Arsenal have earmarked Real Madrid playmaker Brahim Diaz as an ideal alternative to top target Rodrygo, according to a report. The Gunners have been tipped to take advantage of the uncertainty surrounding the future of Rodrygo, whom they have supposedly given serious consideration to a move for.

Leeds United are close to an agreement with Udinese for defender Jaka Bijol. A deal for the 26-year-old Slovenia international is expected to be worth around £17million ($23.1m) in addition to add-ons. Bijol has spent three seasons with Udinese, playing 95 times. David Ornstein

Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate and another Arsenal player, William Saliba, are also on Real’s radar but their chances of landing Lewis-Skelly look remote, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Nico Williams and the Illusion of Transfer ClarityThere is something almost operatic about the summer transfer window — a grand, looping saga in which logic is rationed and speculation billows

Let's focus on the latest transfer news making the headlines. Viktor Gyokeres heading to Arsenal?The Swedish striker, 27, has been linked with every big club in Europe over the last few years and it seems certain he will leave Sporting Lisbon this summer.