Arsenal join race for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike, five Bundesliga clubs show interest in Manchester City’s James McAtee and Liverpool ready to offer Ben Doak as makeweight in Marc Guehi deal.
Arsenal have joined Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United in the race to sign Eintracht Frankfurt’s 23-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike. (Sport Bild – in German, subscription required), external
Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig and Stuttgart are interested in Manchester City’s 22-year-old England Under-21 midfielder James McAtee. (Times – subscription required), external
Liverpool are willing to offer 19-year-old Scotland winger Ben Doak as part of a deal for Crystal Palace’s 24-year-old England defender Marc Guehi. (Sun), external
Sporting’s 27-year-old Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres has told the club he will not return and wants a move this summer. (Record – in Portuguese, subscription required), external
Manchester United remain interested in Fiorentina’s Moise Kean but the 25-year-old Italy striker’s 52m euro (£44m) release clause expires on 15 July. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external
Thomas Partey will leave Arsenal when his contract expires on Monday after the 32-year-old Ghana midfielder failed to agree a new deal. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Sunderland have offered Reinildo Mandava a two-year contract worth £65,000 a week following the 31-year-old Mozambique left-back’s release by Atletico Madrid. (Guardian), external
Nottingham Forest are close to signing Botafogo’s 24-year-old Brazil striker Igor Jesus for £10m. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Manchester United are ready to accept a cut-price deal for Tyrell Malacia after PSV Eindhoven opted not to turn the 25-year-old Netherlands full-back’s loan into a permanent deal. (Mirror), external
Sunderland are among several Premier League clubs interested in Toulouse’s 22-year-old England Under-21 centre-back Charlie Cresswell, who has an £18m release clause in his contract. (Sun), external
Qatar have held talks with Fifa over potentially hosting the 2029 Club World Cup, which would have to take place in winter. (Guardian), external
