Football gossip: Sesko, Gyokeres, Isak, Kerkez, Mainoo, Kane, Aghehowa

Arsenal lead Tottenham in Benjamin Sesko pursuit, Viktor Gyokeres wants to leave Sporting, and Liverpool and Arsenal could afford to sign Alexander Isak.

Arsenal are leading Tottenham in the race to sign Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21, from RB Leipzig. (Football Insider), external

Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, has signalled his desire to leave Sporting this summer. (Record – in Portuguese), external

Liverpool and Arsenal could afford to sign Alexander Isak, 25, in the summer without breaching financial rules, despite Newcastle valuing the Sweden striker at £150m. (Football Insider), external

Liverpool are determined to sign Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez, 21, from Bournemouth in the summer, while Real Madrid are also looking at a potential deal. (Teamtalk), external

England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 19, is minded to reject a new contract offer from Manchester United and move abroad, with the club open to selling him for about £70m. (Guardian), external

Harry Kane could return to the Premier League this summer with Bayern Munich considering allowing the England striker, 31, to leave if a club meets his £67m release clause. (Sun), external

Newcastle could sign Porto and Spain forward Samu Aghehowa for a lower amount than his £82.5m release clause this summer, with Arsenal, Aston Villa and West Ham all thought to be monitoring the 20-year-old’s situation. (Football insider), external

Liverpool are keen on a move for Stuttgart and Germany midfielder Angelo Stiller, 23. (Bild via the Daily Briefing – in German), external

Manchester United are actively looking for opportunities to part with Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 33, who wants to be more than a bit-part player. (Teamtalk), external

Canada forward Jonathan David, 25, is keen on a move to England this summer when his contract expires at Lille, with Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Newcastle all interested. (Caught Offside), external

Juventus are considering a move for Atalanta trio Brazil midfielder Ederson, 25, Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman, 27, and Italy striker Mateo Retegui, 25. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Manchester City have agreed to pay Hibernian £235,000 for their Scotland schoolboys goalkeeper, Ben Vickery, 15. (Manchester Evening News), external