Football gossip: Dibling, Quansah, Ekitike, Isak, Kerkez, Semenyo, Sancho, Alexander-Arnold

Southampton put £100m price tag on in-demand winger Tyler Dibling, Jadon Sancho targets move back to Germany and Alexander Isak turns down Newcastle contract offer.

Southampton will demand more than £100m for 19-year-old English winger Tyler Dibling, who is wanted by Tottenham and Manchester City. (Telegraph), external

Newcastle want to bring Liverpool and England defender Jarell Quansah, 22, to St James’ Park this summer and hope a £30m offer will tempt the Premier League leaders to sell. (Times – subscription), external

Arsenal have identified Frankfurt’s 22-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike as an alternative to Newcastle’s 25-year-old Sweden forward Alexander Isak, who is valued at £150m by the Magpies (Sun), external

Newcastle have paused contract talks after Isak turned down their initial offer. (Caught Offside), external

Bournemouth will this week discuss the futures of 21-year-old Hungary defender Milos Kerkez and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, amid interest from Liverpool. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United’s 25-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho, currently on loan at Chelsea, is keen to return to the Bundesliga. Rejoining Borussia Dortmund is his “dream”, but Bayer Leverkusen are also interested. (Bild – in German), external

Chelsea, who have an obligation to buy Sancho from Manchester United, are considering whether to sign him permanently, before immediately selling him. (Football Insider), external

Nottingham Forest are looking to extend the deal of 23-year-old Wales defender Neco Williams, whose contract expires in June 2026. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Chelsea and Real Madrid want to sign 19-year-old Spain defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth this summer. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s contract expires on 30 June but Liverpool could still get a fee for the 26-year-old England defender if Real Madrid want him for the Fifa Club World Cup, which begins on 14 June. (Mail – subscription), external

Sunderland and England Under-19s midfielder Chris Rigg, 17, is being closely monitored Everton, Tottenham and West Ham. (Sky Sports), external

Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle and Napoli are interested in Genk’s 17-year-old Greece midfielder Konstantinos Karetsas. (Tuttomercato – in Italian), external