I'm told that we are/were interested in Neal Maupay of St Etienne, a 20-year-old attacking midfielder/winger. Apparently Brentford have agreed a E2m fee but maybe Oscar would give us a discount. He was on loan in Ligue 2 last season so maybe development squad rather than Premier League.
Fifty percent of our new signings (i.e. Gross) were not mentioned anywhere before they joined. That should tell us something about the reliability of media reports.