Gossip: Arsenal will have to pay release clause for Kudus
West Ham are set to stand firm on attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus' £85m release clause, with Arsenal and Liverpool both monitoring the 24-year-old Ghana international. (Mail - subscription required)
Bayer Leverkusen's managing director of sport Simon Rolfes is on the Gunners' radar to replace Edu as sporting director. (Mail - subscription required)