Wednesday’s gossip: Tielemans, Laporte, Torres, Veiga, Maguire, Martial, Van de Beek, Havertz

Youri Tielemans

Aston Villa want Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, 26, after his departure from Leicester. (Athletic)external-link

Aston Villa have held talks to sign Spain defenders Aymeric Laporte, 29, and Pau Torres, 26, from Manchester City and Villarreal respectively. (90min)external-link

Chelsea have joined Barcelona and Liverpool in wanting Celta Vigo’s 21-year-old Spanish midfielder Gabri Veiga, who has a £34m release clause. (Guardian)external-link

Tottenham have shown an interest in Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, 30, and hope it could persuade England team-mate Harry Kane to stay. (Telegraph – subscription)external-link

Manchester United will look to sell eight players this summer: captain Maguire; striker Anthony Martial, 27; midfielders Fred, 30, and Scott McTominay, 26; goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 26; and defenders Alex Telles, 30, Eric Bailly, 29, and Brandon Williams, 22. (Mirror)external-link

Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek, 26, will explore options to leave Manchester United this summer. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Real Madrid are ready to make a move for Chelsea’s Germany forward Kai Havertz, 23, if they cannot sign Harry Kane from Tottenham. (Times – subscription)external-link

Chelsea target Mike Maignan, 27, may be willing to leave AC Milan. The France goalkeeper is among four players unhappy with the sackings of directors Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara. (Sun)external-link

Arsenal will revive their January interest in Spain defender Ivan Fresneda, 18, following Real Valladolid’s relegation from La Liga. (Sun)external-link

Nottingham Forest are in talks about a permanent move for Manchester United’s 26-year-old England goalkeeper Dean Henderson. (90min)external-link

Out-of-contract Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 30, has received a £15m-per-year offer to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. Atletico Madrid are also interested. (Sky Sports)external-link

Chelsea and France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 32, has been offered a salary that could reach £86m a year by Saudi clubs Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr. (Guardian)external-link

Chelsea are set to join Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City in bidding for Southampton’s 19-year-old Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia. (Football Insider) external-link

Manchester United are interested in Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka. The German champions could offload the 28-year-old to fund a move for West Ham’s 24-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice. (Sky Germany)external-link

Lille and USA forward Timothy Weah, 23, may be on the verge of an £8.6m summer move to Juventus. (Goal)external-link

Brighton are weighing up an improved bid in the region of £40m for 20-year-old English Chelsea defender Levi Colwill. (Mail)external-link

Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund are interested in Senegalese defender Mikayil Faye. The 18-year-old plays for Kustosija in Croatia. (Mail)external-link

Brighton are set to demand significantly more than £70m for 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, who is wanted by Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United. (Telegraph – subscription)external-link

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 34, has no plans to leave Barcelona this summer despite being linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-link

Former England goalkeeper Ben Foster, 40, will sign a new deal at Wrexham. (TeamTalk)external-link

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