Chelsea expect £50m Madueke bids – Monday’s gossip

Chelsea are expecting offers in excess of £50m for Noni Madueke, Tottenham and West Ham remain in talks over Mohammed Kudus, Viktor Gyokeres willing to give up wages to force Arsenal move.

Chelsea are expecting offers of more than £50m for 23-year-old England forward Noni Madueke, who has agreed personal terms with Arsenal over a move. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Tottenham and West Ham remain in talks over a deal for Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus, after the Hammers rejected an initial offer of £50m for the 24-year-old. (Sky Sports)

Sporting’s 27-year-old Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres is prepared to give up about £2m in wages to help push through his £70m move to Arsenal. (Record – in Portuguese)

Borussia Dortmund are looking to extend the loan of Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, 21, with the English youngster’s £40m release clause making a permanent deal unlikely. (Talksport)

Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of Ajax’s 27-year-old left-back Borna Sosa for £2m. (Athletic – subscription required)

Koln striker Damion Downs is expected to have his medical at Southampton on Tuesday. The 21-year-old American will sign a four-year deal with the Championship club. (Florian Plettenberg)

Roma are interested in signing 24-year-old Brighton and Denmark midfielder Matt O’Riley. (La Gazetta Dello Sport – in Italian)

Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is prepared to join Galatasaray, where he was on loan last season, but the Turkish club will have to pay Napoli his £65m release clause as the Italian club are not prepared to take any less. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)

Leeds are interested in Hoffenheim’s Anton Stach but will likely face competition for the 26-year-old Germany midfielder’s signature. (Kicker – in German)

Everton’s 35-year-old Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye has signed a new contract running until 2027. (Fabrizio Romano)

Genoa sporting director Flavio Ricciardella agreed a deal to sign Jamie Vardy, only for manager Patrick Vieira to veto the move for the 38-year-old former England striker, who was released by Leicester last week. (La Repubblica – in Italian, subscription required)