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Football gossip: Rodri, Spence, Pubill, Iroegbunam, Jesus

BBC Published Aug 13, 2026 Reviewed Aug 14, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Manchester City rejected a £55 million bid from Barcelona for midfielder Rodri.

55 £ · Rodri Sky Sports, news source

Manchester City wants more than £60 million for Rodri.

more than 60 £ · Rodri Sky Sports, news source

Tottenham's Djed Spence will move to Inter Milan for a transfer fee of 30 million euros (£25.6 million) plus 5 million euros in add‑ons.

30 euros · Djed Spence5 euros · Djed Spence Gazzetta dello Sport, news source

Arsenal's bid for Marc Pubill was rejected by Atletico Madrid, who said the 23‑year‑old was not for sale.

23 · Marc Pubill AS, news source

Hull City signed Lucas Gourna‑Douath from Red Bull Salzburg for a transfer fee of 4 million euros (£3.4 million).

4 euros · Lucas Gourna‑Douath L'Equipe, news source

Hull City submitted an offer of more than £15 million for Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam.

more than 15 £ · Tim Iroegbunam Teamtalk, news source

Bayer Leverkusen rejected an offer of 20 million euros (£17 million) from Ipswich for Exequiel Palacios.

20 euros · Exequiel Palacios Sky Sports Germany, news source

Napoli must decide on the future of Lorenzo Lucca before opening talks with Arsenal over Gabriel Jesus.

25 · Lorenzo Lucca Corriere dello Sport, news source

AC Milan manager Ruben Amorim told eight players, including Fikayo Tomori and Christopher Nkunku, that they were surplus to requirements.

8 · AC Milan players Mail, news source

Genoa are interested in signing Evan Ferguson on loan from Brighton.

21 · Evan Ferguson Talksport, news source

West Ham are confident of agreeing a deal with Celtic to sign Arne Engels.

22 · Arne Engels Football Insider, news source

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 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

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

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