Transfer rumours: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to Lazio, Wilfried Gnonto to stay at Leeds, Emmanuel Dennis to Watford

The 28-year-old ended his legendary eight-year association with Lazio to join Al-Hilal last summer for a reported £34m, and he has since recorded nine goals and five assists in 23 appearances.

However, according to Italian news outlet Il Messaggero, via The Sun, Milinkovic-Savic has informed some of his former Lazio teammates that he would «like to return» to the Serie A club.

Milinkovic-Savic is said to have expressed his desire to return to Italy when he met with the Lazio squad at Riyadh airport last weekend following their Supercoppa Italiana semi-final defeat to Inter Milan.

During his time at Lazio, Milinkovic-Savic scored 69 goals and registered 59 assists in 341 games for the Eagles, and the box-to-box midfielder helped the club win the 2019 Coppa Italia as well as two Supercoppa Italianas.

The Serbia international, who is under contract at Al-Hilal until June 2026, was previously linked with the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain before moving to the Middle East last summer.

Over in England and Championship club Leeds United are reportedly close to agreeing a new contract with Wilfried Gnonto.

The 20-year-old attacker has been linked with an exit from Elland Road ever since the West Yorkshire club were relegated from the Premier League last season.

Gnonto attempted to force an exit from Leeds last summer and went as far as submitted a transfer request in the hope of joining a club in the English top flight, but a transfer ultimately failed to materialise.

The Italy international has since apologised for his actions, but has