Football transfer rumours: Leeds and Everton join Cody Gakpo chase?

There is not long left in the transfer window, so there is plenty to get excited about. Well, at least there will be some funny panic buys. Will Chelsea buy Paolo Maldini for £70m? Will Manchester United go for Marko Arnautovic again? Will Manchester City bring back Paul Dickov for a third spell? Only time will tell.

What a fun summer it has been for Cody Gakpo. First, Nottingham Forest tried to sign him, then Manchester United showed a bit of interest before going for Antony, and now Leeds, Everton and Southampton are keen on acquiring the PSV Eindhoven midfielder. The Saints had a bid for the Dutchman turned down earlier this week.

Leeds could look to sign a forward after Rodrigo was ruled out with a dislocated shoulder. “We’ve been active and we’re trying everything we can and we’ll see how it plays out here over the next 24 hours or so,” head coach Jesse Marsch said. One potential target is Wolves striker Hwang Hee-chan, who worked under the American at RB Salzburg. “I know Hee-chan very well,” Marsch said. “I like Hee-chan, he knows our football. He’s on our list, I can tell you that. Everybody is trying the best that they can and I can only say thank you to Andrea [Radrizzani], Victor [Orta] and Angus [Kinnear] and everybody. We’re trying to find ways to continue to improve our squad, but we have also done a great job and you can see we have a good team.”

Craig Dawson is being targeted by Aston Villa and Wolves. The West Ham defender is supposedly keen to move closer to his hometown of Rochdale. Maybe Craig should consider moving to the League Two club.

Brighton have set their eyes on Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour who looks unlikely to feature too much under Thomas Tuchel this season. The Scotland international