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Barcelona's latest Rodri bid rejected,Tottenham's Djed Spence on verge of Inter Milan move,* Arsenal**rebuffed in bid for Marc Pubill, plus more.*
Manchester City have rejected a £55m bid fromBarcelona for Spain midfielder Rodri, with the Premier League club wanting more than £60m for the 30-year-old as talks between the two clubs continue. (Sky Sports), external
Tottenham's England defender Djed Spence, 26, will have a medical in Italy on Friday prior to completing a move toInter Milan worth 30m euros (£25.6m), plus 5m euros in add-ons. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external
Arsenal made a move for Spain defender Marc Pubill but were told byAtletico Madrid that the 23-year-old is not for sale. (AS - in Spanish), external
Hull City are set to complete the signing of French midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath, 23, fromRed Bull Salzburg for 4m euros (£3.4m). (L'Equipe - in French), external
Hull have submitted an offer worth more than £15m forEverton's English midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, 23. (Teamtalk), external
Ipswich Town are determined to sign German striker Derry Scherhant, 23, fromFreiburg this summer. (Teamtalk), external
Bayer Leverkusen have knocked back an offer of 20m euros (£17m) fromIpswich for 27-year-old Argentina midfielder Exequiel Palacios. (Sky Sports Germany), external
Napoli must decide on the future of Italy striker Lorenzo Lucca, 25, before opening talks withArsenal over signing Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 29. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external
AC Milan manager Ruben Amorim has told eight players - including England defender Fikayo Tomori, 28, and France forward Christopher Nkunku, 28 - that they are surplus to requirements at the Italian club. (Mail), external
Italian side Genoa are interested in signing Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson, 21, on loan fromBrighton. (Talksport), external
Hammers close on Engels - Friday's EFL gossip
West Ham are confident of agreeing a deal withCeltic to sign £20m-rated Belgium midfielder Arne Engels, 22. (Football Insider), external
Ajax are weighing up a move forWolves defender Santiago Bueno, 27, the club's reigning Player of the Season. (Football Insider, external)
Lincoln have been rebuffed with a £2m offer forBurton attacker Tyrese Shade, 26. (Pete O'Rourke, external)
Middlesbrough have joinedRangers in the hunt forLeicester winger Stephy Mavididi, 28, who is valued at around £7m. (Football League World, external)
Barnsley have turned down a series of bids in the region of £3m for forward Reyes Cleary as the Tykes want more for the 22-year-old. (Pete O'Rourke, external)