Chelsea line up Bournemouth's Scott - Thursday's gossip

Chelsea line up Bournemouth's Alex Scott, Sunderland make an offer for Manchester City's Jack Grealish, and Aston Villa set to miss out on AC Milan winger Rafael Leao.

Chelsea have lined up Bournemouth's English midfielder Alex Scott, 23, as a replacement for Argentina's Enzo Fernandez, 25, who might be on the move to Manchester City. (Sun), external

Aston Villa target Rafael Leao is close to agreeing a move from AC Milan, with Galatasaray set to pay about £38m for the 27-year-old Portugal winger. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external

Sunderland have made Manchester Cityan offer to sign England winger Jack Grealish, 30, on loan. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Chelseaare also closing in on a £36m deal to sign Italy defender Honest Ahanor, 18, from Atalanta. (Sky Sport Italy - in Italian, external)

Barcelona and Spain defender Alejandro Balde, 22, remains on Manchester United's shortlist to reinforce their left-back position. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Newcastlehave not yet walked away from a deal to sign Lille and Belgium winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo, 21, but will not do anything that causes problems in meeting Premier League and Uefa spending rules. (Mail - subscription required), external

Bayer Leverkusen's French striker Martin Terrier, 29, is being lined up by his former club Lille as a replacement for Fernandez-Pardo. (L'Equipe - in French), external

Fiorentina have turned down Nottingham Forest's initial bid of £6m for their Brazilian right-back Dodo, 27. (Sky Sport Italy - in Italian, external)

Marseille are confident of keeping Brazilian forward Igor Paixao, 26, despite interest from Arsenal and Sunderland. (Teamtalk), external

Aston Villahave asked about West Ham and France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 26, as they search for a centre-back. (Mail), external

Bayer Leverkusen and Argentinamidfielder Exequiel Palacios, 27, is close to completing a £23.5m move toIpswich Town. (Sky Sports), external

Everton are lining up a deal to sign Guinea-Bissau forward Franculino, 22, from Midtjylland and are also prepared to sanction the sale of Republic of Ireland defender Jake O'Brien, 25. (Teamtalk), external

Southampton are exploring a deal to re-sign 31-year-old English midfielder James Ward-Prowse from West Ham. (Talksport), external

Middlesbrough are set to sign American midfielder Rokas Pukstas, 22, from Croatian club Hadjuk Split in a deal worth about £4.3m after fending off interest from a host of other European clubs. (Mike McGrath - Telegraph) , external

Watford midfielder Imran Louza is set to join Greek club Panathinaikos after the two clubs agreed a deal worth £6.8m for the 27-year-old Moroccan. (Sky Sports), external

Derby County have submitted a bid to Leicester City for Bangladesh international Hamza Choudhury with the Foxes keen to offload the 28-year-old midfielder from their wage bill. (Leicester Mercury), external

Derby are also closing in on a loan deal for Pisa's Danish striker Henrik Meister. The Rams will pay a £1.3m loan fee and will have the option to buy the 22-year-old for about £7.7m. (SestaPorta - in Italian), external

Stoke City have told Hull City they want at least £10m for Wales international winger Sorba Thomas, 27, but the Potters are also discussing a potential swap deal involving Canadian attacker Liam Millar, 26. (Sky Sports), external

Celtic are understood to be considering a move for experienced Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 33. (Mail), external

Wrexham are in talks with Leicester City to sign Australian centre-back Harry Souttar. The 27-year-old has been linked with a move to a number of clubs including Sheffield United, who are said to be put off by the £10m asking price. (Sky Sports), external