Liverpool battle for Italy defender – Monday’s gossip

Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea eye Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori, Brighton see target slip away, while Manchester United cool interest in Barcelona defender.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham are all interested in 22-year-old Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori but will have to pay in excess of £40m to prise him away from Bologna. (Express), external

A number of Barcelona’s directors remain unconvinced about the merits of signing Spain’s Euro 2024 star winger Nico Williams, 21, from Athletic Bilbao. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Brighton have been left frustrated after Chelsea agreed a deal to sign midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 25, from Leicester even though the player had undergone a medical with the Seagulls and a fee was agreed between the two clubs. (Telegraph – subscription required), external