Real Madrid confident of signing Rodri - Saturday's gossip

Real Madrid are confident they will sign Rodri from Man City, Arsenal eye player-plus-cash deal for Atletico striker Julian Alvarez, while Roma are keen on Fulham winger Oscar Bobb, plus more.

Real Madrid are confident they will sign Rodri from Manchester City, Arsenal eye player-plus-cash deal for Atletico striker Julian Alvarez, while Roma are keen on Fulham winger Oscar Bobb, plus more. Real Madrid are working on a deal to sign Manchester City midfielder Rodri, with the Spanish club confident an agreement can be reached for the 30-year-old Spain captain. (Athletic - subscription required), external Arsenal are considering a player-plus-cash deal for Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 26, which would see 28-year-old Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres move to the La Liga club. (Cadena Ser - in Spanish), external Roma are interested in signing Norway winger Oscar Bobb from Fulham even though the 23-year-old only moved to Craven Cottage from Manchester City six months ago. (Retsport via Football Italia), external Paris St-Germain have yet to make a formal bid of £102m (120m euros) to sign RB Leipzig's Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19, which has given fresh hope to Liverpool, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Manchester City. (Bild - in German), external Newcastle's Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 28, remains Arsenal's main target this summer, but Bournemouth's 22-year-old England international Alex Scott is also a midfield option. (Telegraph - subscription required), external Arsenal's offer of £70m for Guimaraes will be rejected by Newcastle but the player is keen on a move to the Gunners. (Times - subscription required), external Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is willing to pay up to £90m to clinch a deal to sign Guimaraes. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external Manchester United are not looking to sell captain Bruno Fernandes, 31, despite speculation linking the Portugal midfielder with a move away from Old Trafford. (Teamtalk), external Como are expected to meet with Chelsea on Saturday as they push for the signing of England defender Trevoh Chalobah, 27, but he will not be allowed to leave for anything less than £30m. (Sky Italia - in Italian), external Chelsea have submitted an initial offer for 18-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Bosnia-Herzegovina winger Kerim Alajbegovic. (Kicker - in German), external Arsenal and Hamburg are in talks over 26-year-old Portugal midfielder Fabio Vieira who wants to join the Bundesliga club after a loan spell there last season. (Florian Plettenberg), external England striker Marcus Rashford has been invited to be part of a Manchester United fly-on-the-wall documentary by Amazon which suggests senior figures are willing to keep the 28-year-old at the club. (Mirror), external Get the latest on your Premier League team Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast