Barcelona closing in on Cancelo – Sunday’s gossip

There is an agreement in principle for Portugal right-back Joao Cancelo, 29, to join Barcelona from Manchester City on an initial season-long loan. (SPORT – in Spanish)external-linkChelsea have made contact with advisors to £50m-rated United States and Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun, 22. (TalkSport)external-linkArsenal left-back Nuno Tavares, 23, is exploring other options after a proposed move to Nottingham Forest became complicated. (Fabrizio Romano)external-linkThe Gunners have no intention of selling Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey, 30, amid interest from Saudi Pro League sides as well as Juventus and Fenerbahce. (Express)external-linkParis St-Germain have agreed personal terms on a five-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani, 24. (Foot Mercato – in French)external-linkWest Ham United have had a bid for Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus, 23, rejected by Ajax. (The Athletic – subscription required)external-linkHowever, West Ham have agreed a fee of about £19m including add-ons with Stuttgart for 25-year-old Greece defender Konstantinos Mavropanos. (Sky Sports)external-linkGermany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 31, is close to signing a new contract with Barcelona which would keep him at the club until 2028. (ESPN)external-linkCeltic are now best-placed to re-sign Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney, 26, after Newcastle United ended their interest in the Scotland defender. (Football Insider)external-linkAaron Wan-Bissaka, 25, will not leave Manchester United this summer as he wants to fight for the first-choice right-back spot at Old Trafford. (Mail)external-linkBut Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 26, and English left-back Brandon Williams, 22, could both leave Manchester United and are not currently being considered for selection. (Manchester Evening News)external-linkDefender Eric Bailly could also depart, with Manchester United in talks with Fulham over a deal for the 29-year-old Ivory Coast defender. (Mail)external-linkLeeds United plan to sell French goalkeeper Illan Meslier, 23, before the end of the summer transfer window. (Football Insider)external-linkLiverpool have cooled their interest in Fulham’s Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha over the 28-year-old’s £90m price tag. (Transfer Insider) external-linkSaudi Pro League club Al-Ahli are pushing to sign Paris St-Germain’s Italy midfielder Marco Verratti, with an agreement between player and club already in place. (L’Equipe – in French)external-linkSunderland are interested in signing 20-year-old England youth striker Jay Stansfield from Fulham. (Chronicle Live)external-linkInter Milan are pushing to sign France right-back Benjamin Pavard from Bayern Munich – but Thomas Tuchel wants to keep the 27-year-old defender in Germany. (Sky Sports Italy – in Italian)external-link Lionesses captain Millie Bright features on the back page of the Daily Star Sunday

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