Arsenal to make second bid for Watkins - Thursday's gossip

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Arsenal to make second bid for Ollie Watkins, Manchester United hold talks with Barcelona over Marcus Rashford loan move, Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund want Tyler Dibling.

Arsenal are expected to make an improved second attempt to sign 29-year-old Aston Villa and England striker Ollie Watkins, who grew up as an Gunners fan. (Mail), external

Manchester United are in tentative talks with Barcelona over a loan move for England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, but there are doubts over whether the Spanish club will be able to complete a deal before Monday's deadline. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Ajax are interested in Barcelona and Spain midfielder Ansu Fati, 22, which could free up a spot in the Catalans' squad to register Rashford (De Telegraaf - in Dutch), external

German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have joined Tottenham in the race to sign Southampton's 18-year-old English winger Tyler Dibling. (Sun), external

Colombia striker Jhon Duran, 21, is expected to undergo a medical in London on Thursday ahead of a proposed 77m euro (£64m) plus add-ons move from Aston Villa to Al Nassr. (Athletic - subscription required) , external

Arsenal are ready to make Bayern Munich an offer for France Under-21 attacker Mathys Tel, 19, before the close of the January transfer window. (Football Transfers), external

Both the Gunners and Chelsea are investigating a move for Tel, while Manchester United are also monitoring the player's situation. (Independent), external

Tottenham are also interested in signing Tel on loan this month. (Mail) , external

Napoli have rejected a 65m euro (£54.5m) bid from Galatasaray to make 26-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen's loan move permanent. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external

Newcastle United are set to beat several Premier League clubs to the signing of 18-year-old Republic of Ireland youth international winger Kyle Fitzgerald from Galway United. (Football Insider), external

Napoli have informed 20-year-old Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho's representatives that they would be open to try to sign him again if Manchester United reduce their demands. (Fabrizio Romano) , external

Steven Gerrard has reportedly requested to leave Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq after 18 months, according to reports in Saudi Arabia. (Mirror), external

Torino are the favourites to sign Chelsea's Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei, 22, with Lazio now out of the running. (Gianlucadimarzio - in Italian), external