Man Utd leading race for Olise – Friday’s gossip

Michael Olise

Manchester United are frontrunners to sign Crystal Palace and France Under-21s midfielder Michael Olise, 22. (ESPN)external-link

Juventus are the leading the race to sign Manchester United and England forward Mason Greenwood, 22, who is on loan at Spanish club Getafe. (i Sport)external-link

Barcelona manager Xavi has told the club he wants Manchester City and Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 29, but Bayern Munich are also interested. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

Chelsea are considering a move for Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, 34 – the former Arsenal goalkeeper who now plays for Juventus. (Tutto Juve – in Italian)external-link

Chelsea have joined Newcastle in asking about the situation of former England youth international Tosin Adarabioyo, 26, who will leave Fulham as a free agent this summer. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Manchester City were one of the teams who scouted Borussia Dortmund’s Dutch full-back Ian Maatsen, 22, currently on loan from Chelsea, on Wednesday. (TBR Football)external-link

Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus, 27, is prepared to fight for his place at Arsenal amid reports of a potential summer exit. (Sun)external-link

Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi remains on Bayern Munich’s manager shortlist after Ralf Rangnick turned down the German club. (Bild – in German)external-link

Leicester City are interested in signing Coventry City’s English midfielder Callum O’Hare, 26. (Football Insider)external-link

Celtic are among the teams keeping tabs on Aston Villa and Finland goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo, 22, who has spent the past season on loan at Exeter City. (Sun)external-link

Brighton, Fulham, West Ham and Benfica are monitoring Vitoria de Guimaraes and Portugal winger Jota Silva, who has a £17m release clause. (Rudy Galetti)external-link

Aston Villa and Brazil centre-back Diego Carlos, 31, is one of AC Milan’s top transfer targets. (Teamtalk)external-link

Villa want to sign Leicester and Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho, 27, as a back-up striker for England international Ollie Watkins, 28. (Football Insider)external-link

Inter Miami have opened negotiations with 36-year-old Benfica and Argentina winger Angel di Maria. (ESPN Argentina – in Spanish)external-link

West Ham technical director Tim Steidten has been barred from the first-team dressing room as he hunts a replacement for manager David Moyes. (Standard)external-link

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