Man City want Wolves’ Nunes – Thursday’s gossip

Manchester City are exploring a deal to sign 24-year-old Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes from Wolves. (Athletic)external-linkWolves are unlikely to let Nunes leave Molineux so close to the end of the transfer window unless Manchester City make a vastly inflated bid for the player. (Express & Star)external-linkCity have also turned their attention to Crystal Palace and England attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze, 25, after stepping back their interest in West Ham’s 25-year-old Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta. (Times – subscription required)external-linkFluminense will not sell 22-year-old Brazilian midfielder Andre in 2023 despite interest from Liverpool, Fulham and Sporting Lisbon. (O Globo – in Portuguese)external-linkArsenal and Ivory Coast forward Nicolas Pepe, 28, looks set to move to Saudi Arabia after turning down the chance to join Besiktas. (RMC via Metro)external-linkChelsea will urge Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 30, to accept an offer from Saudi Arabia if a deal cannot be struck with a European club. (Talksport)external-linkJuventus are willing to pay Chelsea £35m for Lukaku but the Italians need to bank £50m from the sale of Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 23, before they can proceed. (Standard)external-linkLazio have withdrawn their interest in signing Tottenham’s 36-year-old France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. (Fabrizio Romano)external-linkWest Ham remain in talks with Ajax over a deal for 23-year-old Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus after having two bids rejected. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-linkWest Ham have also opened talks with Sevilla over a possible deal for Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri, 26. (Sky Sports)external-linkBrentford have submitted an improved bid for Fiorentina’s winger Nico Gonzalez but neither the Serie A club nor the 21-year-old Spaniard are interested in negotiating a transfer. (Football Italia)external-linkSheffield United are closing on an £18.5m move for 21-year-old Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer. (Guardian)external-linkTottenham have rebuffed Barcelona’s attempts to take Argentina attacking midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, 27, on loan. (Sport – in Spanish)external-linkSuper agent Jorge Mendes will arrive in Barcelona imminently to finalise 29-year-old Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo’s move from Manchester City to the Nou Camp. (AS – in Spanish)external-linkBurnley and Granada are both keen on a deal to sign Manchester United’s 20-year-old Spanish defender Alvaro Fernandez. (Mirror)external-linkEverton remain locked in talks with Southampton over a deal for Scotland striker Che Adams, 27, but will not pursue a move for Troyes’ 27-year-old Guinea-Bissau forward Mama Balde. (Liverpool Echo)external-link Star back page

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