Paper Talk graphic with Jamie Vardy
Paper Talk graphic with Jamie Vardy

Transfer rumours and football gossip: Jamie Vardy, Mason Mount, Harry Kane, Paul Pogba, Adama Traore


The latest rumours and gossip from Thursday's back pages, including a potential surprise move for Leicester striker Jamie Vardy.

We start with two sides newly relegated from the Premier League - first, Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has reportedly been offered to Turkish club Trabzonspor, despite new Foxes manager Enzo Maresca saying he'd stay at the King Power (Express).

Fellow relegated outfit Leeds United have set their sights on Nottingham Forest striker Emmanuel Dennis as they seek to bolster their attacking options for the upcoming Sky Bet Championship season (Express).

In Italy, meanwhile, Juventus are open to selling Paul Pogba this summer while AC Milan are reportedly testing the waters to see if they could sign Wolves winger Adama Traore, who will soon be a free agent (Daily Mail).

Manchester City have entered the race for Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga after pulling out of a deal for Declan Rice, unwilling to match Arsenal's £105m offer for the West Ham captain (Guardian).

Across the city, Manchester United will hold further talks with Chelsea over England midfielder Mason Mount this week (Telegraph).

Chelsea have already earmarked Brighton's Moises Caicedo as their next target (Times) - and have reportedly agreed a £15m deal for Brazilian youngster Angelo Gabriel from Santos (The Sun).

The Blues are also interested that Harry Kane has commissioned the building of a sizeable new family home near Wentworth Golf Club, to the west of London, and just 15 miles from the club's Cobham training ground (Telegraph).

But Bayern Munich remain favourites for Kane's signature and are expected to offer Tottenham £80m for the England captain (Daily Mirror).

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Liverpool are exploring a move to sign RB Leipzig and Hungary attacker Dominik Szoboszlai (The Athletic) - while Reds forward Fabio Carvalho is set to complete a separate loan move in the opposite direction (Independent).

Aston Villa are leading the race to secure the services of Pau Torres and are optimistic about striking a deal with Villarreal for the highly-rated centre-back (Express).

Barcelona midfielder Franck Kessie and RC Lens captain Seko Fofana are the subject of transfer interest from Saudi Arabian clubs Al Ahli and Al Nassr respectively (The Athletic).

Coventry City will rival Rangers for Swansea City striker Morgan Whittaker as the Sky Blues line up a replacement should Viktor Gyokeres depart the Sky Blues (Daily Record).

Rodolfo Borrell is set to leave Manchester City for a role with Major League Soccer side Austin FC while Southampton have accepted an offer from Trabzonspor for attacking midfielder Mislav Orsic (The Athletic).

St Mirren say in-demand Northern Ireland keeper Trevor Carson won't be going anywhere unless their valuation is met but Hibs are ready to let Harry McKirdy leave on loan this summer - with three teams already in for the ex-Swindon ace (Scottish Sun).

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