Aston Villa target Loftus-Cheek – Thursday’s gossip

Ruben Loftus-Cheek emerges as Aston Villa and Man Utd target, Spurs weigh up Crysencio Summerville move, Liverpool interested in Micky van de Ven and Nottingham Forest eye Kostas Tsimikas.

AC Milan and England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 29, is a target for Aston Villa, who are looking to bolster their midfield ranks after France international Boubacar Kamara, 26, sustained a serious knee injury. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Loftus-Cheek has also been offered to Manchester United, with exploratory talks having taken place. (Talksport)

Villa have enquired about Fenerbahce striker Youssef En-Nesyri in the past 24 hours, and the 28-year-old Morocco forward will decide his future soon with Napoli and Juventus also interested. (Fabrizio Romano)

Tottenham are considering a £25m move for West Ham‘s 24-year-old Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville. (Mail)

Liverpool are interested in Tottenham and Netherlands centre-back Micky van de Ven, 24, who is yet to sign a new contract with Spurs. (Mail – subscription required)

Manchester United are set to tell Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 31, they want to keep him for another year and would like a decision from him before this summer’s World Cup. (ESPN)

Nottingham Forest will allow Brazilian left-back Cuiabano, 22, to leave on loan this month, with Liverpool‘s 29-year-old Greece full-back Kostas Tsimikas, currently on loan at Roma, among their list of targets. (Athletic – subscription required)

Forest have had an offer for Napoli defender Mathias Olivera rejected, but remain in talks for the 28-year-old Uruguay international. (Tuttomercatoweb – in Italian)

Celta Vigo have submitted a formal loan offer to Wolves for Fer Lopez, 21, and would cover all of the Spain Under-21 attacking midfielder’s salary. (Sky Sports)

Real Madrid are considering a move for Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 28, who is open to a move away from Al-Hilal, with Manchester United also eyeing the former Wolves captain. (AS – in Spanish)

Chelsea and England playmaker Cole Palmer, 23, is willing to return to Manchester to join Manchester United, although the former Manchester City player has a contact until 2033 at Stamford Bridge. (Express)

Barcelona want to sign Manchester City captain, Bernardo Silva, 31, on a free transfer when the Portugal midfielder’s contract expires at the end of the season. (Nacional – in Spanish)

Brentford and Nigeria defensive midfielder Frank Onyeka, 28, is being chased by Championship duo Sheffield United and Coventry City for a January move, while Valencia are also interested. (Standard)

Schalke have reportedly agreed terms to sign Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko, 39, who only joined Fiorentina in July. (Sky Sport – in German)

Norwich City striker Josh Sargent has played his last game for the club following a heated meeting with sporting director Ben Knapper and head coach Philippe Clement. The 25-year-old USA international wants a return to North America to join Toronto FC. (Tom Bogert)

Middlesbrough have reignited their interest in Brighton winger Jeremy Sarmiento and are attempting to hijack Birmingham City’s deal for the 23-year-old after Blues had already agreed a permanent transfer for the Ecuador international. (Sky Sports)

Wrexham have launched a club-record £19m bid for 19-year-old striker Sidiki Cherif, who has four goals in 18 games this season for French Ligue 1 club Angers, and is also drawing interest from Crystal Palace. (Alan Nixon – subscription required)

Leicester City are keen on Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana but fear they could be priced out of a deal for the 23-year-old Ivorian, who scored eight goals in 15 games while on loan at Turkish side Karagumruk in the first half of the season. (Leicester Mercury)

Charlton Athletic have submitted two offers to Swiss side FC Zurich for 20-year-old left-back Junior Ligue as the Addicks look to replace the injured Josh Edwards. (4-4-2 – in Swiss)

QPR and Swansea are among the clubs interested in signing Ghanaian striker Jalal Abdullai, 21, who has returned to Swedish club Elfsborg after scoring nine goals in 24 games while on loan at Norwegian side Molde FK. (TEAMtalk)

Middlesbrough defender Matt Targett, 30, who is on loan from Newcastle, has had a recall clause – which was due to expire last week – extended as the Magpies consider whether they will allow him to finish the season at the Riverside. (The Athletic – subscription required)

Bradford City are close to signing Manchester United striker Ethan Wheatley on loan for the rest of the season after the 20-year-old was recalled from Northampton Town last week. (Sky Sports)

Bristol Rovers boss Steve Evans says he is “not aware” of any deal for 24-year-old midfielder Clinton Mola to be sold to Polish side Rakow Czestochowa, despite reports in Poland suggesting talks are at an advanced stage. (Bristol Post)