Football gossip: Guehi, Zirkzee, Calafiori, Williams, Coman, De Ligt, Kimmich

Arsenal and Manchester United battle for England’s Marc Guehi, while both are hoping to sign other Euro 2024 players – and Tottenham hope to do a player swap with Aston Villa.

Arsenal and Manchester United are ready to compete for the signing of England defender Marc Guehi, with the 23-year-old set to reject Crystal Palace’s new contract offer. (Sun), external

Manchester United are expected to meet Joshua Zirkzee’s £34m release clause to sign the Netherlands forward, 23, from Bologna. (Mail), external

United are deliberating over whether to trigger that release clause or negotiate a higher fee that would allow payments by instalments. (Guardian), external

Arsenal are hoping to complete the signing of Riccardo Calafiori this week after holding further talks with Bologna over the Italy defender, 22. (Guardian), external

Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club are in a position to afford the signing of 21-year-old Spain winger Nico Williams, who has a release clause of £49m in his Athletic Bilbao contract. (Catalunya Radio, via ESPN), external

Ipswich are confident of signing Hull City’s English pair – winger Jaden Philogene, 22, and defender Jacob Greaves, 23, for about £35m. (Talksport), external

Alternatively Everton are confident they have beaten Crystal Palace to the signing of Philogene after striking an agreement with Hull. (Teamtalk), external

Tottenham are exploring a player-plus-cash deal for Aston Villa’s English midfielder Jacob Ramsey, 23, with Argentine midfielder Giovani lo Celso, 28, heading the other way. (Sky Sports), external

Belgian club Beerschot are set to sign Hibernian’s Scottish midfielder Ewan Henderson, 24, and English winger D’Margio Wright-Phillips, 22, who has just left Stoke. (Nieuwsblad, in Dutch), external

Stuttgart plan to make a new bid for Brighton’s Germany striker Deniz Undav, 27. (Bild, in German – subscription needed), external

Former Wolves captain Danny Batth, 33, is back at the club and training with the under-21s after the English defender left Norwich. (Express & Star), external

Tottenham Hotspur are confident of keeping 16-year-old English winger Mikey Moore, despite interest from Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid. (HITC), external

Luton are among the clubs interested in 19-year-old Mechelen midfielder Ngal’ayel Mukau, who is eligible for Belgium and DR Congo. (HLN, in Dutch), external

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Atlanta United to sign United States left-back Caleb Wiley, 19, for £8.5m – but are expected to loan him to Strasbourg. (Athletic, subscription needed), external

Leeds United are expected to sell Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville, 22, French forward Georginio Rutter, 22, and Italy striker Wilfried Gnonto, 20, this summer. (Football Insider), external

Bayern Munich need to sell players before they can sign anyone – with France winger Kingsley Coman, 28, Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 24, Germany midfielders Leon Goretzka, 29, Joshua Kimmich, 29, and Serge Gnabry, 28, and Canada left-back Alphonso Davies, 23, among the candidates to leave. (Kicker, in German), external

Nice and France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 24, wants to join Juventus after his move to Manchester United fell through. (Gazzetta), external

Sevilla are interested in signing Spain midfielder Saul Niguez, 29, from Atletico Madrid. (SER, in Spanish), external