Football gossip: Rashford, Osimhen, Isak, Adeyemi, Ederson, Kimmich, Leao
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Marcus Rashford prepared to make Aston Villa loan move permanent, Victor Osimhen keen on Manchester United transfer and Liverpool have growing interest in Alexander Isak.
Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, is prepared to turn his January loan move to Aston Villa into a permanent deal. (Sun – subscription required), external
Barcelona and Bayern Munich are also keeping tabs on Rashford. (Football Insider), external
Liverpool have a growing interest in Newcastle and Sweden forward Alexander Isak, while Arsenal also remain keen on a move for the 25-year-old. (Times – subscription required), external
Arsenal might have to sell Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, 30, or their 23-year-old Brazil winger Gabriel Martinelli to fund a summer rebuild, with both players targets for Saudi Pro League clubs. (Mirror), external
Victor Osimhen is keen on a transfer to Manchester United, although they will need to overcome several major clubs to sign the 26-year-old Nigeria striker, who is on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United are prepared to offload Denmark forward Rasmus Hojlund, 22, in order to gain Osimhen’s signature. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external
Chelsea remain keen on the possibility of signing Borussia Dortmund and Germany winger Karim Adeyemi, who is valued at 45m euros (£37.1m). (CaughtOffside), external
Manchester City are keen to sign a goalkeeper to replace Brazilian Ederson, 31, this summer and the club are in talks with Porto over a move for 25-year-old Portugal international Diogo Costa. (CaughtOffside), external
Bayern Munich have withdrawn their offer of a new contract to Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich after becoming frustrated with the 30-year-old’s hesitation to extend his deal. (Bild – in German), external
Barcelona have expressed an interest in AC Milan’s Portugal winger Rafael Leao, 25. (Nicolo Schira), external
Newcastle United are pursuing a deal to sign Burnley’s English goalkeeper James Trafford, 22. (Football Insider), external
The Premier League could be forced to have two separate transfer windows this summer because of disruption caused by the Club World Cup. (Guardian), external