Napoli interested in Woltemade loan – Sunday’s gossip
BBC Sport's Sunday football gossip column rounds up transfer rumours across European leagues as clubs continue business late in the window. The most prominent item concerns Newcastle striker Nick Woltemade, 24, who has attracted interest from several Italian clubs, with Napoli reportedly the most serious suitor and keen on a loan deal for the German international.
Elsewhere, Sunderland are said to be confident of landing Manchester City winger Jack Grealish, 30, on loan, and are also pursuing Levante striker Karl Etta Eyong (£26m release clause) and Marseille's Igor Paixao, with a fee close to being agreed despite French resistance. Arsenal are exploring a £60m move for Lille's Matias Fernandez-Pardo, while Liverpool continue talks with Crystal Palace over Ismaila Sarr. Other mentions include Fiorentina's interest in Leeds' Wilfried Gnonto, Aston Villa's offer to Manchester United for Amad Diallo, and AC Milan's agreement with Nottingham Forest to sign Omari Hutchinson.
- Napoli lead Italian interest in Newcastle's Nick Woltemade on loan
- Sunderland close in on Grealish, Paixao and Etta Eyong deals
- Arsenal eye Fernandez-Pardo; Milan agree Hutchinson deal with Forest