Newcastle chase Forest winger Elanga – Saturday’s gossip

Anthony Elanga, a winger for Nottingham Forest, is moving to Newcastle, Benjamin Sesko is being pursued by Arsenal, and Bryan Mbeumo is being offered better by Manchester United.

Anthony Elanga, 23, from Sweden, has joined Newcastle United in an effort to sign him from Nottingham Forest. (Mail)

Florian Wirtz, a 22-year-old German international, has received a new bid of £100 million plus £13 million in add-ons, but the Bundesliga champion is clamoring for more. (Mail)

No bid has yet been made, but Arsenal has formally approached RB Leipzig to sign Slovenian international Benjamin Sesko. (Sky Sports)

After a first offer worth $55 million was rejected, Manchester United made a £60 million offer for Brentford and Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo, 25. (ESPN)

Rasmus Hojlund, 22, a fee at £40 million signing for Manchester United and Denmark, has been a subject of informal inquiries at Inter Milan. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

As negotiations between Manchester City and Lyon continue, Lyon have rejected Manchester City’s initial offer for France attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki, age 21. (Florian Plettenberg)

Tottenham will have to pay more than £10 million to replace Ange Postecoglou, who was fired by Spurs. (Mirror)

Trevoh Chalobah, an England international who helped Chelsea reach the Champions League and win the Uefa Conference League after returning from a loan spell at Crystal Palace in January, is on the radar of Serie A champions Napoli. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

Gianluigi Donnarumma, 26, is wanted by class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″> AC Milan if he doesn’t agree to a new deal with Paris St-Germain. class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″> Inter Milan and class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Juventus may hold off until his contract expires in 2026 before making a move. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Arsenal is one of the clubs interested in Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who has a £5 million release clause in his Chelsea contract. (Evening Standard)

Angel Gomes, an England midfielder who will leave class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Lille at the end of his contract this summer, has a formal contract with class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″> Marseille, who have already signed him from class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Tottenham and class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>West Ham. (RMC Sport – French)

West Ham and Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd, 29, has been offered a contract by Marseille. (Foot Mercato – in French)

Newcastle are becoming frustrated with being asked for exorbitant transfer fees, with Hugo Ekitike’s £80 million asking price making the Magpies turn their heads when they are offered such exorbitant fees. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

Ousmane Diomande, a player from Sporting and Ivory Coast, would cost around £45 million, according to Crystal Palace‘s investigation into an ambitious deal. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

Borussia Dortmund‘s offer for English midfielder Jobe Bellingham has been rejected by Sunderland, but the two clubs are still in talks to purchase the 19-year-old. (Sky Sports Germany)

Bayern Munich’s 32-year-old Granit Xhaka has attracted interest from AC Milan, while the Bundesliga team appears to be interested in signing Germany defender Malick Thiaw, 23. (German word for “Kicker”)