Football gossip: Chalobah, Delap, Jones, Ahanor, Diomande, Rashford

Chelsea A bid has been handed in from Como for defender Trevo Chaloba, Everton Inter Milan could miss out, leading the race to sign Blues striker Liam Delap Liverpool Midfielder Curtis Jones on his assessment.

as offered a package deal worth €27m (£23m) for Chelseaof Trevoh Chalobah, but the Blues want €35m (£30m) for the 26-year-old England defender. (Sky Sports – in Italian), outsider

Everton Meru is in pole position to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap as they work to agree personal terms for the 23-year-old Englishman. (Football Insider), outsider

Brighton Italy have bid around 34 million euros (£29 million) for the 18-year-old atlanta 26-year-old Dutch centre-back Jan Paul van Heeck to fill the void left by defender Honest Ahanor Tottenham. (Ben Jacobs via Football Italia), outsider

Real Madrid has joined Liverpool And Paris Saint Germain In the race to sign Ivory Coast winger Yann Diomonde, 19 Arabic Leipzig. (El Debate – in Spanish), outsider

Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who has been linked with a return to the Premier League, has been offered a four-year contract extension to remain as manager. United States of America (talksport), outsider

Inter Milan England may miss out on midfielder Curtis Jones Liverpool The 25-year-old is valued at £34.5m (€40m), while the Serie A side are unwilling to offer more than £21.5m (€25m) for the out-of-contract player next summer. (Transfer Market – in Italian), outsider

Atlético Madrid Argentina have tried to convince striker Julian Alvarez to stay with them, but the 26-year-old insists he still wants to go. Barcelona. (Sports World – in Spanish), outsider

Newcastle Unitedof Initial inquiry about a step for Borussia Dortmund Midfielder Felix Nmecha, 25, finds the Germany international out of their price range as things stand. (Chronicle), outsider

Manchester Unitedof Their hopes of bolstering their midfield could be affected by an injury to 25-year-old Uruguay international Manuel Ugarte, who was carried off on a stretcher during his country’s World Cup loss to Spain. (mail) , outsider

Hull City Belgium are interested in right-back Thomas Meunier, with the 34-year-old a free agent when his contract expires. lil. (talksport), outsider

Manchester United Forward Marcus Rashford still wants to return Barcelona After last season’s loan spell, But the La Liga side are prepared to wait until the end of the summer transfer window to complete a deal for the 28-year-old Englishman. (TimTalk), outsider