Manchester United eye Sporting's Hjulmand; Tottenham optimistic about Eze deal.

Manchester United are considering a £50m deal for Morten Hjulmand, a midfielder from Sporting and Denmark, aged 26. This move is an alternative if they are unable to secure Carlos Baleba, a 21-year-old midfielder from Cameroon at Brighton. Tottenham is optimistic about finalizing a deal for Eberechi Eze, a 27-year-old midfielder from Crystal Palace, valued at £68m. Newcastle is in talks to sign Yoane Wissa, a 28-year-old winger from DR Congo at Brentford, while his current team is close to signing Dango Ouattara, a 23-year-old forward from Burkina Faso at Bournemouth. Fulham is interested in Rasmus Hojlund, a 22-year-old striker from Manchester United and Denmark, with AC Milan also pursuing him. Chelsea is progressing in negotiations to acquire Alejandro Garnacho, a 21-year-old winger from Manchester United, for a believed fair price of £35m. Arsenal is open to offers for Oleksandr Zinchenko, a 28-year-old left-back from Ukraine, with interest from Porto, Fenerbahce, and Real Betis. Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen are looking into a loan deal for Facundo Buonanotte, a 20-year-old winger from Brighton and Argentina. Inter Milan is giving themselves one more week to finalize the signing of Ademola Lookman, a 27-year-old forward from Nigeria at Atalanta, before exploring other options. Roma has proposed to Inter Milan the sale of Manu Kone, a 24-year-old midfielder from France, for around 30m euros (£26m). Liverpool's pursuit of Giovanni Leoni, an 18-year-old defender from Parma, includes a 10% sell-on clause for the Serie A side. Middlesbrough is set to loan Sverre Nypan, an 18-year-old midfielder from Norway at Manchester City. Sheffield Wednesday has turned down offers from West Ham and Rangers for Pierce Charles, a 20-year-old goalkeeper valued at £1m. Birmingham is competing with Derby and QPR for the signing of Koki Saito, a 24-year-old midfielder from Japan, valued at £5m, who previously played on loan at QPR from Lommel in Belgium. Leicester's Bilal El Khannouss, a 21-year-old midfielder from Morocco, may still move to Leeds for £30m.