Man Utd Eyeing Cunha, Arsenal Chase Gyokeres, Villa Consider Watkins Sale – Tuesday’s Transfer Talk

The latest transfer gossip swirling around European football sees Manchester United closing in on a Brazilian striker, Arsenal making moves for a Swedish forward, and Aston Villa potentially cashing in on their England international.

Manchester United are reportedly nearing an agreement with Wolves for 25-year-old Brazil international Matheus Cunha, although they would still need to trigger his £62.5m release clause (Daily Mail).

The Red Devils are also said to be scouting Porto and Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa, 25, as they consider replacements for Cameroon international Andre Onana, 29. However, they face competition from Manchester City for Costa, who has a £64.3m (75m euro) release clause (Correio da Manha – in Portuguese).

Meanwhile, Arsenal have reportedly opened preliminary talks to sign Sporting CP and Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, as they look to bolster their attacking options early in the summer window (Football Insider).

The Gunners are also understood to have identified Athletic Bilbao and Spain winger Nico Williams, 22, as a key target, although the player himself is yet to decide if he wants to leave the Spanish club this summer (GiveMeSport).

In other news, Manchester City’s 20-year-old England Under-20 midfielder Nico O’Reilly is set to sign a new contract with the club despite interest from Chelsea (Fabrizio Romano).

Manchester United have reportedly maintained contact with the agent of RB Leipzig and Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21, ever since he turned down a move to Old Trafford back in 2022 (Manchester Evening News).

Manchester City’s Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 30, is once again expected to be a transfer target for Barcelona this summer (GiveMeSport).

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly considering a £30m summer bid for Chelsea’s 21-year-old Portugal midfielder Renato Veiga (Football Insider).

Spurs and Manchester City are also set to compete for the signature of Lazio’s 24-year-old Spanish centre-back Mario Gila, but they will face further competition from Real Madrid and Bayern Munich (Caught Offside).

Manchester United are anticipating receiving numerous loan offers from Championship clubs for their 18-year-old England Under-18s full-back Harry Amass this summer (GiveMeSport).

In a potentially surprising move, Aston Villa are said to be exploring the possibility of selling their England striker Ollie Watkins, 29, for a fee in the region of £50-60m, with a view to signing loanee Marcus Rashford, 27, from Manchester United on a permanent deal (Football Insider).

Finally, Bayer Leverkusen will reportedly not stand in the way of their manager Xabi Alonso if he agrees to take over as Real Madrid manager this summer (Fabrizio Romano).

These are just some of the latest transfer rumours making the rounds in the football world as clubs begin to strategize for the upcoming summer transfer window. Football fans in Kumasi and across Ghana will be keenly following these developments.