Football transfer rumours: Tottenham abandon Gallagher chase; Sesko's shock release clause

  • Liverpool & Chelsea's battle for Sporting CP defender Ousmane Diomande
  • Man Utd leading pursuit of Serie A hitman
  • Plus updates on Kalvin Phillips, Leny Yoro, Alphonso Davies & more

Gallagher & Sesko headline the gossip
Gallagher & Sesko headline the gossip / Chloe Knott - Danehouse | Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
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90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world...


Tottenham Hotspur have walked away from talks over signing Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher this January and have turned their attention to Kalvin Phillips of Manchester City instead. (Football Insider)

Phillips is also a target for Barcelona but a loan would only be plausible if the midfielder agrees to lower his wages. (Mundo Deportivo)

Sporting CP centre-back Ousmane Diomande is open to moving to Liverpool this year. Chelsea are also following the Ivory Coast international. (FootballTransfers)

Liverpool are also battling Newcastle United for the signature of Atalanta midfielder Ederson, 24. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Man City are all tracking the progress of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, whose price tag sits north of £100m. (BILD)

Manchester United are in pole position to sign Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee this summer, with Bayern Munich unlikely to trigger their buy-back clause. (Sport Italia)


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RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko will see a release clause of just €50m (£43m) become active this summer. The 20-year-old has previously been linked with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United. (Florian Plettenberg)

21-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov is being chased by Europe's elite. Man City, Liverpool, Bayern, Barcelona, Napoli and Juventus have all made contact with his representatives. (Calciomercato)

Bayern Munich have responded to Real Madrid's interest in left-back Alphonso Davies by trying to strike a deal for Castilla defender Rafa Marin, who is on loan with Alaves. (SPORT)

Paris Saint-Germain are focusing their efforts on signing Lille centre-back Leny Yoro, who has previously been valued at €50m. (Foot Mercato)

AC Milan are searching for a new defender and are looking to the Premier League, with Clement Lenglet, Jakub Kiwior and Trevoh Chalobah among their targets. (Gianluca Di Marzio)

Newcastle are concerned over Joelinton's contract status and have identified Everton's Amadou Onana as a potential replacement for the Brazilian. (Telegraph)


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