Barcelona in talks to sign Partey – Monday’s gossip

Everton are interested in Brighton’s Matt O’Riley, while Barcelona want to sign Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, while Liverpool are prepared to make a bid for Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez.

Thomas Partey, 31, and class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″> Arsenal’s and Ghana’s midfielders, both of whom have free transfers until June, are on Barcelona’s radar. (Sun)

Milos Kerkez, 21, who has already agreed to the move and is valued by the Cherries at more than £40 million, is one of Liverpool‘s plans to make a formal bid for the Hungary international. (GiveMeSport)

German international Florian Wirtz, 22, has received two offers from Bayer Leverkusen, and Liverpool may have to part-exchange Harvey Elliott, 22, and Jarell Quansah, 22, for the 22-year-old. (Kicker via Mirror)

Liam Delap, 22, from Ipswich and England’s Under-21 team, has completed the first stage of his medical after making a $30 million move to Chelsea. (Romano-Fabrizio)

Brighton midfielder Matt O’Riley, 24, is wanted by Everton, but it’s not clear whether the Seagulls will sell the Danish international (Sky Sports).

Maurizio Sarri, 66, who previously led Napoli, Chelsea, and Juventus, is on the verge of making his Lazio debut. (Romano-Fabrizio)

Mark Flekken, 31, of the Netherlands, has agreed to pay Bayer Leverkusen a fee of 10 million euros (£8.43 million). (Sky Germany)

Caoimhin Kelleher, 26, will replace Flekken for the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, according to a £12.5 million, £18 million contract that Brentford has agreed to earn. (Sky Sports)

Simone Inzaghi, 49, will make a decision by Wednesday at the latest whether to accept an offer to take over as Al-Hilal manager in time for the Saudi Pro League team competing in the Fifa Club World Cup this month. (Rudy Galetti)

After ties to Sporting’s Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, 26, who is also being tracked by both Arsenal and Manchester United, Barcelona sporting director Deco stated that they are not looking for a new striker. (A Bola via the Mirror)