Man City join Man Utd in Kone race - Thursday's gossip

Several clubs are vying for Manchester City's interest in France midfielder Manu Kone, aged 25, according to recent reports. Manchester United and Aston Villa are among the teams scouting the talented player. Meanwhile, Aston Villa is also considering Chelsea's Tosin Adarabioyo, a 28-year-old English defender, as a potential replacement for Ezri Konsa.

The Villa's pursuit of Adarabioyo follows Arsenal's acquisition of the England international. Additionally, Tottenham Hotspur is in negotiations with Manchester City to bring on board their Brazil winger Savinho, aged 22, and Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, 27. Barcelona is monitoring England striker Harry Kane's contract negotiations with Bayern Munich, as the 33-year-old Englishman enters the final year of his current deal.

Elsewhere, Sunderland could potentially break their transfer record by triggering Roma's Mozambique winger Geny Catamo, aged 25, 60 million euro (£51 million) release clause. Everton is also interested in Como's Senegal winger Assane Diao, aged 20, with a fee estimated between £50 million and £60 million. Arsenal, however, seems less interested in Napoli's potential signing Harry Jesus, as the 29-year-old Brazil forward reportedly shows no interest in joining the Italian side.