🚨Arsenal Eze agreement, Chelsea close in on forward, Tottenham transfer blow & more

Plus all the latest updates from the world of football.

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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the latest edition of the Daily Briefing - all your essential football headlines in one place. Thanks for reading, and enjoy!

Today’s top stories:

• Arsenal have reached an agreement in principle to sign Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace. (Football Transfers)

• Gabriel Jesus is expected to leave Arsenal this summer, and he could be on his way to Flamengo. (RTI Esporte)

• Manchester United will now compete with Manchester City for the signature of PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. (L’Equipe)

• Liverpool are now progressing in talks with Bayern Munich over the transfer of Luis Diaz. The German champions are confident of signing him for €75 million. (Santi Aouna)

• Joao Felix was hoping to join Benfica from Chelsea this summer, but Al-Nassr are now close to hijacking the deal. (Fabrizio Romano)

• Everton are looking to sign Adam Aznou from Bayern Munich. They are expected to pay £7.8 million for the defender. (Athletic)

• Everton have submitted a £31 million offer to sign Malick Fofana from Lyon. (L’Equipe)

• Manchester United are interested in signing the Metz forward Idrissa Gueye. (Sun)

• Aston Villa and West Ham United want to sign the Werder Bremen playmaker Romano Schmid. (Guardian)

• West Ham United are planning to submit an offer for the Cagliari striker Roberto Piccoli. (Calciomercato)

• Morgan Gibbs White has signed a new contract with Nottingham Forest, and the move to Tottenham Hotspur is now off. (BBC)

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• Arsenal are now stepping up their efforts to sign the Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze, and they have reached an agreement in principle. (Football Transfers)

• Arsenal have officially confirmed the signing of Viktor Gyokeres, and he will wear the number 14 shirt. (Arsenal official website)

• Viktor Gyökeres (on the Arsenal move): “I just felt that Arsenal was the right club for me”. “What I heard from Mikel and Andrea when I was speaking with them, and just what I've seen in the past years, how they've been playing football. That made me choose Arsenal”.

• Gabriel Jesus has been given the green light to complete a move to Flamengo from Arsenal. (RTI Esporte)