Aston Villa have made an offer for Crystal Palace and France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 29, though the bid is said to be well below the London club's valuation. Meanwhile, Villa are also reportedly on the verge of agreeing a €70m (£59.8m) deal to sign Chelsea and Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, 25.
Elsewhere in the transfer market, Manchester City are expected to submit a formal offer to Chelsea for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 25, before the end of the current transfer window. Manchester United are considering contacting VfB Stuttgart regarding a potential move for 20-year-old German defender Finn Jeltsch.
Tottenham could potentially hijack Napoli's pursuit of Marseille and Algeria winger Amine Gouiri, 26. Newcastle are set to submit a final offer worth €60m (£51m) for Lille and Belgium forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo, 21. Hull City have agreed a deal with Union Berlin for 21-year-old German forward Ilyas Ansah, with the deal totalling over €20m (£17.1m).