Arsenal encouraged in pursuit of Rodrygo, Atletico Madrid going all out to sign Cristian Romero, and West Ham reject Tottenham bid for Mohammed Kudus.<\/b><\/p>\n
Arsenal <\/b>have been encouraged in their \u00a370m pursuit of Brazil forward Rodrygo, who is not guaranteed a starting spot under new Real Madrid<\/b> manager Xabi Alonso. <\/b>(Mirror), external<\/a><\/p>\n Atletico Madrid <\/b>are willing to go all out to sign Tottenham<\/b> and Argentina defender Cristian Romero, 27, and are willing to put a deal in place worth about \u00a361m. (AS – in Spanish), external<\/a><\/p>\n West Ham <\/b>have rejected a \u00a350m bid from Tottenham <\/b>for Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus, 24. (Talksport), external<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester United <\/b>want \u00a325m for Jadon Sancho, 25, with Juventus<\/b> still interested in the England winger. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external<\/a><\/p>\n Sancho is prepared to lower his wage demands to join the 36-time Serie A winners. (Eurosport Italia – in Italian), external<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester United<\/b> are stepping up their interest in Aston Villa<\/b> and England striker Ollie Watkins, 29, and have held tentative talks with the Midlands club who want a fee of about \u00a360m. (Mirror), external<\/a><\/p>\n Napoli <\/b>boss Antonio Conte is keen to sign Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman, 27, from Atalanta <\/b>this summer. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external<\/a><\/p>\n Newcastle<\/b> are aiming to tie up a deal for Burnley’s<\/b> English goalkeeper James Trafford, 22, as early as next week and remain in talks with Nottingham Forest<\/b> for Swedish winger Anthony Elanga, 23. (i paper), external<\/a><\/p>\n Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma, 28, <\/b>has told Brighton<\/b> he wants to stay at the club and sign a new deal despite being linked with Bayern Munich<\/b> (Sky Sports), external<\/a><\/p>\n Nice<\/b> goalkeeper Marcin Bulka, 25, is set to join Saudi Arabian side Neom<\/b>, despite Sunderland<\/b> having a \u00a312.8m bid accepted for the Poland international. (Meczyki – in Polish), external<\/a><\/p>\n Sunderland <\/b>have turned their attention to signing Chelsea’s<\/b> Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, 25, but face competition from Aston Villa <\/b>and Bournemouth<\/b>. (Times), external<\/a><\/p>\n The Black Cats <\/b>are also nearing the capture of Union Saint-Gilloise’s<\/b> DR Congo player Noah Sadiki, 20, who can play in defence or midfield. (Sunderland Echo), external<\/a><\/p>\n Italy striker Ciro Immobile, 35, is to terminate his contract with Turkish club Besiktas<\/b> and join Bologna<\/b> on a free transfer. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external<\/a><\/p>\n Valencia’s <\/b>Spanish <\/b>defender Cristhian Mosquera, 21, has turned down a lucrative new contract with the La Liga club because he wants to join Arsenal<\/b>. (Las Provincias – in Spanish), external<\/a><\/p>\n