Premier League trio tracking Delap as City close in on Bouaddi

Everton, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest are all monitoring Chelsea forward Liam Delap, with Chelsea valuing the 23-year-old English forward at up to £40m. Manchester City have opened advanced talks with Lille over 18-year-old Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who has also attracted interest from Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich. Brentford are close to completing a deal for Mamadou Sangare after the 24-year-old Mali midfielder left Lens' preseason tour in Italy. Fulham have reached agreements with Real Madrid to sign Spain forward Gonzalo Garcia, 22, and midfielder Cesar Palacios, 21, in a combined £43m package. City are also looking at Marseille and Argentina goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli, 34, as a replacement for James Trafford. Manchester United are preparing a bid for Newcastle and England defender Lewis Hall, 21, with Racing Santander's Jorge Salinas, 19, a possible alternative. Coventry City are finalizing an agreement with Brighton for 25-year-old English goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, who spent last season on loan with the broadcaster Blues. Hull City have held positive talks with Augsburg's German midfielder Mert Komur, 21. Manchester United have also held talks with San Lorenzo and Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill, according to the 26-year-old's agent. Swedish defender Genesis Antwi, 19, is expected to join Chelsea's sister club Strasbourg on loan.