Man City reject fresh Rodri bid - Friday's gossip

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Barcelona's latest Rodri bid rejected, Tijjani Reijnders set to leave Manchester City and Tottenham's Djed Spence on verge of Inter Milan move.

Manchester City have rejected a £55m bid from Barcelona 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

Tijjani Reijnders is set to leave Manchester City as the Netherlands midfielder, 28, has agreed to make a £52m move to Al-Qadsiah. (Times - subscription required), external

Tottenham's England defender Djed Spence, 26, will have a medical in Italy on Friday prior to completing a move to Inter 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 by Atletico 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, from Red Bull Salzburg for 4m euros (£3.4m). (L'Equipe - in French), external

Hull have submitted an offer worth more than £15m for Everton's English midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, 23. (Teamtalk), external

Ipswich Town are determined to sign German striker Derry Scherhant, 23, from Freiburg this summer. (Teamtalk), external

Bayer Leverkusen have knocked back an offer of 20m euros (£17m) from Ipswich 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 with Arsenal 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 from Brighton. (Talksport), external

West Ham are confident of agreeing a deal with Celtic to sign Belgium midfielder Arne Engels, 22. (Football Insider), external