Football gossip: De Ligt, Yamal, Kimmich, Olmo, Isak, Elanga, O’Brien

Manchester United open talks with Matthijs de Ligt, Paris St-Germain consider world-record bid for Lamine Yamal and Manchester City are interested in Joshua Kimmich and Dani Olmo.

Manchester United have opened talks with 24-year-old Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, who is ready to leave Bayern Munich this summer. (Sky Sport Germany), external

Paris St-Germain are prepared to pay a world-record transfer fee to sign Spain winger Lamine Yamal, 16, from Barcelona. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external

Manchester City are interested in signing Bayern Munich’s Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich, 29, and RB Leipzig’s Spain winger Dani Olmo, 26. (Sun), external

Chelsea have discussed including Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 23, as part of a deal for Newcastle United’s Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 24. (Sun), external

Chelsea are also ready to offer England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, Albania striker Armando Broja, 22, and English centre-back Trevoh Chalobah, 24, as potential makeweights in a deal for Isak. (Football Insider), external

Arsenal remain interested in Isak and can match Newcastle’s asking price, yet the Gunners are likely to prioritise a midfield signing. (Football Transfers), external

Newcastle are in advanced talks with Nottingham Forest over a move for Sweden winger Anthony Elanga, 22, with Scottish midfielder Elliot Anderson, 21, likely to move in the opposite direction. (Talksport), external

Senegal centre-back Moussa Niakhate, 28, is set to complete a move from Forest to Lyon. (Fabrizio Romano), external

West Ham have approached Metz about signing Georgia striker Georges Mikautadze, 23, and are also monitoring Lyon’s Republic of Ireland defender Jake O’Brien, 23. (Guardian), external

Crystal Palace are in line for a significant cash windfall from O’Brien’s next move as they included a sell-on clause of up to 25% when they sold him to Lyon last summer. (Mail), external