Italian clubs target Casemiro & Hojlund – Wednesday’s gossip

Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund attracted interest from Italian clubs, Wolves prepared for Matheus Cunha offers, Evan Ferguson could leave Brighton, and more.

Roma want to sign Manchester United’s Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32, on loan until the end of the season, but a move is dependent on the Italian club selling Argentina international Leandro Paredes, 30. (Mail)

Rasmus Hojlund, a 21-year-old striker from Denmark, has yet to impress new boss Ruben Amorim, according to Napoli and Juventus. (Talksport)

Al-Hilal are favourites to sign Liverpool’s Egypt winger Mohamed Salah, 32, this summer after the Saudi Pro League side cancelled the contract of Brazil forward Neymar, 32. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Aston Villa, Arsenal, and Nottingham Forest are all interested in the 25-year-old, and Wolves are anticipating one or more offers for the Brazilian international. (Football Insider)

Lecce and Denmark wing-back Patrick Dorgu, 20, is on the verge of making a £30 million move to Manchester United. (Sky Sports)

Marcus Rashford, 27, has chosen Danny Welbeck’s brother as his new agent to assist him in finding a new club after leaving Old Trafford. (Star)

As it stands, Rashford’s only option to leave United this month would be a loan move to Juventus. (Independent)

Mathys Tel, 19, from Bayern Munich and France’s Under-21 team, wants to leave this month, and Chelsea is interested in a move away from the Bundesliga. (Mail)

If Rashford or Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, are both sold, Manchester United will still compete for Tel. (Florian Plettenberg)

Manchester City midfielder James McAtee, 22, is no longer a target for Bayer Leverkusen, with the Bundesliga side set to sign Argentina playmaker Emiliano Buendia, 28, from Aston Villa. (Florian Plettenberg)

Manchester City face a race against time to sign Andrea Cambiaso, 24, as Juventus will only make a final decision on the Italy full-back’s future after Wednesday’s Champions League match against Benfica. (Give Me Sport)

Chelsea and France attacker Christopher Nkunku, 27, is valued at about £70 million, according to Bayern Munich and Manchester United. (Mail)

Although Manchester City wants to sign Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz on loan, the Serie A club wants to include a purchase obligation clause in any temporary deal. (Mail)

Before the transfer window closes the following week, Brighton may sell 20-year-old Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson. (Athletic – subscription required)

Ferguson is a subject of negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen at Brighton. (Sky Sports)

Leverkusen’s Nigeria striker Victor Boniface, 24, was excused from training on Tuesday amid a potential move to Al-Nassr. (Athletic – subscription required)

Stefan Bajcetic, a Spanish Under-21 international, will be sent to Las Palmas for the rest of the season by Liverpool after his loan spell at Red Bull Salzburg. (Atlantico Hoy – in Spanish)

Carlos Forbs, a 20-year-old Portugal winger, is on a loan with Wolves and Ajax, who is also in talks. (Athletic – subscription required)

Harry Clarke, an English international international, has been offered a loan by Sheffield Wednesday. (Sheffield Star)