Transfers: Gallagher set for Atletico, Smith Rowe to join Fulham, other stories

Atletico Madrid “extremely confident” of signing Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher, Fulham bid for Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe and Trent Alexander-Arnold to stay at Liverpool despite interest from Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid are “extremely confident” of securing a deal to sign Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24. (Team Talk).

Crystal Palace are targeting a move for Marseille and Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, 26. (Standard).

Inter Milan are hopeful Arsenal’s pursuit of Bologna and Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori, 22, will force them to sell 24-year-old Poland defender Jakub Kiwior. (Standard).

Manchester United are considering a move for 25-year-old Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand from Sporting Lisbon. (FootballTransfers).

Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Villarreal and Denmark Under-21 goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, who has also attracted interest from Marseille. (Athletic – subscription required).

Chelsea have offered £17m plus add-ons for the 22-year-old Jorgensen in a bid to strengthen their goalkeeping options. (Mail).

Trent Alexander-Arnold, 25, wants to stay with Liverpool despite the English full-back attracting interest from Real Madrid. (Mirror).

Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay has denied there are any talks ongoing with Liverpool over a potential deal for Japan winger Takefusa Kubo, 23. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish).

Newcastle United are eager to push through a move for AC Milan and Germany defender Malick Thiaw, 22, for about £35m. (Times – subscription required).

Chelsea are prepared to lower their asking price for striker Romelu Lukaku from €44m (£37m) to €35m (£29.4m), but Napoli want to pay closer to €25m (£21m) for the 31-year-old Belgium international. (Gianluca Di Marzio, via Football Italia).

AC Milan have renewed talks with Chelsea to see if a deal can be done for 22-year-old Albania striker Armando Broja, who was also a target for Everton. (Calciomercato – in Italian).

Fulham will make an improved offer for Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe. The Cottagers and Crystal Palace have both had transfer bids for the 23-year-old English midfielder turned down by the Gunners this month. (Sky Sports).

Leicester City are rivalling West Ham for Arsenal’s 24-year-old English winger Reiss Nelson. (Times – subscription required).

Arsenal are willing to listen to bids for England forward Eddie Nketiah, with Marseille emerging as a potential destination for the 25-year-old. (Mirror).

Manchester United are set to intensify their search for a full-back with Bayern Munich’s Moroccan international Noussair Mazraoui, 26, thought to be a potential option. (Telegraph).

Manchester United must wait to sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka before recruiting a replacement full-back, with West Ham interested in the 26-year-old English defender. (Manchester Evening News).

Spain’s 33-year-old defender Marcos Alonso, who is a free agent after leaving Barcelona, 24-year-old English player Tyrick Mitchell, who plays for Crystal Palace, and Feyenoord’s 26-year-old Slovakian international David Hancko are among potential targets for Manchester United as they look into bringing in a left-back. (Mirror).

Everton are closing in on a loan deal for Napoli attacking midfielder Jesper Lindstrom. The 24-year-old Dane would be the Premier League club’s fourth summer signing. (Liverpool Echo).

Nottingham Forest have held talks with Argentine club Talleres about the possibility of signing 24-year-old Paraguay winger Ramon Sosa. (Nottingham Post).

Liverpool’s Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg is set to leave Anfield this summer amid interest from Hoffenheim and Mainz. (Florian Plettenberg).

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