Wednesday’s transfer rumours: Kounde, Toney, De Jong & more

Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Wednesday, July 20th.

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Gossip

Manchester United transfer target Evan N’Dicka is now attracting interest from AC Milan. [ Fabrice Hawkins]

Newcastle United have had some contact over the potential transfer of Brentford striker Ivan Toney. [Fabrizio Romano]

Chelsea have a genuine interest in clinching the transfer of Barcelona midfielder and Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong, but a deal would be complicated. [Fabrizio Romano]

Chelsea are closing in on a £51m deal for Jules Kounde after a day of talks with Sevilla. [Evening Standard]

Kepa is no longer happy at just being the backup to Edouard Mendy, and Napoli are showing an interest in signing him. [Evening Standard]

Jesse Lingard is edging closer to a move to Nottingham Forest despite holding talks with West Ham this summer. [Guardian]

Antonio Conte is eager to land Nicolo Zaniolo from Roma. [Guardian]

Wolves are weighing up a move for Crystal Palace man Christian Benteke. [Sun]

Crystal Palace have made an offer for Bayern Munich’s Chris Richards. [Bild]