Transfer gossip (Tuesday): Leeds United track Norwich's Canos | Forestieri signs new Owls deal | Boro want Tigers winger | Man City target Barnsley prospect

The Yorkshire Evening Post has reported that Brentford are competing with Leeds for Canos’ signature and plan to invest up to £3m in him if Hogan completes a move to West Ham in the coming days.

West Ham are discussing a £12m deal for Hogan, who has scored 14 goals in the Championship this season, and the money raised from that transfer would strengthen Brentford’s position in negotiations with Norwich.

Leeds are understood to have made contact with City about 19-year-old Canos - an ex-Liverpool and Barcelona player - in the past few weeks but United want to take him on a half-season loan and are unlikely to meet Norwich’s asking price of £2.5m.

Norwich paid that sum to land Canos from Liverpool in the summer, exploiting a contract dispute between the teenager and the Anfield club, but he has played in only thre league games since moving to Carrow Road.

His last senior appearance came in Norwich’s EFL Cup defeat to Leeds in October.

Fernando Forestieri has moved to end speculation about his future with Sheffield Wednesday by signing an extension to his contract.

The former Watford man has signed a deal until the summer of 2020, extending his previous contract by a year.

Sheffield United are poised to complete the loan signing of Manchester United prospect Joe Riley very shortly.

Middlesbrough are set to firm up their interest in Hull City winger Robert Snodgrass – with Boro star Stewart Downing likely to leave the Riverside Stadium on loan before the end of this month.

Downing has been told he is able to leave on loan after finding opportunities hard to come by in recent months, with a number of clubs in the race to sign him.

At the head of the queue are Crystal Palace, managed by Sam Allardyce, his former manager at West Ham and someone who is an avowed fan of his.

Intriguingly, Boro’s north-east neighbours Newcastle United have also been linked, although it is unlikely that Downing would drop back to the Championship.

With Downing’s exit likely, Boro would be left light in terms of their options on the flanks, with Snodgrass being their top target, although there is no shortage of rival interest in the Scottish international, subject of a failed bid from West Ham last week.

On the incoming front, Boro - who have sold David Nugent to Derby for £2.5m - also want to bring in Stoke playmaker Bojan.

Big-spending Manchester City are leading the Premier League chase for Barnsley’s highly-rated right-back James Bree.

Manchester United, City, Tottenham, Arsenal, West Ham and Southampton have all been monitoring the 19-year-old’s progress this season, while Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce reportedly ready to fire the starting gun by making the first move with a £4m bid for the Wakefield-born player after watching him in the FA Cup at Blackpool this weekend.

Brentford are eyeing a £3m move for Reds striker Sam Winnall as a potential replacement - if Scott Hogan sealed a big-money transfer to West Ham.

Winnall is out of contract in the summer and despite talks over a new deal, the forward has yet to commit.