David, Ekitike, Branthwaite, other transfer stories

Six Premier League clubs want Lille’s Jonathan David, four English sides are after Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike and other transfer stories.

Newcastle have joined Manchester United, Tottenham, West Ham, Chelsea and Liverpool in expressing their interest in Lille’s Canadian striker Jonathan David, 25. (i Sport).

Manchester United are interested in Everton and England defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 22. (Sun).

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Liverpool will rival Arsenal for the signature of Frankfurt’s 22-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike during the summer transfer window. (Mirror)

But Manchester United are racing Newcastle and a number of top European clubs to sign Ekitike. (Football Insider).

Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in Udinese and Italy striker Lorenzo Lucca, 24, while Manchester United and West Ham are tracking the Serie A club’s French defender Oumar Solet, 25. (Messaggero Veneto, in Italian).

Liverpool’s England defender Jarell Quansah is reportedly interesting Newcastle, but the Reds are not considering selling the 22-year-old. (Athletic – subscription required).

Besiktas, managed by former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, are interested in signing Ipswich Town winger Jaden Philogene, 23, on loan. (Fotomac – in Turkish, external)

Manchester City are plotting a move to re-sign Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, 24, with Liverpool also interested in the Netherlands defender. (Teamtalk).

Nottingham Forest are interested in 25-year-old Belgium winger Alexis Saelemaekers, on loan at Roma from AC Milan. (Calciomercato – in Italian).

Liverpool are expecting a big proposal from the Saudi Pro League for Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 25. (Football Transfers).

Tottenham Hotspur are refusing to rule out selling Argentina defender Cristian Romero, 26, after Atletico Madrid made their interest clear. (Givemesport).

Everton are interested in Sunderland’s English duo – forward Chris Rigg, 17, and midfielder Dan Neil, 23. (Teamtalk).

Millwall and Hibernian are among the clubs tracking Cheltenham winger Jordan Thomas, 23. (Football Insider).

Tottenham are interested in bringing former managing director Fabio Paratici, 52, back to the club, but AC Milan also want the Italian. (Radio Rossonera – in Italian).

Bayern Munich could look at recalling players from loan spells a few weeks early so they can play in the Club World Cup, including Tottenham’s 19-year-old French forward Mathys Tel. (Kicker – in German).