{"id":236235,"date":"2025-07-04T02:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236235\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T02:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:02:09","slug":"football-gossip-elanga-rodrygo-asensio-kuhn-dumfries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236235\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Elanga, Rodrygo, Asensio, Kuhn, Dumfries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United close in on a move for Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga, Real Madrid open to selling Rodrygo and AC Milan among clubs interested in Marco Asensio.  <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle<\/b> have made an improved \u00a355m offer for Sweden winger Anthony Elanga, 23, and are on the verge of agreeing a deal with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Nottingham Forest. <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14873281\/Newcastle-Man-United-Eddie-Howe-Anthony-Elanga.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Mail), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Real Madrid <\/b>and manager Xabi Alonso are in agreement over the sale of  Brazil forward Rodrygo, who has been linked with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal,<\/b> if a suitable offer is made for the 24-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6469414\/2025\/07\/03\/real-madrid-rodrygo-transfer-latest\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Athletic &#8211; subscription required), external<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Fenerbahce<\/b> have made a 15m euros (\u00a312.9m) offer for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Paris St-Germain<\/b> forward Marco Asensio but the 29-year-old is waiting on other options to emerge, with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AC Milan <\/b>and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Villarreal<\/b> interested in the Spain international. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lequipe.fr\/Football\/Actualites\/Mercato-l-ac-milan-s-attaque-a-marco-asensio-l-attaquant-du-psg\/1575119\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(L&#8217;Equipe &#8211; in French), external<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Como<\/b> have agreed an initial \u00a316.5m fee for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Celtic&#8217;s<\/b> German winger Nicolas Kuhn, 25. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/31771\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=9824922#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Sky Sports), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Rangers<\/b> are on the verge of completing a deal for <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Luton Town&#8217;s <\/b>Norway midfielder Thelo Aasgaard, 23. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-transfer-news\/thelo-aasgaard-rangers-transfer-brink-35496893\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Daily Record), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/b> and <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Chelsea <\/b>are among the sides chasing <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">AZ Alkmaar&#8217;s<\/b> 19-year-old Dutch midfielder Kees Smit. <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/tottenham-now-keen-to-sign-crown-jewel-midfielder-who-johan-lange-has-been-watching-for-months\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(TBR Football), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Nassr<\/b> could turn their attention to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal&#8217;s <\/b>Brazilian winger Gabriel Martinelli, 24, after struggling to land their top target &#8211; <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool&#8217;s<\/b> Colombia forward Luis Diaz, 28. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/al-nassr-gabriel-martinelli-amadou-onana\/?taid=6866b3980f347d00019af3fd&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem-GMS&amp;utm_medium=Social-Distribution&amp;utm_source=Twitter\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(GiveMesport), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Inter Milan<\/b> and Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries, 29, has a 25m euros (\u00a321.5m) release clause in his contract which is valid until mid-July and can only be triggered by a non-Italian club. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/notizie\/inter-dumfries-puo-partire-per-25-milioni-di-euro-il-motivo-della-clausola-cosa-filtra\/bltcbe7478973d1b837\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Calciomercato &#8211; in Italian), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Portugal international Antonio Silva, 21, has turned down a move to Saudi Pro league side <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Al-Hilal,<\/b> but the centre-back is still expected to leave <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Benfica.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abola.pt\/futebol\/noticias\/mercado-benfica-os-numeros-incriveis-da-arabia-que-antonio-silva-rejeitou-2025070220495217535\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(A Bola &#8211; in Portuguese) , external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b> have lost their under-21s manager Mehmet Ali to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brentford.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/arsenal-fc\/news\/arsenal-lose-mikel-arteta-favourite-31989487\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Football London), external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newcastle United close in on a move for Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga, Real Madrid open to selling&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236236,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-236235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114792506595555710","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}