Villa close in on Onana - Thursday's gossip

Aston Villa close in on signing Belgian midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton, former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp rules himself out of the running for England, who could be prepared to wait for Pep Guardiola to leave Manchester City.

Everton's 22-year-old Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana is set to complete his move to Aston Villa by this weekend. (Sky Sports), external

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is not interested in taking the England job. (Sky Germany), external

The Football Association are willing to wait for Pep Guardiola to leave Manchester City before appointing him as Gareth Southgate's permanent successor as England boss. (Independent), external

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is also among the candidates to replace Southgate. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Al Nassr's pursuit of Juventus' 34-year-old Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has broken down. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Paris St-Germain have stepped up their pursuit of 25-year-old Napoli striker Victor Osimhen which could end Chelsea's interest in the Nigerian forward. (Talksport), external

Liverpool partly pulled out of the race to sign Manchester United-bound defender Leny Yoro, 18, from Lille because they thought he was only interested in signing for Real Madrid. (Mirror), external

Birmingham City are interested in Aston Villa's 21-year-old English forward Louie Barry. (Football Insider), external

Villa still owe Bayer Leverkusen over half the money they paid for 25-year-old French winger Moussa Diaby, who is close to joining Al Ittihad. (Football Insider), external

West Ham are winning the race to sign 24-year-old Arsenal forward Reiss Nelson with the Gunners valuing the Englishman at £25m. (Talksport), external

Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville, 22, has held talks with Chelsea, but French side Rennes have also spoken to the Dutchman. (Teamtalk), external

Huddersfield Town are in talks to sign Wolves midfielder Joe Hodge, 21, after the Republic of Ireland Under-21 international spent last season on loan at Queens Park Rangers. (Football Insider), external

Barcelona have made their proposal to Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, 22, in an attempt to agree personal terms with the Spaniard before any English clubs. (Fabrizio Romano), external

West Ham are in advanced talks sign English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 26, from Manchester United. (Teamtalk), external