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Man City interested in Fernandez - Friday's gossip

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Enzo Fernandez is wanted by Manchester City , Aston Villa have identified James Trafford as a potential replacement for Emiliano Martinez, Manchester United are keen on Micky van de Ven and Carlos Baleba. Manchester City are considering a move for 25-year-old Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez this summer. (Athletic - subscription required) , external Aston Villa are interested in Manchester City and England goalkeeper James Trafford, 23, as a potential replacement for Emiliano Martinez if the 33-year-old Argentina goalkeeper decides to leave.

(Times - subscription required) , external Liverpool , Manchester United , Manchester City and Real Madrid are keeping tabs on AC Milan and Portugal winger Rafael Leao, 26, who is valued at about £60m. (Mail) , external Manchester United are monitoring Tottenham and Netherlands defender Micky van de Ven, 25, along with Brighton 's 22-year-old Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba. (Athletic - subscription required) , external Manchester City are in pole position to sign Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 23, despite interest from clubs including Manchester United and Arsenal .

( Sky Sports , external ) Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho, currently on loan at Aston Villa , has given his approval for a return to Borussia Dortmund in the summer, with both parties holding concrete talks over a deal. ( Sky Sport - in German , external ) Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande's agents have already held discussions with Liverpool and Paris St-Germain, but RB Leipzig are keen on keeping the 19-year-old at the club for at least one more season. ( Bild - in German , external ) Brighton centre-back Igor Julio could be set for a return to Brazil with Cruzeiro exploring the situation of the 28-year-old, who spent the first half of the season on loan at West Ham .

( ESPN - in Portuguese , external ) Athletic Club are set to appoint former Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic as their manager to replace Ernesto Valverde. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish , external ) , external Wolves , Bournemouth and Sunderland are among the clubs interested in signing 25-year-old Queens Park Rangers and Jamaica striker Rumarn Burrell. ( Football Insider , external ) Brentford have taken a strong interest in Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine striker Matviy Ponomarenko, 20, as a potential replacement for 24-year-old Brazilian Igor Thiago, who could be a summer target for Chelsea and Tottenham .

( Teamtalk , external ) Nottingham Forest will attempt to sign Celtic midfielder Arne Engels in the summer after having a bid of £25m for the 22-year-old Belgian rejected by the Scottish club in February. ( Teamtalk , external ) Tottenham are in talks with Sebastian Kehl over becoming their new co-sporting director after the 46-year-old German left Borussia Dortmund last month. (Sun) , external