Newcastle, Spurs & Villa eye Sancho – Thursday’s gossip

Premier League trio interested in Jadon Sancho, Everton and Newcastle lead Jack Grealish race, Bayer Leverkusen considering Jarell Quansah move.

Aston Villa, Newcastle and Tottenham are monitoring developments with Jadon Sancho, 25, after the England winger’s return to Manchester United following his loan spell at Chelsea. (Sun)

Everton and Newcastle are leading the race to sign England forward Jack Grealish, 29, from Manchester City this summer. (Football Insider)

Bayer Leverkusen are considering a move for Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah, 22. (Athletic – subscription required)

Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez is likely to leave Liverpool this summer, with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal making contact about the 25-year-old this week. (Talksport)

Nunez, though, is understood to favour staying in Europe, with a move to Spain or Italy his preference. (Mirror)

Athletic Bilbao hope to agree a pay rise and contract extension with 22-year-old Spain winger Nico Williams, to stave off interest from Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Chelsea. (Marca – in Spanish)

Williams has told Bayern he is open to a move to Germany and his management is in talks with the Bundesliga champions. (Sky Sports Germany)

Germany winger Leroy Sane, 29, has rejected an offer from Al-Hilal and agreed to join Galatasaray after talks over a new contract with Bayern Munich failed. (Sky Sport Germany)

Nottingham Forest are rivalling Leeds and Sunderland for 31-year-old Mozambique left-back Reinildo Mandava, who is out of contract with Atletico Madrid this summer. (Teamtalk)

Real Betis have offered a three-year deal to Dominican Republic left-back Junior Firpo, whose Leeds contract is set to expire, although the 28-year-old is also considering an offer to stay at Elland Road and another from Lyon. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

Chelsea have put Serbia goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic up for sale, with Leeds among the clubs interested in signing the 25-year-old. (Teamtalk)

Petrovic asked to be left out of Chelsea’s Club World Cup squad so he can focus on securing a move. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Manchester City are close to reaching an agreement to sign Rosenborg’s 18-year-old Norwegian midfielder Sverre Halseth Nypan. (Athletic – subscription required)

River Plate’s Argentina midfielder Franco Mastantuono, 17, has agreed to join Real Madrid in August. (AS – in Spanish)