Football gossip: Wissa, Luiz, Gyokeres, Palhinha, Arias, Gibbs-White, Walker-Peters

Yoane Wissa wants to follow Thomas Frank to Tottenham, Everton submit bid to sign Douglas Luiz and Arsenal closing in on deal for Viktor Gyokeres.

Brentford forward Yoane Wissa’s preference is to follow former Bees manager Thomas Frank to Tottenham, despite Newcastle United showing an interest in the 28-year-old DR Congo international. (Talksport, external)

Everton have submitted a bid to sign Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz from Juventus, with Aston Villa and West Ham also interested in the 27-year-old. (Teamtalk), external

Arsenal are closing in on a deal to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting, with the Gunners pencilling in a medical for the 27-year-old. (Football Transfers), external

Arsenal made a move for Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 30, earlier this summer but were unable to agree a deal with Bayern Munich. (Bild – in German), external

Wolves have agreed a deal to sign 27-year-old Colombia winger Jhon Arias from Brazilian club Fluminense. (ESPN), external

Nottingham Forest are actively working to persuade England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 25, to commit his long-term future to the club amid growing interest from Tottenham. (Givemesport), external

Leeds United are in talks over the signing of Feyenoord’s 25-year-old Brazilian winger Igor Paixao. (Sky Sports), external

West Ham are in talks to bring in 28-year-old English defender Kyle Walker-Peters, who is a free agent after leaving Southampton and has pulled out of a move to Besiktas. (Talksport), external

Inter Milan have proposed a deal to take Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman on loan with a £34.6m obligation to buy but Atalanta are not keen on those terms and want £43.2m for the 27-year-old. (Sky Sports Italia – in Italian), external

Luton Town are set to sign the Republic of Ireland keeper Josh Keeley from Tottenham after the 22-year-old failed to agree a new contract with Spurs. (Standard), external

Arsenal have agreed a fee of around £200,000 with Salford City for 17-year-old English striker Will Wright in an effort to beat Liverpool to the signing. (Mail), external

Brighton and Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 20, is in talks to join Roma this summer. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Newcastle are considering an approach to Juventus for Italian defender Nicolo Savona, 22, and also remain keen on his 21-year-old compatriot Giorgio Scalvini of Atalanta and Spanish defender Cesar Tarrega, 23, of Valencia. (Sky Sports, external)

Liverpool have held preliminary talks with Real Madrid for Brazil winger Rodrygo, with the 24-year-old considered a potential replacement for Luis Diaz if the club decide to sell the 28-year-old Colombia winger this summer. (Talksport, external)

AC Milan are interested in Manchester United and Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund and are exploring the conditions of a deal for the 22-year-old. (Sky Sports, external)

West Ham are the latest club to contact Manchester City for England winger Jack Grealish, with Everton also keen on a loan deal for the 29-year-old. (Ben Jacobs on X, external)

Sunderland and Bournemouth have both had £23m bids rejected for Lille’s French defender Bafode Diakite, with the club demanding a fee in the region of £34m for the 24-year-old. (L’Equipe – in French), external