Real Madrid close in on Silva signing- Saturday's gossip

Real Madrid expect to complete Bernardo Silva signing, Bayern Munich confident of deal for Marcus Rashford, Manchester United win race to sign Mateus Fernandes.

Real Madrid are expected to complete the signing of Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 31, to kick off Jose Mourinho's second spell at the club, when his contract expires at Manchester City later this month. (Mail - subscription required), external

Bayern Munich believe they can secure the signing of Manchester United and England forward, Marcus Rashford, 28, following positive talks with his representatives. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United are increasingly confident of landing Portugal and West Hammidfielder Mateus Fernandes, 21, after fending off interest from Arsenal. (Times -subscription required), external

Newcastlehave rekindled their interest in signing Manchester Cityand England goalkeeper James Trafford, 23, as work continues to bolster the club's goalkeeping unit. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Arsenalare weighing up a move for Real Sociedad and SpainwingerAnder Barrenetxea, who has also been watched by Tottenham. (Sun), external

Leedsand Liverpool are both interested in Midtjylland and South Korea central defender Lee Han-beom, 23, with Napoli, Monaco and Lyon among a number of other clubs keeping tabs on the player. (Teamtalk), external

Brighton & Hove Albion have made a £30m offer to sign Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, from Tottenham. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Besiktas have entered advanced talks with Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard, 31, over a £20m transfer. (Caught Offside, external)

Galatasaray are interested in signing Aston Villa's Emiliano Buendia, 29, and Unai Emery's side could replace him with West Ham's Crysencio Summerville, 24. (Football Insider, external)

Barcelona will look to offload out of favour goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 34, to Ajax. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)