Football gossip: Rodri, Alexander-Arnold, Saliba, Romero, Adeyemi
Rodri and Trent Alexander-Arnold are among Real Madrid’s targets, Man Utd interested in Karim Adeyemi and Newcastle target Angel Gomes.
Real Madrid are targeting Manchester City’s Spain midfielder Rodri, Liverpool’s 25-year-old England full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and either Arsenal’s 23-year-old France defender William Saliba or Tottenham’s Argentina centre-back Cristian Romero, 26. (Independent), external
Tottenham are planning to offer Romero a new contract to deter interested clubs. (Football Insider), external
Manchester United are interested in Borussia Dortmund’s 22-year-old Germany forward Karim Adeyemi but could face competition from Newcastle and Liverpool. (Teamtalk), external
Newcastle are among a host of Premier League clubs interested in Lille’s 24-year-old England midfielder Angel Gomes, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (Football Insider), external
West Ham and Manchester United are keen on 29-year-old Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka, who is unhappy after losing his place at Bayern Munich. (Sun), external
Everton see England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford as one of their most important players and have no plans to replace the 30-year-old with Newcastle’s fellow England international Nick Pope, 32. (Teamtalk), external
