Man City join Man Utd in Kone race - Thursday's gossip

Manchester City look set to rival neighbours Manchester United for Manu Kone, Aston Villa interested in Tosin Adarabioyo and Tottenham in talks over Man City duo. Manchester City have identified Roma's Manu Kone as a potential signing, with the France midfielder, 25, having already been linked with rivals Manchester United this summer. (Mail) Aston Villa are interested in signing Chelsea's English defender Tosin Adarabioyo, 28, as a potential replacement for Ezri Konsa following Arsenal's deal for the 28-year-old England international. (Sky Sports) Benfica have also made contact with Chelsea over a potential deal for Adarabioyo. (Sun) Tottenham are in talks to sign both Brazil winger Savinho, 22, and Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, 27, from Manchester City . (Athletic - subscription required) Barcelona are monitoring Harry Kane's contract talks with Bayern Munich , with the England striker, 33, having entered the final year of his current deal. (Mail) Sunderland could shatter their transfer record by triggering the 60m euros (£51m) release clause for Sporting's Mozambique winger Geny Catamo, 25. (Teamtalk) Everton are interested in Como's Senegal winger Assane Diao, 20, who could cost between £50m and £60m. (Teamtalk) Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus is not looking to move to Napoli despite their interest in the Brazil forward, 29. (Mirror) Juventus have joined Napoli in holding an interest in Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee, but both clubs must sell before being able to make a move for the Netherlands forward, 25. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) Hull City are close to reaching an agreement with Real Betis for 20-year-old Spanish winger Pablo Garcia. (Sport - in Spanish) Hull , Ipswich Town and Al-Ittihad are pushing to secure the signing of Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, 26, from Girona . (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish) Arsenal are working on deals to sign Gibraltar winger James Scanlon, 19, and English right-back Habeeb Ogunneye, 20, from Manchester United . (Telegraph - subscription required) Barcelona have put attempts to sign Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 26, from Atletico Madrid on hold and are exploring other options. (ESPN) Atletico Madrid are looking to beat Manchester United to the signing of Spanish defender Jorge Salinas, 19, from Racing Santander . (Teamtalk) Arsenal agree £50m-plus deal to sign Villa's Konsa Al-Hilal target England's Kane - Wednesday's gossip Get the latest on your Premier League team All your football quizzes in one place Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast