Saturday’s gossip: Dier, Sancho, Tomori, Phillips, Aguerd, Olise, Dragusin, Martial

Bayern Munich are in talks with Tottenham and England defender Eric Dier, 29, as one of several centre-back options. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

Manchester United will pay the majority of Jadon Sancho’s wages if the 23-year-old England winger returns to Borussia Dortmund on loan. (i Sport)external-link

Arsenal have expressed an interest in signing AC Milan and England centre-back Fikayo Tomori, 26. (Football Transfers)external-link

Juventus have pulled out of the race to sign 28-year-old Manchester City and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who is also wanted by Newcastle United. (Sun)external-link

West Ham are open to selling 27-year-old Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd this month, if manager David Moyes can secure a replacement before the transfer window closes. (Standard)external-link

Roma and AC Milan have made a move to sign Aguerd, who is valued at £30m by the Hammers. (CaughtOffside)external-link

Crystal Palace and former France Under-21 winger Michael Olise, 22, is being closely monitored by Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City. (Football Insider)external-link

Tottenham will face competition from Napoli to sign Genoa’s Romanian defender Radu Dragusin, 21. (ESPN)external-link

Spurs will make English defender Djed Spence, 23, available for transfer after Leeds United cut short his loan spell. (Mail)external-link

Turkish side Fenerbahce are keen on signing Manchester United and France forward Anthony Martial, 28. (Takvim – in Turkish)external-link

Brighton have activated a $10m (£7.9m) release clause for Boca Juniors and Argentina Under-20 defender Valentin Barco, 19, who has also been linked with Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid. (TyC Sports – in Spanish)external-link

Aston Villa and Brighton are interested in Leeds United’s 22-year-old Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville. (Football Insider)external-link

Roma boss Jose Mourinho has denied contact with the Brazil Football Confederation (CBF) with a view to taking the national team job in July 2024. (ESPN)external-link

Nottingham Forest are interested in Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portugal goalkeeper Jose Sa, 30. (Football Transfers)external-link

Celtic and Rangers are both monitoring Nottingham Forest and Scotland defender Scott McKenna, 27. (Sky Sports)external-link

Brentford are set to sign Turkey Under-18 midfielder Yunus Emre Konak, 17, from Turkish Super Lig side Sivasspor. (Goal – in Turkish)external-link

Sevilla have made an official approach to Chelsea for their 21-year-old Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana to join them immediately in a loan deal. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

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