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

Manchester City are reportedly following in the footsteps of Manchester United in their pursuit of Roma's French midfielder Manu Kone, who is 25 years old. The City football club has also caught the attention of Aston Villa, who are considering signing Chelsea's English defender Tosin Adarabioyo, who is 28 years old. This move would be a potential replacement for Ezri Konsa, who left Arsenal in a deal involving another Chelsea defender, 28-year-old England international.

Benfica has also shown interest in Adarabioyo, with Tottenham also rumored to be in talks to sign two more Manchester City players: Brazil's Savinho, who is 22 years old, and Egypt's Omar Marmoush, who is 27 years old. Barcelona is keeping an eye on England's Harry Kane, 33, who is nearing the end of his contract with Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile, Sunderland could break their transfer record by triggering a release clause for Sporting's Mozambique winger Geny Catamo, who is 25 years old. Everton is also interested in Como's Senegal winger Assane Diao, who could cost between £50m and £60m. Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus has been told he is not looking to move to Napoli despite their interest in the Brazil forward, who is 29 years old.

Juventus is now in the running to sign Manchester United's Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, but both clubs must sell before a move can be made. Hull City is close to finalizing a deal with Real Betis for 20-year-old Spanish winger Pablo Garcia. Hull, Ipswich Town, and Al-Ittihad are all trying to secure the signing of Morocco's midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, who is 26 years old.

Arsenal is working on deals to sign Gibraltar's Jayden Wareham, who is 19 years old, and English right-back Habeeb Ogunneye, who is 20 years old. Barcelona has put attempts to sign Argentina's Julian Alvarez, 26, on hold and is exploring other options.