Barcola verbally agrees Liverpool move; other transfer gossip

Transfer Roundup

Paris St-Germain and France forward Bradley Barcola, 23, has verbally agreed to join Liverpool, but there is a significant gap between the two clubs on the transfer fee, according to French outlet L'Equipe.

This potential move could lead PSG to try to beat Real Madrid to the signing of Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19, from RB Leipzig. Meanwhile, Real Madrid have no intention of selling Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, 26, whose contract expires next summer, and are confident he will sign a new deal, Sky Sports reports.

Newcastle United sources insist the club is not in talks with Arsenal over a deal for captain Bruno Guimaraes, 28, and expect the Brazilian to return to training on Friday. Bayern Munich have no plans to sell Colombia forward Luis Diaz, 29, despite interest from Al-Hilal, and the player has told the club he wants to stay.

Everton are demanding around £70m for Senegal winger Iliman Ndiaye, 26, amid interest from Manchester United and Al-Hilal. Manchester United are willing to let Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee, 25, leave and are in talks with Juventus. Nottingham Forest are close to a €40m (£34m) deal for Ivory Coast centre-back Ousmane Diomande, 22, from Sporting. Coventry City have agreed a club record initial £22.5m deal for English goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, 25, from Brighton. Former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu, 27, is training with Crystal Palace, but no talks have taken place about a move.