Chelsea make contact with Wijnaldum - Thursday's gossip

Chelsea make contact with former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, Arsenal target Bournemouth striker Eli Junior Kroupi while Everton are not interested in signing any players currently available on a free transfer.

Chelsea have contacted Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 35, about joining the club on a free transfer. The former Liverpool man left Saudi Pro-League club Al-Ettifaq earlier this summer. (Foot Mercato - in French) , external

Arsenal will consider a move for Bournemouth 's 20-year-old French forward Eli Junior Kroupi in January. (Independent) , external

Arsenal assistant manager Gabriel Heinze reached out to 29-year-old Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez – a fellow Argentine – over a potential move before the window closed but the Italian club refused to consider a deal. (Mail - subscription required) , external

Newcastle and Aston Villa will continue their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen's Cameroon forward Christian Kofane, 20, when the transfer window reopens. (Football Insider) , external

Manchester United decided against signing a left-back in the final few days of the transfer window because they were unable to identify an option of adequate quality to bolster their squad. (Express) , external

Everton rejected a late £65m bid from Chelsea for English midfielder James Garner, 25, because it came too late in the transfer window. (Talksport) , external

Former Manchester United and France striker Anthony Martial, 30, is currently without a club and looking for a route back into the Premier League. (Teamtalk) , external

Everton are not planning to dip into the free-agent market despite a difficult end to the transfer window. (Telegraph - subscription required) , external

Tottenham 's Brazilian forward Richarlison, 29, has agreed to join Turkish club Trabzonspor with his proposed salary three times more than what he earns at Spurs. (Fabrizio Romano) , external

Chelsea will face competition from Liverpool for Monaco's Lamine Camara should they revive their interest in the 22-year-old Senegal midfielder after a deadline-day move to Stamford Bridge collapsed. (Talksport) , external