29/07/2026
Barcola agrees Liverpool move - Wednesday's gossip
Paris St-Germain and France forward Bradley Barcola, 23, has verbally agreed to join Liverpool, but there is no certainty over a move as there is a significant gap between the two clubs on the fee. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Barcola's possible move to Liverpool could lead to Ligue 1 champions PSG trying to beat Real Madrid to the signing of Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19, from RB Leipzig. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Real Madrid do not intend to sell 26-year-old Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, whose contract with the Spanish club runs out next summer, and are confident he will agree a new deal with the club. (Sky Sports), external
Newcastle United sources insist the club are not in talks with Arsenal over a deal to sell Magpies skipper Bruno Guimaraes, 28, to the Gunners and the Tyneside club expect the Brazil international to return to training on Friday. (Northern Echo), external
Bayern Munich have no plans to sell Colombia forward Luis Diaz, despite reported interest from Al-Hilal, and the 29-year-old has told the German champions he wants to stay with them. (Sky Sports Germany), external
Everton will demand around £70m for Senegal winger Iliman Ndiaye, 26, amid interest from Manchester United and Al-Hilal. (Mirror), external
Manchester United are willing to let Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee leave and are in talks with Juventus about a deal for the 25-year-old. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external
Nottingham Forest are close to securing a 40m euros (£34m) deal to sign 22-year-old Ivory Coast centre-back Ousmane Diomande from Sporting. (A Bola - in Portuguese), external
Coventry City have agreed a club record deal worth an initial £22.5m deal to sign English goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, 25, from Brighton. (Telegraph - subscription required)
