emerged as Arsenal's alternative to Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers, after Rogers responded to Manchester United's transfer interest in a manner that spells bad news for the Gunners. Arsenal have been tracking Rogers, but the Villa star's reaction to United's approach — and his expected status as the centre of a summer tussle — has pushed Mikel Arteta's side to consider Nottingham Forest's Gibbs-White instead.
Arsenal also remain linked with Julian Alvarez, but the Atletico Madrid striker favours a move to Barcelona over a switch to London, limiting the Gunners' options in attack.
“Arsenal target Morgan Gibbs-White as alternative to Morgan Rogers after Rogers responds to Man Utd interest, with Alvarez favouring Barcelona.”
Meanwhile, Manchester United are set for a sizeable windfall from Marseille. Presidential candidate Hakan Safi claimed that Mason Greenwood has agreed to join Fenerbahce. United inserted a 40 per cent sell-on clause when they moved the academy graduate on two years ago, meaning any transfer fee for the forward will net them a significant sum.
Liverpool are determined to keep teenage talent Rio Ngumoha despite interest from Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga champions are exploring a move for the youngster, but the Reds are resisting.
In north London, Tottenham have seen a second bid for Brighton defender Jan van Hecke rejected, as they face competition for the Dutch centre-back's signature. Micky van de Ven is attracting attention from Real Madrid, with the Spanish giants reportedly ready to move for the defender.
Newcastle United have named a price for Sandro Tonali after Premier League interest, while forward William Osula admitted he hopes to play an important role for Denmark by performing well for Newcastle. Speaking via Danish outlet Bold, Osula said: “Now I have made my debut and I am very grateful for that. If I continue to play well at club level, I hope I can become important for the national team and play a role here. I have to keep showing what I can do on the field and keep knocking.”
Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer has told Real Madrid president Florentino Perez he would be wasting his time making a bid for Michael Olise. It has been reported that Real will launch a €150m (£130m) bid for Olise if Perez wins re-election as the club’s president.