Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs all want Rashford - Wednesday's gossip

A trio of Premier League heavyweights all want Marcus Rashford, Arsenal are interested in Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa, and Nottingham Forest look set to sign a new defender.

Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal are all plotting a move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 28, but the Old Trafford hierarchy do not want to sell him to another English club. (The I - subscription required), external

Aston Villa's Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, is a target for Juventus while Arsenal are interested in Villa's 28-year-old England defender Ezri Konsa. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Nottingham Forest are in advanced talks to sign Sporting CP and Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande, 22. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Manchester United remain keen to sign a central midfielder but have cooled their interest in Brighton's Cameroon international Carlos Baleba and Bournemouth's Guernseyman Alex Scott, both 22, because of their high price tags. (Teamtalk), external

Bournemouth are determined to keep hold of Scott, who is interesting Arsenal, even though the England Under-21 international has rejected a new contract with the Cherries. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Ipswich have agreed a deal in principle to sign Celtic's Japanese forward Daizen Maeda, 28, for £8m plus £2m in add-ons. (Sky Sports), external

Manchester United's 18-year-old Australian full-back James Overy is being monitored by Rangers and several clubs in Australia. (Mail Plus - subscription required), external

West Ham are considering a move for Leicester City's English defender Ben Nelson with the Hammers hoping they can secure the 22-year-old for a cut-price fee following the Foxes relegation to League One. (Football Insider, external)

West Ham are also interested in Leicester City centre-back Harry Souttar, though they face competition from Wrexham for the 27-year-old Australia international. (Daily Record, external)

West Ham's French centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, 26, is wanted by Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Cardiff City,Sheffield United and Watford are keen on Scotland centre-half John Souttar, with Rangers looking for a seven-figure fee for the 29-year-old who is not so keen on Leicester City as he is reluctant to drop to England's third tier. (Daily Record, external)

Cardiff City remain in talks for Tromsø midfielder Jens Hjertø-Dahl despite intense speculation surrounding Rangers' interest in the 20-year-old. (Wales Online), external

Mikael Mandron will join Stevenage on a two-year contract after leaving St Mirren, the 31-year-old striker's switch to Oxford United having collapsed following their transfer embargo. (Mark Hendry on X, external)

Rotherham United are open to selling forward Sam Nombe but only if their price demands are met after multiple rejected bids from MK Dons for the 27-year-old Englishman. (Rotherham Advertiser, external)