Everton eye move for Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour with Frank Lampard keen on reunion with Scotland international

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Everton in for Chelsea's Billy Gilmour, Westward Ham eye double raid on Watford, Southampton beat out Newcastle to £11million starlet, Aston Villa demands shock rivals

Westward Ham are weighing up a double raid on Championship club Watford.

The Hammers have been monitoring wantaway striker Emmanuel Dennis all summer and have now added Hornets teammate Ismaila Sarr to their extensive listing of targets.

Dennis scored ten goals in 33 Premier League appearances last season — Dennis scored 10 goals in 33 Premier League appearances concluding flavour

A move for Dennis, 24, is likely to depend on the consequence of bids for Chelsea ace Armando Broja and Sassuolo'south Gianluca Scamacca.

Watford's new manager Rob Edwards is hoping to keep Sarr – also 24 – and build the Hertfordshire side's quest for a Premier League return effectually him.

Simply Edwards has been told by the Watford hierarchy that he will be sold if a suitable offer comes in for the Senegal international.

SAINTS SWOOP IN FOR MAGPIES TARGET

Newcastle's hopes of cashing in on Bordeaux'due south fiscal woes to land one of their teenage talents for a bargain fee have been dashed by Southampton.

The Magpies have held talks with Bordeaux for striker Sekou Mara, who turns 20 next week and is regarded equally one of Europe's best emerging young strikers.

But despite being amongst the world's wealthiest clubs, the St James' Park outfit held off making a formal bid in case Bordeaux'south crippling debt forced them into administration and therefore existence forced to take a knockdown price.

That immune Southampton to nip in and agree an £11m deal for Mara, son of a French Idiot box presenter.

talkSPORT has been told Mara, who scored four goals in five games in the prestigious Toulon tournament earlier this year, was swell to push through the move to St Mary'southward to ensure Bordeaux were properly compensated.

One time the move is formalised, Mara will become Saints' fifth summer signing and the south coast club are still on the hunt for at to the lowest degree some other forward thespian.

Mara is edging towards a move to Southampton

EVERTON Behest FOR BILLY

Frank Lampard is ready to footstep up his interest in Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour subsequently the task of ensuring Everton do not face another relegation dogfight was laid blank by a humbling pre-season defeat in the The states.

Lampard was left seething by Everton's 4-0 thrashing at the hands of MLS side Minnesota United and used the humiliation to make information technology articulate to possessor Farhad Moshiri that he is in demand of reinforcements.

With transfer funds at Goodison Park in short supply, Lampard has been given the green light to explore a loan motility for Gilmour.

The pint-sized Scotland international made his Premier League debut under Chelsea icon Lampard and is understood to exist great on a reunion with his former boss following a disastrous spell at Norwich last season.

Gilmour was cut from Chelsea's first team training camp this week

Car CHASE STALLS

Aston Villa's £20m price tag for teenage midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has come as a stupor to their Premier League rivals.

Newcastle and Manchester City are among the clubs interested in midfielder Chukwuemeka, eighteen, who is refusing to put pen to newspaper on a new contract at Villa.

But neither are willing to see Villa'southward mega-coin valuation for a player who can sign for minimal compensation with an overseas club in January.

With manager Steven Gerrard reluctant to pick Chukwuemeka unless he commits his time to come to the lodge, the current stalemate appears a loser for both parties.