Man Utd eye Villa’s Martinez – Tuesday’s gossip

Emi Martinez, Luis Diaz, and Newcastle may lose out to Manchester City in the race to sign James Trafford are all thought to move to Aston Villa.

Emi Martinez may be offended by Aston Villa’s £40 million valuation of the 32-year-old Argentina goalkeeper, but Manchester United is considering a move for the Argentine international. (Mail)

Luis Diaz, 28, is hoping Bayern Munich will make a new offer in the coming days in an effort to persuade Liverpool during the summer transfer window. (ESPN)

In their bid to purchase England international James Trafford, who is 22 years old, Newcastle are in danger of losing out to Manchester City. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

After City snatching his Newcastle deal, Trafford is “very interested” in moving back to City this summer. Football Insider

In an effort to fend off interest from Manchester City, who are willing to pay £65 million for the England full-back, Tino Livramento will be given a new contract. (Times: A subscription required)

For the signing of Crystal Palace’s 25-year-old England centre-back Marc Guehi, Tottenham may compete with Liverpool. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

After rejecting AC Milan and Napoli because he wants to stay in the Premier League, Manchester United’s hopes of signing Nicolas Jackson have increased. The 24-year-old Chelsea and Senegal striker, 24, has since improved. (Sun)

Full-back Pervis Estupinan, 27, from Ecuador, is on the verge of signing with AC Milan. (Athletic – A subscription required)

When Samuel Mbangula, 21, and Timothy Weah, 25, both of England’s winger, age 21, leave Manchester United, Juventus will increase their efforts to sign the 25-year-old striker. (Tuttosport – in Italian)

Morten Hjulmand, 26, a midfielder from Denmark and Sporting and Denmark, is expected to face Manchester United and Manchester City in a match for the title. (Portuguese: A Bola)

RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons, 22, is a target for Chelsea, who may have to sell some players first to make room for the Netherlands international. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

Leicester City goalkeeper Mads Hermansen has a formal application coming in the near future. West Ham are interested in the 25-year-old. (Sky Sports)

Dan Ndoye, 22, a 22-year-old Swiss winger from Bologna, is a subject of negotiations at Nottingham Forest. (Guardian)

James McConnell, 20, a player for Liverpool and England Under-20s, is close to signing a new long-term contract with the club and will go on loan for the season. (Mail)

Despite Bayer Leverkusen rejecting both of their bids for the 32-year-old Swiss midfielder, Sunderland and Fenerbahce continue to be interested in Granit Xhaka. (Florian Plettenberg)

Federico Chiesa, a 27-year-old Italian winger from Liverpool, has attracted interest from Napoli, AC Milan, Roma, Juventus, and Inter Milan. (Calciomercato – Italian)

Takefusa Kubo, 24, is a 24-year-old Japanese winger, according to Everton. (Teamtalk)