Transfer information reside: Spurs’ Gibbs-White saga takes explosive twist, Gyokeres on strike, Arsenal agree Madueke

Sky Sports are reporting that Barcelona have made Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford their main wing target this summer.

The Catalan club missed out on Nico Williams and have seen their advances for Luis Diaz rejected.

And Barca are now expected to try and agree a deal, according to Sky in Germany.

United are said to value Rashford at around £40m, with the England international keen on the move to the Camp Nou.

Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Lopez says he has been provisionally suspended from football after he “unintentionally took a hair loss prevention medicine containing a banned substance”.

He said he had been taking medicine as part of treatment against hair loss in the years since overcoming testicular cancer, which he had been diagnosed with in 2016.

One of the more famous headlines after Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit combined for the third goal in Brazil’s defeat at the Stade de France in 1998 was “Arsenal win the World Cup”. Perhaps some in Sussex will be tempted to script a sequel on Sunday. “Brighton win the Club World Cup”? It would have sounded especially unlikely in the 1990s, when they were battling relegation from the Football League or exiled to play their home games in Gillingham.

Napoli have renewed their interest in Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho.

The Mirror claims that the Italian side would hope to sign the player for £45m, which would appear a respectable fee for a player than is keen to leave Old Trafford.

And with Bryan Mbeumo poised to join the Red Devils, Garnacho’s exit could facilitate that move and more to strengthen Ruben Amorim’s squad.

There are times when West Ham fans may catch the sight of one of their finest former players in action for capital rivals and hear a chant about getting him half price. It involves an element of exaggeration: Declan Rice commanded a British record fee of £105m and even a brace of superlative free kicks against Real Madrid do not make him worth £210m.

And yet there could be a sequel of sorts, Hammers supporters casting more envious glances at another favourite found elsewhere in London. And if, as seems likely, Mohammed Kudus joins Tottenham for £55m, there may be greater reasons to think West Ham have sold him on the cheap. Certainly in the context of the Ghanaian’s talent and his outstanding, 14-goal debut campaign in England, if not the underwhelming, five-goal sophomore season.

But the fee is £30m below Kudus’ release clause and there have been moments, with an ability to spin or glide away from defenders, to finish clinically or spectacularly, when that £85m has looked a realistic valuation.

Crystsl Palace have confirmed a deal to sign full-back Borna Sosa from Ajax.

He joins on a three-year contract until 2028, in a deal worth around £3m.

Arsenal have had their world record bid accepted by Liverpool to make Olivia Smith the first women’s football player worth £1m, as first reported by the Guardian.

The Gunners will bring in Smith from their Women’s Super League rivals to better the current world record paid by Chelsea, at £900,000, for United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave last January.

Arsenal’s deal for the 20-year-old Canada international Smith will go through pending a medical and personal terms agreed between the two parties.

Smith has shone for the Reds since signing from Sporting last summer, scoring seven times in 20 SWL appearances in her debut campaign.

Liverpool from Portuguese side Sporting last summer and scored seven times in 20 WSL appearances in her debut season.

Arsenal are open to selling Leandro Trossard, according to The Times.

They suggest the Belgian has provisionally agreed personal terms on a three-year deal with Fenerbahce, adding that Arsenal will demand around £20m for the 30-year-old.

Trossard’s potential exit comes as Arsenal close in on a deal to sign Noni Madueke from Chelsea, so the Belgian could be worried about playing time at the Emirates next season.

An extraordinary story coming out of Nottingham Forest – who’d have thought? – amid reports that the club are looking to sue Tottenham over their approach for Morgan Gibbs-White.

Gibbs-White was due to have a medical at Spurs today after the club triggered his £60m release clause. But Forest have reacted furiously to events and are seeking urgent legal advice to scupper the deal, reports the Telegraph.

Fabrizio Romano reports that Marco Asensio is closing in on a move to Fenerbahce, with the “agreement at final stages with all parties involved” according to the Italian.

He adds that Asensio has said yes to the Turkish club’s proposal.