Man City reject fresh Rodri bid - Friday's gossip
Barcelona's latest Rodri bid rejected, Tijjani Reijnders set to leave Manchester City, Tottenham's Djed Spence on verge of Inter Milan move, plus more.
Manchester City has rejected a £55m bid from Barcelona for their Spain midfielder, Rodri. The club is seeking over £60m for the 30-year-old player as negotiations between the two sides persist. Meanwhile, Tijjani Reijnders, a 28-year-old Netherlands midfielder, is set to depart City for Al-Qadsiah in a £52m deal. Tottenham's England defender, Djed Spence, 26, is close to signing for Inter Milan in a £25.6m move, with additional payments totaling £5m.
Arsenal's efforts to sign Atletico Madrid's Spain defender, Marc Pubill, 23, were thwarted as the player's club refused to sell him. Hull City is on the verge of finalizing the signing of French midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath, 23, from Red Bull Salzburg for €3.4m (£3.4m). The club has also submitted an offer of more than £15m for Everton's English midfielder, Tim Iroegbunam, 23.
Ipswich Town is determined to bring German striker Derry Scherhant, 23, from Freiburg this summer. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen has turned down an offer of €17m (£17m) from Ipswich for their Argentine midfielder, Exequiel Palacios, 27. Napoli is deciding the future of their Italian striker, Lorenzo Lucca, 25, before engaging in talks with Arsenal over signing Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 29.
AC Milan manager Ruben Amorim has informed eight of his players, including England defender Fikayo Tomori, 28, and France forward Christopher Nkunku, 28, that they are no longer needed at the club. Genoa is interested in signing Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 21, on loan from Brighton. West Ham is confident of agreeing a deal with Celtic for Belgium midfielder Arne Engels, 22.
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