{"id":270770,"date":"2025-07-18T01:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/270770\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T01:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:21:10","slug":"football-gossip-wissa-luiz-gyokeres-palhinha-arias-gibbs-white-walker-peters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/270770\/","title":{"rendered":"Football gossip: Wissa, Luiz, Gyokeres, Palhinha, Arias, Gibbs-White, Walker-Peters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Yoane Wissa wants to follow Thomas Frank to Tottenham, Everton submit bid to sign Douglas Luiz and Arsenal closing in on deal for Viktor Gyokeres.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/brentford\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brentford<\/b><\/a> forward Yoane Wissa&#8217;s preference is to follow former Bees manager Thomas Frank to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham,<\/b><\/a> despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/newcastle-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Newcastle United<\/b><\/a> showing an interest in the 28-year-old DR Congo international. <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3386435\/yoane-wissa-transfer-brentford-newcastle-tottenham-nottingham-forest\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Talksport), external<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/everton\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Everton<\/b><\/a> have submitted a bid to sign Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Juventus, <\/b>with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Aston Villa<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/west-ham-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>also interested in the 27-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/everton\/douglas-luiz-toffees-juventus-west-ham-united-aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Teamtalk), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b><\/a> are closing in on a deal to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Sporting,<\/b> with the Gunners pencilling in a medical for the 27-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballtransfers.com\/en\/transfer-news\/uk-premier-league\/2025\/07\/exclusive-arsenal-plan-gyokeres-medical-with-bonus-breakthrough-close\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Football Transfers), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b> made a move for Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 30, earlier this summer but were unable to agree a deal with <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Bayern Munich.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/ernste-verhandlungen-enthuellt-arsenal-wollte-diesen-bayern-star-6877814775e6eb6eedf7f1a8\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Bild &#8211; in German), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Wolves<\/b><\/a> have agreed a deal to sign 27-year-old Colombia winger Jhon Arias from Brazilian club <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Fluminense.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/45759994\/wolves-agree-sign-fluminense-jhon-arias-sources\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(ESPN), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/nottingham-forest\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Nottingham Forest<\/b><\/a> are actively working to persuade England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 25, to commit his long-term future to the club amid growing interest from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham.<\/b><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/morgan-gibbs-white-new-contract-nottingham-forest-tottenham\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Givemesport), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/leeds-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Leeds United<\/b><\/a> are in talks over the signing of <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Feyenoord&#8217;s<\/b> 25-year-old Brazilian winger Igor Paixao. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/live-blog\/31771\/12476234\/transfer-centre-live-football-transfer-news-updates-and-rumours?postid=9892195#liveblog-body\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Sky Sports), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/west-ham-united\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">West Ham<\/b><\/a> are in talks to bring in 28-year-old English defender Kyle Walker-Peters, who is a free agent after leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/southampton\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Southampton<\/b><\/a> and has pulled out of a move to <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Besiktas.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/premier-league\/3386986\/west-ham-transfer-news-kyle-walker-peters-collapse-besiktas\/\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Talksport), external<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Inter Milan<\/b> have proposed a deal to take Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman on loan with a \u00a334.6m obligation to buy but <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Atalanta<\/b> are not keen on those terms and want \u00a343.2m for the 27-year-old. <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.sky.it\/calciomercato\/2025\/07\/17\/inter-lookman-atalanta-calciomercato-news\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Sky Sports Italia &#8211; in Italian), external<\/a>     <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Luton Town<\/b> are set to sign the Republic of Ireland keeper Josh Keeley from <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Tottenham<\/b> after the 22-year-old failed to agree a new contract with Spurs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/tottenham-josh-keeley-luton-transfer-news-b1238707.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Standard), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Arsenal<\/b> have agreed a fee of around \u00a3200,000 with Salford City for 17-year-old English striker Will Wright in an effort to beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/liverpool\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Liverpool<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> <\/b>to the signing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14915957\/Arsenal-agree-200-000-deal-Salford-City-wonderkid-bid-beat-Liverpool-teenage-striker-impressing-pre-season-friendlies.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_dailymailsport\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Mail), external<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/brighton-and-hove-albion\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Brighton<\/b><\/a> and Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 20, is in talks to join <b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Roma<\/b> this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1945921154704654407\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">(Fabrizio Romano), external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yoane Wissa wants to follow Thomas Frank to Tottenham, Everton submit bid to sign Douglas Luiz and Arsenal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270771,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-270770","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\/114871617678140338","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270770","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=270770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}