Man City eye Guimaraes - Thursday's gossip

Manchester City consider Premier League and Serie A midfielders, including Bruno Guimaraes, Chelsea target Rodrygo and Everton accept they may lose Jarrad Branthwaite.

Manchester City look set to reignite their interest in Newcastle and Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 27, as they prepare for the departure of Belgian Kevin de Bruyne, 33. (UOL esporte - in Portuguese), external

Chelsea are willing to pay 120m euros (£102m) to sign Real Madrid and Brazil winger Rodrygo, 24, as their star summer signing. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Manchester City are considering an offer of between 50-60m euros (£42-51m) for AC Milan and Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 26, despite him recently signing a new contract until 2030. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Everton are expecting to lose England centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, 22, this summer with Manchester United and Tottenham keen. (Sun), external

Chelsea and Newcastle are interested in Benfica and Greece forward Vangelis Pavlidis, 26, for 100m euros (£85m), but face competition from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. (Record - in Portuguese), external

Arsenal and Liverpool are looking at alternatives to Alexander Isak with Newcastle adamant that they won't sell their 25-year-old Sweden striker. (i paper), external

Newcastle, Wolves and Brentford have watched Angers and Ivory Coast goalkeeper Yahia Fofana, 24, ahead of a potential £15m summer move. (Football Insider), external

Chelsea are leading the race to sign Sunderland and England Under-21 midfielder Jobe Bellingham, 19, ahead of Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Brighton and Crystal Palace. (Caught Offside), external

Leeds will listen to offers for French goalkeeper Illan Meslier, 25, and use the funds to sign a first-choice replacement. (Football Insider), external

Juventus are willing to sell Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 26, in the summer, but want around 40m euros (£34m). (Tuttosport - in Italian), external