Tuesday’s gossip: Kane, Walker, Silva, Son, Rice, Maddison, Rashford, Havertz, Pickford
By BBC Sports
Paris St-Germain have made Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane, 29, their top priority this summer after the departure of 35-year-old Argentina forward Lionel Messi. (Le Parisien – in French)
England defender Kyle Walker, 33, is in talks over a contract extension at Manchester City despite interest from Bayern Munich. (Mail)
Manchester City’s Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 28, has received an offer to join the Saudi Pro League. (Athletic – subscription)
Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad are preparing a £51m offer for Tottenham’s 30-year-old South Korea forward Son Heung-min.(ESPN)
West Ham’s England midfielder Declan Rice, 24, is ready to agree personal terms and become an Arsenal player this month. (Mail)
Tottenham are favourites to sign Leicester’s 26-year-old England midfielder James Maddison, who prefers a move to London over Newcastle.(Northern Echo)
England forward Marcus Rashford, 25, is on the verge of signing a new long-term contract at Manchester United. (Mail)
Germany forward Kai Havertz has no intention of signing a new deal at Chelsea. The 24-year-old is a target for Arsenal. (ESPN)
Arsenal have given Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, 30, permission to explore a transfer to the Saudi Pro League. (90min)
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 29, is happy at Everton and has not been approached by Manchester United. (Mail)
Napoli hopes to agree to a contract extension with 24-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen but would consider selling him this summer. (Metro)
Liverpool want to sign Netherlands midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, 21, from Bayern Munich this summer. (Mirror)
Manchester City and Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 32, says he has been approached by Borussia Dortmund but does not want to return to the Bundesliga. (Goal)
Chelsea are considering whether to trigger the 35m euro (£30m) release clause in the Villarreal contract of 21-year-old Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson. (ESPN)
Bristol City will not be rushed into selling 19-year-old English midfielder Alex Scott, who is a £25m-rated target for Tottenham and Wolves.(BristolLive)
Republic of Ireland defender Matt Doherty, 31, who is a free agent after being released by Atletico Madrid, has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League. (Sun)
Brighton are considering a move for Chelsea’s 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher. (Football Insider)
West Ham are set to miss out on Ajax’s 25-year-old Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez, but will press ahead with a move for 27-year-old Fulham and Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha. (Guardian)
Galatasaray want to sign Wolves’ 20-year-old Portuguesestriker Fabio Silva, who spent last season on loan at Anderlecht and PSV Eindhoven. (Express & Star)
Brentford are in talks to sign 18-year-old Dutch defender Rav van den Berg from PEC Zwolle. (Mail)
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