Football gossip: Sterling, Trippier, Ayew, Reinier, Phillips, Hummels

Girona have agreed a deal worth an initial £21.2m plus add-ons with Watford for Colombia midfielder Yaser Asprilla, 20. (Sky Sports), external

Brighton, Real Sociedad and Real Mallorca are battling to sign 35-year-old Germany defender Mats Hummels on a free transfer. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Barcelona have agreed personal terms with Italy winger Federico Chiesa, 26, who is set for an £11m switch from Juventus. (Sport – in Spanish), external

Everton, AC Milan, Bayern Munich and a number of clubs in Turkey are interested in signing Newcastle’s England defender Kieran Trippier, 33. (Talksport), external

Brentford are poised to wrap up a £10m deal for 18-year-old Brazilian winger Gustavo Nunes from Gremio. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Republic of Ireland defender John Egan, 31, is training with Burnley after leaving Sheffield United. (Football Insider), external