Man City close in on Bouaddi - Tuesday's gossip

What the report says

Manchester City are reported to be closing in on a move for Ayyoub Bouaddi, the 18-year-old Lille midfielder, in the latest BBC Sport football gossip round-up. The French club are said to value the Morocco international at 100 million euros, or about £85 million. The BBC’s item cites the Guardian for that update and places the story among a wider set of summer transfer links involving several major European clubs.

The roundup also says Real Madrid are interested in Martin Zubimendi, the Spain midfielder who is currently with Premier League champions Arsenal, while Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus is open to a switch to Napoli. Another Arsenal player, winger Gabriel Martinelli, has reportedly been the subject of initial talks between his representatives and AS Roma. Elsewhere, Barcelona and Tottenham are said to have asked Bayern Munich about England captain Harry Kane, with each club exploring a possible summer move.

Other reported developments include Manchester City being aware of Nottingham Forest’s interest in Tijjani Reijnders, Liverpool apparently having the advantage over Arsenal in the race for Paris St-Germain winger Bradley Barcola, and Real Madrid continuing to monitor Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni and Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton. As a gossip roundup, the BBC item collates unconfirmed transfer links rather than official announcements, but it offers a snapshot of how active the summer market remains across England, Spain, Italy and France.