What The Sports Papers Say

Latest Paper Talk
Saturday July 23
 
Manchester City are close to resolving the John Stones saga, after resurrecting collapsed talks with Everton.
Antonio Conte has told Roman Abramovich he needs five more signings to make Chelsea challengers again.
West Brom have made a £7m bid for Brighton defender Lewis Dunk.
West Brom defender Jonny Evans is being targeted by Bournemouth.
Ross McCormack wants out of Fulham with Norwich, Newcastle and Aston Villa all lining up a £13m bid.
David Moyes is set to take over at Sunderland this weekend – and kick start their summer spending.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is being put off a £60m move for Real Madrid star Toni Kroos – because of his huge wages.
Chelsea have reportedly tabled a £41.5m bid for Paris Saint-Germain star Edinson Cavani.
Swansea City are ready to enter a tug-of-war with Stoke for their former midfielder Joe Allen.
Manchester United are preparing a £25m move for Fabinho.
Real Madrid are preparing to launch an offer in a bid to sign European Championship star Moussa Sissoko after missing out on Andre Gomes.

Sunderland hope to have David Moyes installed at the Stadium of Light over the weekend after making good progress in their negotiations with the former Everton and Manchester United manager.
Liverpool target Ben Chilwell is close to signing a new five-year deal at Leicester City in another huge boost for Claudio Ranieri.

Everton are likely to demand £75m for Romelu Lukaku should Chelsea persist in their interest.
Sunderland have approached David Moyes to become their new manager after Sam Allardyce left to take over the England national team.
Crystal Palace have bid £20m plus add-ons for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.
Juventus have drawn up a shortlist of players to replace Paul Pogba which includes Nemanja Matic of Chelsea and Moussa Sissoko at Newcastle.
Galatasaray are interested in signing Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva, according to club director Levent Nazifoglu.
Luis Enrique believes Javier Mascherano could sign a contract extension with Barcelona in the near future after confirming that the Argentine is in talks over a new deal.
Aston Villa are threatening Norwich's bid for Fulham striker Ross McCormack.
Cameroon international Alex Song has joined Russian outfit Rubin Kazan from Spanish giants Barcelona on an expected one-year loan deal.

Ryan Giggs is among the front-runners to be the next Hull boss after Steve Bruce sensationally walked out on the Tigers.
Arsenal have confirmed that they are still in the market for new players.

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is poised to leave Manchester United on loan.

Liverpool are reportedly ready to make a £28.1m bid for Schalke midfielder Max Meyer.

Latest Paper Talk
Sunday July 24
 
Manchester United will look to finalise a world record £110m transfer of Paul Pogba from Juventus this week.
Manchester City are ready to kickstart the bidding for John Stones this week with Everton expecting a £50m offer.
West Ham have placed an £18m price tag on starlet defender Reece Oxford who is attracting interest from Manchester City and Manchester United.
Everton have agreed a £25m fee with Zenit St Petersburg for Axel Witsel and are waiting for the Belgium international to commit to their contract offer.
Arsene Wenger has launched a staunch defence of Arsenal's transfer policy and has vowed to spend big if the right chance arises.

Everton forward Romelu Lukaku is still hopeful of completing a sensational return to former club Chelsea.
West Ham are closing in on a deal for Argentinian striker Jonathan Calleri.
Manchester United are ready to cash in on striker Will Keane - with new Sunderland boss David Moyes lining up a £6.5m bid.

Arsenal are lining up a £75m double deal that would bring Riyad Mahrez and Alexandre Lacazette to the Emirates.

Chelsea have turned their attention to Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij after failing to complete a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli.
Steve Bruce quit Hull City without a penny in compensation after he failed to land three transfer targets.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri is keen to sign former Tottenham and Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka.

Joe Allen is set to hold talks with Stoke City manager Mark Hughes on Sunday as he closes in on a £13m move from Liverpool.
Gokhan Inler is heading for the exit at Leicester after being left out of the squad flying to the United States.

Arsenal are lining up a club record £45m bid for Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez.
Swansea are ready to launch a bid to re-sign forward Wilfried Bony from Manchester City.
Jermain Defoe is gearing up for a reunion with Sam Allardyce in an England shirt.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, Memphis Depay, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian are among the players who will be allowed to leave Manchester United this summer.
Leicester captain Wes Morgan insists Jamie Vardy was spot on to snub Arsenal and keep up the good work at the King Power Stadium.

Latest Paper Talk
Monday July 25
 
Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic is the top target for Juventus as they search for Paul Pogba's replacement.
New Sunderland manager David Moyes is set to enquire about Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj.
Georginio Wijnaldum has revealed a compelling conversation with Jurgen Klopp made him reject interest from Everton and Tottenham and join Liverpool.
Stoke will battle Crystal Palace for the signature of West Brom forward Saido Berahino.
Tottenham misfit Clinton Njie is set to complete a move to Marseille - which should see Georges-Kevin N'Koudou head in the opposite direction.

Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen is closing in on a £13m move to Stoke after former club Swansea failed to follow up their interest with a firm bid.
Jurgen Klopp will make a last-ditch bid to lure Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell to Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola's plan to reshape Manchester City's squad is being complicated by a contractual time-bomb, with seven senior players in the final year of lucrative long-term deals bolstered by big-money loyalty payments.
Atletico Madrid are still refusing to give up on re-signing Diego Costa from Chelsea.
Mark Hughes is ready to launch a counter-bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino after Crystal Palace offered £20m plus £3m.
West Ham are targeting Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder as they continue their search for a new forward.
West Ham fear full-back Aaron Cresswell could be out for up to six months after suffering a serious-looking knee injury in a friendly against Karlsruher.
Tottenham will give up on Clinton N'Jie as he joins Marseille on loan after a disappointing debut season in north London.
Stoke are hoping to tie up the £18.5m double deal of Joe Allen and Ramadan Sobhi this week.
Swansea are weighing up a fresh move for £8m-rated Tottenham winger Alex Pritchard.
Southampton manager Claude Puel wants a reunion with Monaco forward Valere Germain.

Sam Allardyce's first game as England manager will be a friendly against Croatia at Wembley on September 1, three days before the team face Slovakia in their first World Cup qualifier of the new campaign.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has backed Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez to reject Arsenal after witnessing the Algerian's talents first-hand during a pre-season friendly.

Southampton are plotting a £5m swoop for Tottenham defender Kieran Trippier.
David Moyes is hoping to complete the signings of Micah Richards and Charles N'Zogbia after taking over at Sunderland.
Eddie Howe has vowed to turn Bournemouth new boy Jordon Ibe into an England international.
Swansea are weighing up a move for Tottenham's £8m-rated midfielder Alex Pritchard, while Nabil Bantaleb is a loan target for Benfica.
Branislav Ivanovic could miss the start of Chelsea's season after dislocating his shoulder.
Aston Villa want to tie up a £2m deal to sign Watford goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon.
Free agent Emmanuel Adebayor is a target for Serie A outfit Cagliari.

Hull will interview former Everton boss Roberto Martinez for the vacant manager's job at the KC Stadium.

Nolito chose Manchester City over Barcelona for the chance to work under Pep Guardiola and to play in the first team, the Spanish forward has revealed.
Sam Allardyce's first match as England manager is set to be a friendly against Croatia at Wembley on September 1.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says Jordon Ibe should target an England call during his debut season at the Vitality Stadium.

Kolo Toure last night insisted he has not joined Celtic to wind down his career - as the club fight to do a deadline deal for Scott Sinclair.
Norwich boss Alex Neil is set to make a £15m bid for Fulham's Scotland striker Ross McCormack.

Latest Paper Talk
Tuesday July 26
 
Manchester City are closing on the £20million transfer of Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus despite rival interest from Manchester United.
Everton are working on a deal to land Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic as Ronald Koeman looks to find a solution to bolster his attack.
Liverpool could break the £100million barrier this summer for money recouped as Joe Allen’s sale to Stoke will trigger a raft of departures from Anfield.

Manchester United are ready to rival Manchester City for Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci.
Chelsea are set for a boost with Atletico Madrid on the verge of dropping their interest in Diego Costa.
Premier League champions Leicester will hold crunch contract talks with Kasper Schmeichel, Danny Simpson, Danny Drinkwater, Jeffrey Schlupp and Riyad Mahrez ahead of the new season.
West Ham are set to make a move for a new left-back after Aaron Cresswell was ruled out for up to four months.
Sam Allardyce admitted Arsene Wenger is among the bosses with whom he will build bridges to ensure players are released for England.

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could be out for up to five months after suffering a knee injury.
Manchester United have upped their bid for Paul Pogba to £95million to force the world record deal over the line.

Manchester City and Manchester United will continue to visit China for pre-season tours despite the shambles surrounding the cancellation of yesterday’s derby game in Beijing.
Crystal Palace have joined Premier League new-boys Burnley in the battle to sign Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens.
Steve Bruce is considering whether to quit football after his shock departure from Hull.
Sunderland have finally thanked Sam Allardyce for saving them from relegation - three days after he left to take the England job.

Chelsea have made a surprise move for Carlos Tevez, as their search for a new striker widened last night.

Sam Allardyce has left Wayne Rooney in limbo over the England captaincy for at least another month and suggested that he will lose his midfield place unless he is playing in that role for Manchester United.

Latest Paper Talk
Wednesday July 27

Lyon will not sell Alexandre Lacazette to Arsenal for less than £40m.
Chelsea and Everton will do battle for Portugal's £30m-rated midfielder William Carvalho and Napoli centre-half Kalidou Koulibaly.
Agent Mino Raiola has cancelled Paul Pogba's Manchester United medical as a row over his commission continues to hold up the deal.
Man City are confident of beating some of Europe's biggest clubs to the signing of 'new Neymar' Gabriel Jesus of Palmeiras.
Harry Redknapp says new England boss Sam Allardyce should stick with Wayne Rooney as skipper - or recall John Terry.
Stoke have offered Marko Arnautovic an improved four-year deal to ward off interest from Everton.

Liverpool have failed with a £33.5m bid for Sporting Lisbon's Euro 2016 winner Joao Mario, according to the Portugal midfielder's father.
John Stones has told Everton he wants to play for Pep Guardiola at Man City.

Pep Guardiola has banned pizza as he fights to get his Man City players in shape for the Premier League season.
Forward Jese Rodriguez has asked to leave Real Madrid, and Arsenal and Liverpool could be interested.

Monaco are ready to rival Arsenal for the signing of Barcelona's Turkey midfielder Arda Turan.
Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi and Fabian Schar of Hoffenheim are Arsenal's latest centre-half targets following confirmation Per Mertesacker is facing months out.
Borussia Dortmund have rubbished the latest reports linking Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with Man City.
David Moyes is interested in bringing Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini to Sunderland.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has arrived in Manchester and will join up with his United team-mates this week ahead of a weekend friendly in Sweden.
Man City are on the verge of completing their double deal for Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus.
Academy teams from Chelsea and Leicester are set to play in this season's EFL Trophy.
Joe Allen's move to Stoke will trigger a string of Liverpool sales that could see the club rake in £100m-plus this summer.
Everton are lining up Sunderland's £15m Lamine Kone as they prepare for the possibility of losing John Stones.

Man City will make three signings this week, adding young Colombian forward Marlos Moreno to the expected arrivals of Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus.

Roberto Martinez and Steve McClaren are contenders for the Hull job, while Steve Bruce has no pans to retire.

Latest Paper Talk
Thursday July 28
 
Arsenal have earmarked Eddie Howe as a potential successor to Arsene Wenger
Paul Pogba could do his Manchester United medical in the USA
Valencia have rated Arsenal target Shkodran Mustafi at £21m
Leonardo Ulloa has told Leicester he wants to join Swansea City
Barcelona are lining up a £15million move for Newcastle attacker Ayoze Perez

Manchester City are lining up Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, 29, is they are unable to sign John Stones from Everton.
Stoke chairman Peter Coates has confirmed the club are still determined to sign £25million West Brom striker Saido Berahino .
Former Man United and Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie could be in line for a shock move to Rangers.
Danny Rose will be rewarded for his fine form for club and country with a new Tottenham contract.
Brighton have made a £3.5m offer for 24-year-old Blackburn defender Shane Duffy

France midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, is set to complete his move to Manchester United for a world record £112m, with a Juventus source saying the deal is done.
Manchester City face losing centre-back Eliaquim Mangala to Valencia
Leonardo Ulloa has told Leicester he wants to leave the champions to join Swansea
Everton are lining up Sunderland's Lamine Kone, 27, as a possible £14m replacement for Manchester City target John Stones
Southampton are interested in signing Barcelona striker Cristian Tello for £10m and Malaga midfielder Recio for £5m
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has admitted they cannot "outgun" their big-spending rivals

Sunderland defender Adam Mathews is to join Championship side Bristol City on loan
Manchester City target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he is happy to stay at Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool outcast Mario Balotelli has been offered a career lifeline with a potential move to Turkish side Besiktas
Manchester City are edging closer to a £50m deal for Everton defender John Stones
West Ham's new home could be known as the Tesco Stadium after it emerged the supermarket giant is poised to join the race to secure naming rights for the Olympic Stadium
Wolves are set to sign Anderson Talisca in an astonishing £20m move following club takeover
Leicester have agreed a £7.4m deal to sign Bartosz Kapustka from Cracovia
Barcelona could make a shock swoop for Newcastle's Ayoze Perez

Zinedine Zidane is ready to gazump Manchester United's world record bid for Paul Pogba
Eden Hazard has vowed to repay Chelsea for his "very bad season" and drive the club back to the top of the Premier League

Manchester United expect to complete Paul Pogba's transfer from Juventus in the next 48 hours
Manchester City could go back in for Leonardo Bonucci if Vincent Kompany continues to struggle for fitness

Real Madrid admit they are out of the running for Paul Pogba and will instead look to sign Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 26, rated at £30m by the Magpies.
Premier League clubs could be forced to have a pitch-side away section

Latest Paper Talk
Friday July 29
 
Jose Mourinho has told nine players, including Bastian Schweinsteiger, that they can leave Manchester United this summer.
Manchester United have signed Paul Pogba from Juventus for £100m.
Marlos Moreno is set to join Manchester City in an £8m deal from Atletico Nacional.
West Ham's new home at the Olympic Stadium could be rebranded the Tesco Stadium.
Jurgen Klopp could play James Milner as an emergency left-back at Liverpool after missing out on Leicester's Ben Chilwell.
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, 46, has described the Premier League as "attractive" and hinted his future could be in England.

Leicester No 2 Craig Shakespeare is the coach Sam Allardyce wants to join his backroom team.
Leicester's Andy King will sign a new four-year contract with the club on Friday.
Roberto Martinez is increasingly confident of landing the Hull City job.

Adidas have indirectly confirmed Paul Pogba's move to Manchester United in a new advert.
Crystal Palace winger Wilfred Zaha's future at the club is in doubt over a contract row.
West Brom will try to sign left-back Charlie Taylor from Leeds United.
Liverpool are hoping to bring Lyon's teenage defender Jordy Gaspar to Anfield.
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe is likely to miss the start of the season because of a thigh injury.
Arsenal are set to swoop for out-of-favour Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic after missing out on Gonzalo Higuain.
Jose Mourinho has told nine players that they can leave Manchester United this summer.
West Ham are signing Swansea forward Andre Ayew for £16m a year after they could have landed the player for free.

Tottenham are interested in signing Yunus Malli from Mainz, the attacking midfielder has a £7.5m clause in his contract.
Manchester City are struggling to offload unwanted stars Yaya Toure, Jesus Navas, Wilfried Bony and Aleksandar Kolarov.
Arsenal target Shkodran Mustafi has a 50m euros release clause but Valencia would sell him for half that figure.
West Ham have been boosted in their hunt for Carlos Bacca after Paris Saint-Germain pulled out of the race.
Burnley are leading the chase to sign Leeds' wantaway left-back Charlie Taylor.

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger could become the first big-name casualty of new manager Jose Mourinho's time at Old Trafford.

Cesc Fabregas has apologised to Ragnar Klavan for his horror challenge during Chelsea's friendly win over Liverpool.
Manchester United will offload nine players after signing Paul Pogba from Juventus.
Bayern Munich have stopped new England manager Sam Allardyce from adding their assistant manager Paul Clement to his backroom team.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is considering using James Milner as an emergency left-back after giving up on signing Ben Chilwell from Leicester City.

Latest Paper Talk
Sunday July 31
 
Inter Milan have opened the door for Mauro Icardi to sign for Arsenal.
Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has confirmed he has been on the radar of Manchester City and Manchester United.
Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj is a target of AC Milan.

Chelsea are close to completing a £60m deal to sign Romelu Lukaku from Everton.
West Ham will bid £20m for Swansea attacker Andre Ayew.
Wolves will launch a £20m bid for Benfica youngster Anderson Talisca.
Tottenham star Erik Lamela has dismissed the idea of joining Inter Milan this summer.
Manchester City are close to completing a £31.2m deal to sign Leroy Sane from Schalke.

Everton believe that Chelsea and Manchester City are both so desperate that they will cave in over the £125m wanted for Romelu Lukaku and John Stones.
Arsenal are planning a shock £15m move for West Bromwich Albion defender Jonny Evans.
David Moyes wants to bring Manchester United duo Marouane Fellaini and Adnan Januzaj to Sunderland.
Samir Nasri is fighting for his Manchester City future as Pep Guardiola trims his squad.
Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan has agreed to join Burnley on loan.
West Ham do not need to sell Dimitri Payet, according to club legend Tony Cottee.
West Ham are closing in on £5m Sweden left-back Ludwig Augustinsson. 

Manchester United have promised to make Paul Pogba the face of the club. 
Eric Bailly signed for Manchester United over rivals City on the advice of Didier Drogba.
Manchester City will pay £45m to sign Leroy Sane from Schalke.
Chelsea are close to signing highly-rated young Polish goalkeeper Marcin Bulka.
Erik Lamela insist he wants to stay at Tottenham. 
Gylfi Sigurdsson is ready to reject Everton and sign a new deal at Swansea.
Chelsea are planning a shock swoop for Colombian right-back Santiago Arias.

Italian and Spanish giants are still pushing for a new Champions League breakaway.
James Milner is considering quitting England, with talks with Sam Allardyce expected next week.
Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been linked with Manchester City.

Manchester United will not stop their summer recruitment at the expected world-record capture of Paul Pogba.
Aston Villa have targeted Abel Hernandez as the striker to lead their attempt to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

Latest Paper Talk
Monday August 1
 
Everton have moved ahead of Manchester United in the race to sign Southampton's Jose Fonte after making a £9m offer for the defender.

Wayne Rooney doesn't expect to be dropped by Sam Allardyce after secret talks with the new England manager.
Former Liverpool ace Jordon Ibe can be better than Raheem Sterling, says Bournemouth team-mate Brad Smith.

Wayne Rooney has opened up about England's Euro 2016 heartache and where he fits in at Manchester United.
Zinedine Zidane has ruled out allowing Alvaro Morata leaving Real Madrid this summer.
Hull are poised to make a decision on their new manager in the next 24 hours, with Chris Coleman and Gianfranco Zola the frontrunners. 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and José Mourinho will make Manchester United winners, says former Inter Milan striker Hernan Crespo.

Arsenal's new signing Granit Xhaka has revealed he never spoke to Jurgen Klopp and says Arsenal's attractive brand of football encouraged him to sign for Arsene Wenger.
The Gunners face competition from Chelsea to sign Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi.
Liverpool new boy Georginio Wijnaldum has vowed to hit double figures for Reds in his first season.
AC Milan striker M'Baye Niang has revealed he snubbed Leicester because he didn't want to be Jamie Vardy's No. 2.
Everton have told Chelsea Romelu Lukaku will start the season with them unless they meet his staggering £75m valuation.
Southampton are set hand new deals to three of their stars - Jose Fonte, Cedric Soares and Dusan Tadic.

Tottenham boss Maurico Pochettino was left stunned that his striker Harry Kane was made the scapegoat for England's failure at Euro 2016.
Spurs are poised to pounce for Leicester's Danny Drinkwater and could launch a bid of £20m for the midfielder.
Wayne Rooney has promised to carry on for England - even if Sam Allardyce sacks him as captain.
Bayern Munich coach Paul Clement says it was his decision to snub a coaching role with England.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte will let Oscar sign for Inter Milan for around £30m.

West Bromwich Albion are ready to offload Saido Berahino after agreeing a £15m deal with West Ham for Diafra Sakho.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has admitted the match-fixing scandal that turned his life upside down could have made him quit football.

Burnely and Sunderland have joined Celtic in the race for Manchester United defender Paddy McNair.
Celtic are preparing to launch a fresh £3m plus bid for Aston Villa winger Scott Sinclair.

Latest Paper Talk
Tuesday August 2
 
Leroy Sane has been pictured in Manchester upon his arrival in the UK to complete his move to Man City and is set to move to the Etihad in a deal worth £41.5m.
Arsenal's chase for £40m Alexandre Lacazette has received a huge boost after Lyon admitted for the first time that the striker could be sold.
Hull City are hoping to make Wales head coach Chris Coleman their new manager this week.
Everton are set to complete the £10m signing of Ashley Williams from Swansea in the next 48 hours.
West Ham are considering a move for Fiorentina's £7m Germany star Mario Gomez to solve their problems up front.
Swansea are ready to step up their interest in Tottenham winger Nacer Chadli and Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa.

Arsenal will hold more talks on Tuesday with a representative of Inter's Mauro Icardi - with the Gunners also set to up their bid for Alexandre Lacazette to £34m.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman has launched a £9m bid for Southampton defender Jose Fonte but may face stiff competition from Jose Mourinho's Manchester United.
Meanwhile, Bastian Schweinsteiger finally looks set for the Manchester United exit door, after Mourinho ordered him to clear out his locker.
Arsenal have rejected West Ham's loan bid for Kieran Gibbs.
Sunderland are ready to bid for Anderlecht giant Kara Mbodj, with new boss David Moyes already having made an inquiry about the £8m-rated Senegal defender.
Claudio Ranieri has an open chequebook as he prepares Leicester's Premier League title defence

New Sunderland boss David Moyes snubbed them last season as he thought they were going down.
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori has signed a new four-year deal with the club on their pre-season tour of the United States.
Swansea will step up their interest in Tottenham's Nacer Chadli and Leicester's Leo Ulloa after Fernando Llorente turned down a move to the Liberty Stadium from Sevilla.
Tottenham have been told they must pay £17m to sign Rafa Silva from Porto.
Hull have made former West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola a candidate for their vacant managerial position.

Romelu Lukaku has told his Everton team-mates he wants to leave this summer. Chelsea are confident they can strike a deal for him at around £60m.
Bastian Schweinsteiger has cleared out his first-team locker at Manchester United and moved to the reserve dressing room.
Turkish side Galatasaray are preparing a bid for Liverpool's long-serving midfielder Lucas Leiva.
Manchester United and Everton will field full-strength teams for Wayne Rooney's testimonial at Old Trafford this week.
Leroy Sane's transfer to Manchester City from Schalke could end up costing the Premier League club as much as £42m.
Galatasaray have stepped up their interest in Lucas Leiva as Jurgen Klopp fights to keep hold of the Liverpool midfielder.
Leeds United have agreed an initial six-month loan with Qatari club Al-Arabi for Spanish winger Pablo Hernandez.
Norwich City have rejected a £3m bid for Martin Olsson as West Ham seek cover for injured Aaron Cresswell.

The brother of Bastian Schweinsteiger appeared to accuse Jose Mourinho of a lack of respect after it emerged that the German had been banished from Manchester United's first-team dressing room by the club's new manager.
Gianfranco Zola could be named Hull City manager this week, with Chris Coleman also in the frame.

Celtic captain Scott Brown has dismissed Rangers' title aspirations by claiming Aberdeen will be his team's closest challengers.
Gianfranco Zola is wanted by Hull, despite being sacked from three of his last four managerial jobs.

Chelsea have told Everton that their next bid for striker Romelu Lukaku will be a take-it-or-leave-it offer, as the Toffees hold out for £75m. 

Reading's new boss Jaap Stam has discussed former team-mates and their potential managerial skills by saying: "The player who talks in the dressing room may not always become a good manager".

Celtic are preparing to launch a fresh £3m-plus bid for Aston Villa's Scott Sinclair.
Israel goalkeeper Ofir Marciano has arrived in Edinburgh to complete his loan move to Hibernian from FC Ashdod.

Latest Paper Talk
Wednesday August 3
 
Newcastle United are expecting Real Madrid to make a formal bid for Moussa Sissoko and resigned to his departure The Magpies hope a deal can be pushed through swiftly.
Diafra Sakho is primed to complete a £15m move from West Ham United to West Bromwich Albion that will finally allow Saido Berahino to depart The Hawthorns.
Berahino, who has wanted to leave West Brom since the summer of last year, is expected to join Stoke City or Crystal Palace.

Chelsea are willing to offer Loic Remy plus £65m for Romelu Lukaku.
Pep Guardiola has not given up on signing Barcelona keeper Marc Andre ter Stegen after the German keeper called for clear the air talks at the Camp Nou.
Baba Rahman claims he left Chelsea on loan after being told he was too attack-minded by new manager Antonio Conte.
Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian is relishing competition for places at the club and has no intention of leaving this summer despite reports linking him.
Jurgen Klopp has reassessed his transfer plans and is prepared to go back into the market to solve the problems with Liverpool's defence.
Leeds United have rejected a transfer request from highly-rated left back Charlie Taylor, who is wanted by Middlesbrough, Burnley and West Bromwich Albion.
Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez is attracting interest from Fiorentina.
Brighton and Hove Albion have agreed a club-record fee with Tottenham Hotspur for Alex Pritchard.
Chelsea midfielder Jordan Houghton is joining Doncaster Rovers on loan.
Manchester City are fighting to keep highly-rated teenager Tosin Adarabioyo amid lingering fears over his contractual situation.
Manchester City are confident of tying up a deal to sign Palmeiras forward Gabriel Jesus.

Cheslea are set to launch a fresh bid to land Romelu Lukaku with a £65m offer.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will step up his attempts to reach a compromise over £50m-rated Everton defender John Stones, who he rates as his No.1 target.
Diego Costa has been urged to quit Chelsea for Atletico Madrid - by former team-mate Filipe Luis.
Swansea are confident of sealing a deal for Spain international Fernando Llorente.
Mark Hughes wants to step up his bid to sign Robin van Persie from Fenerbahce this week.
Sunderland boss David Moyes is targeting a £5m move for Croatia international defender Domagoj Vida.

Chelsea have tabled a British record take-it-or-leave-it £65m bid for Romelu Lukaku.
Southampton are primed to make a £6m move for Anderlecht midfielder Steven Defour.
West Ham will consider a £7m move for Mario Gomez.

The French striker Loic Remy is a potential component of the deal that Chelsea hope will bring Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge, but is proving hard for the London club to push through before the start of the season despite the record fee on offer.
Hull City have not given up in their pursuit of Chris Coleman and are hopeful that the Football Association of Wales will allow them to speak to their manager on the basis that he would be interested in the job.

Celtic's Scott Allan will travel to Rotherham tomorrow to put pen to paper on a season long loan deal.

Leeds have turned down a transfer request from Charlie Taylor.

Chelsea are poised to raise their bid for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku to a take it or leave it British record £65m.
Arsenal and Liverpool both look like missing out on Jese Rodriguez after Real Madrid agreed a £21m fee with Paris Saint-Germain.

Latest Paper Talk
Thursday August 4
 
Manchester United have finalised a global-record transfer deal to bring Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford. Sources say Juventus were asking for £108.9m to cover a 30% sell-on clause owed to Pogba's agent Mino Raiola, while the France midfielder wanted an annual after-tax salary worth over £10m.
Rangers are urging supporters not to buy their new kit from Sports Direct stores after Puma ignored the club's wishes.
Dundee could leave Dens Park after 117 years after the owners acquired new land in the Camperdown area.
Marcos Rojo has rejected an offer to join the Chinese Super League, further complicating Jose Mourinho's efforts to rebuild his Manchester United defence.
Manchester United are also waiting to see if Hull City will intensify their efforts to convince Phil Jones to join the newly-promoted club on a year's loan.

Chelsea's attempts to unsettle Romelu Lukaku have infuriated Everton, who are ready to take the same stance they adopted with John Stones 12 months ago by refusing to sell.
Arsenal target Julian Draxler will not be allowed to leave Wolfsburg this summer, despite the forward reiterating his desire to move on from the Volkswagen Arena.
Swansea appear to be closing in on Fernando Llorente, with the Spain striker's club Sevilla suggesting a move is imminent.
Shkodran Mustafi is not expected to start against Bournemouth on Wednesday night as Arsenal consider a serious bid for the Valencia centre-back.
Tottenham are showing interest in Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez.
Inter Milan full-back Davide Santon has flown into London ahead of talks and a medical with West Ham.
Champions League games could be played outside Europe as Italian and Spanish clubs put pressure on UEFA
Ex-Fulham midfielder Jamie O'Hara is on trial with San Jose Earthquakes of the MLS.

Jose Mourinho says he wants to sign another player before the season starts, with Paul Pogba expected soon.
New Sunderland boss David Moyes is poised to take on his old club Everton for £30m Liverpool striker Christian Benteke.
Julian Draxler's hopes of a move away from Wolfsburg have been dealt a blow after the German club declared they will not be selling him this summer.
Swansea are closing in on the £5m signing of Sevilla striker Fernando Llorente.
Tottenham want £10m Portugal international midfielder Rafa Silva.
Slaven Bilic admits West Ham need to win their first-ever game at the London Stadium on Thursday evening to have any chance of signing the likes of Carlos Bacca.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will look to address the club's left-back problems by launching a £20m bid for Jonas Hector.
Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund are battling it out for Mario Gomez - but West Ham will not make a move for the Germany striker.
Matt Miazga looks set to become Chelsea's latest loan victim after Antonio Conte insisted the defender needs regular football next season.
Joe Hart has received a boost after Manchester City ruled out a move for a new goalkeeper.
Shkodran Mustafi was left out of Valencia's pre-season friendly on Wednesday as he closes in on a move to Arsenal.
Norwich could now move for Austria Vienna star Alex Gorgon after snapping up Alex Pritchard from Spurs.
Ex-Man City defender Martin Demichelis is set to join Espanyol.
Burnley have joined the race to sign Steve Defour from Standard Liege.
Middlesbrough have rejected a bid from Sheffield Wednesday for winger Adam Reach.

Manchester United are moving closer to announcing an agreement with Juventus to sign Paul Pogba in a world record deal as Wayne Rooney eyes a new contract with the club.
England boss Sam Allardyce has backed Diafra Sakho's move to join Tony Pulis at West Brom.

Liverpool have failed with a bid to sign Brazilian striker Luan Vieir.
Arsenal will have to break the bank to sign Julian Draxler from Wolfsburg.
Yann M'Vila is on the verge of completing a permanent transfer to Sunderland from Rubin Kazan.
Hull will keep fighting to make Chris Coleman their new manager.
Ross McCormack will complete his move from Fulham to Aston Villa on Thursday.

Kelechi Nwakali has finally completed his move to Arsenal, according to the chief executive of his club ASJ Academy.

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Friday August 5
 
Real Madrid starlet Martin Odegaard is hoping Liverpool will come in with a loan offer for him after turning down a move to the Bundesliga. He had been linked with Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen.
Arsenal are set for further talks with Shkodran Mustafi as they look to push through a deal for the Germany and Valencia defender. Chelsea are also reported to be interested.
Real Madrid have had a £54m bid for Bayern Munich midfielder David Alaba rejected.

Liverpool face competition from Real Madrid in their efforts to sign £33m-rated Portugal midfielder Joao Mario.
Arsenal have accepted an offer from Galatasaray for defender Mathieu Debuchy, who is thinking over a loan move to Turkey.
Bristol City are keen on a loan deal for exciting Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham.

Everton will offer striker Romelu Lukaku a bumper new deal to try and keep him at Goodison Park.
Chelsea are keeping tabs on Romania striker Nicolae Stanciu who currently plays for Steaua Bucharest.

Manchester City remain keen on signing Dinamo Zagreb's highly-rated midfielder Ante Coric.
Everton are set to make a fresh £12m offer for Swansea City captain Ashley Williams.
Ajax are ready to step up their interest in Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.
Leeds and QPR are among the Championship sides queuing up to sign Nottingham Forest winger Jamie Ward.
Hull City defender Harry Maguire is set to hand in a transfer request to further rock the Premier League new boys.

Celtic could be without exciting winger Patrick Roberts for three weeks after he injured his hamstring in the Champions League win over Astana.
Arsenal face competition from AC Milan in their bid to sign Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi.
Arsene Wenger has told Chuba Akpom to put his case for a start in Arsenal's opener against Liverpool - the youngster is not being loaned out for now.

Saido Berahino's West Brom future is back in the balance after the Baggies withdrew their offer for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho.
Leeds United are set to make a move for Aston Villa centre-back Joleon Lescott.

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Saturday August 6 
 
Mauro Icardi's agent is reportedly heading to London to discuss a possible Arsenal deal for the Inter forward.

Everton have emerged as shock rivals to Arsenal for the signature of Wolfsburg's Julian Draxler.
Jose Mourinho has launched a triple-whammy attack on Arsene Wenger and Jurgen Klopp, as well as saying it will be difficult to "change the dynamics" at United after Louis van Gaal's reign.
Leicester's owner has spent £2million on new cars for the club's title-winning heroes.
Jurgen Klopp may have to send 19-year-old midfielder Allan Rodrigues de Souza on loan because he doesn't yet qualify for a UK work permit.

Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko may be off to Paris St-Germain for £35million. 
Jose Mourinho has confirmed Bastian Schweinsteiger's Manchester United career is over.
West Brom boss Tony Pulis has been assured his job is safe by the club's new Chinese owners.

Everton have insisted star striker Romelu Lukaku is not for sale with Chelsea's public pursuit ruffling a few feathers.
Paul Pogba has been studying Manchester United performances from last season ahead of his move to Old Trafford.
Real Madrid have agreed to double manager Zinedine Zidane's wages to £90,000-a-week.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is craving a glorious start to the season against Manchester United, but he remains wary of 'champion' Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Bayern Munich are keen to to keep hold of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, but will not be held ransom over any "crazy" wage demands. 
Everton have ditched Tony Hibbert after 25 years with the Toffees legend saying: "'It's no longer the People's Club".
Former Manchester United defender Fabio could return to the Premier League with Middlesbrough targeting the Brazilian.

An unnamed Premier League club has made a £72million bid for Real Madrid and Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez, according to reports in Spain. 
Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg is wanted by Arsene Wenger to replace Thierry Henry on their U18 coaching staff.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri believes his champions won't crumble like Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side did last season.
Jose Mourinho believes if he had been Manchester United manager earlier, the club could have beaten Bayern Munich to teenage midfielder Renato Sanches.

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Sunday August 7
 
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has flown into Manchester for a secret medical as his £100m world-record move to United nears completion.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman is ready to give the green light to a move for Wilfried Bony - that will send John Stones to Manchester City.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are ready to offer the Toffees goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 29 and striker Loic Remy as part of a package for Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku.
Former Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen, 30, will leave Barcelona for Roma on loan this season.

Turkish club Galatasaray want to sign Manchester United midfielders Bastian Schweinsteiger and Antonio Valencia and will pay £4.25m for the pair.
West Ham are interested in signing Real Madrid starlet Martin Odegaard.
Barcelona have slapped a sensational £67m valuation on goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen - to kill off interest from Manchester City.

Hull City caretaker manager Mike Phelan looks set to be handed the role on a permanent basis after the club's failed attempts to appoint their preferred targets. 
Sheffield Wednesday will give defender Tom Lees, 25, a new deal worth £25,000 a week in a bid to ward off interest from Burnley, Derby and Fulham.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will return to his former club Barcelona for £67m-rated goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen after deciding Joe Hart is not good enough to be his No 1.
Yaya Toure has patched things up with manager Guardiola and is expected to stay at City, while the club has slashed the asking price for striker Wilfried Bony by half in a bid to push him through the Etihad exit door.
Paul Pogba's world-record move to Manchester United is being held up by Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri as he ponders how to restructure his midfield.
West Ham are reportedly pushing hard to land Real Madrid prodigy Martin Odegaard on loan.
Manchester United's Antonio Valencia is reportedly wanted by Galatasaray for £1.3m.

Ryan Giggs is the man Wales would turn to if successful Euro 2016 boss Chris Coleman says yes to Premier League new boys Hull City.
Adnan Januzaj has reacted to Jose Mourinho's decision to dump him from Manchester United's squad by refusing to change with the reserve squad.
West Ham have agreed a £20m fee with Swansea for striker Andre Ayew.
Newcastle are ready to sell hot-headed striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.

Premier League champions Leicester City will make a £17m bid for 23-year-old Burnley defender Michael Keane this week.
Sunderland have been told they must pay £10m for Dynamo Kiev defender Domagoj Vida after their £6m bid was rejected.

Everton are still yet to receive an official bid for Chelsea for their striker Romelu Lukaku despite the Belgian being the London club's No 1 target this summer.

Manchester United believe that bringing Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford can deliver as much as £40m worth of commercial income in the first year.

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Monday August 8
 
Diego Costa has been offered to Napoli and Inter Milan as Chelsea look to make room for Romelu Lukaku.
West Ham are looking at securing a loan deal for Real Madrid wonderkid Martin Odegaard.

Ryan Giggs has said he is in no rush to move into management after being linked with the Wales job.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Southampton are all said to be interested in signing Charlton's England starlet Ademola Lookman.

Besiktas have agreed personal terms with Liverpool striker Christian Benteke, according to reports in Turkey.
John Terry is an early injury doubt for Chelsea's season opener with West Ham next week after he suffered a blow to the head during the pre-season win over Werder Bremen.

Chelsea are prepared to offer Asmir Begovic and Loic Remy to Everton in exchange for Romelu Lukaku.
Everton, however, will this week open new contract talks with Lukaku after insisting the striker will stay at the club.

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has backed Andy Carroll to bring his unique style of play back to the England team after the striker scored twice against Juventus.
Jose Mourinho believes his new £110m signing Paul Pogba is capable of starring in the Premier League, even comparing the France international to former top-flight stars Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard.

Christian Benteke's agent has confirmed Liverpool have yet to receive any new offers for the Belgium striker but is hopeful of resolving his future before the end of the transfer window.

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Tuesday August 9
 
Arsenal are ready to mount a cash-plus-player bid for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi.
The Gunners are also keen on Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi and are willing to pay Valencia's £30m asking price.
Champions Leicester are close to signing Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas Perez in a £12.5m deal.
Rafael Benitez wants to bring Everton left-back Brendan Galloway to Newcastle on loan.

Arsenal want to sign either Jonny Evans or Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi in time for Sunday's Premier League opener against Liverpool.
Manchester United are signing a player who "wants to be the best in the world" in £89m Paul Pogba, according to former Juventus team-mate Andrea Pirlo.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman will not give up on signing Ashley Williams despite Swansea snubbing a £10m bid.
West Brom centre-half James Chester is a target for relegated Aston Villa.

Arsene Wenger has admitted he is scared of the day he has to leave Arsenal.
Eliaquim Mangala is among the expensive stars Pep Guardiola could ship out of Manchester City, with Jesus Navas, Samir Nasri and Wilfried Bony also vulnerable.
Wenger has told his scouts to search the lower leagues to find untapped home-grown players.

Chelsea will battle with Arsenal for the signature of Inter Milan's Argentina striker Mauro Icardi.
Arsenal and Liverpool are both interested in Inter's Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.
Hull are interested in signing Arsenal's third-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

Chelsea are ready to hijack Arsenal's move for Inter striker Mauro Icardi.
The Blues also want Romelu Lukaku and are prepared to wait until deadline-day to re-sign their former player.
Manchester City are back in for John Stones as Pep Guardiola faces an opening-day injury crisis.

Paul Pogba's arrival will signal an Old Trafford clearout: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Daley Blind, Juan Mata and Marcos Rojo could all go.
Arsenal's striker search is on hold as they try to push through a move for Shkodran Mustafi before the weekend.

Crystal Palace have turned down an £18m Everton bid for Yannick Bolasie and are holding out for £30m.

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Wednesday August 10
 
Chelsea remain confident of landing Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly, despite having a £42m bid for the defender rejected.
Everton are closing in on a £15m deal for Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony.
Mario Balotelli has been offered an escape route from Liverpool by Serie A side Chievo.
Manchester City had the chance to sign new United defender Eric Bailly for just £6m last summer but rejected him.
David Moyes is aiming to bring Everton's Phil Jagielka to Sunderland on a two-year £75,000 a week deal.
Patrick Bamford is a £3m target for Wigan Athletic.
Norwich have stepped up their bid to land Britt Assombalonga form Nottingham Forest in a £7m deal.

Leicester's title-winning star Riyad Mahrez has reportedly been spotted at Chelsea's team hotel, sparking speculation he could be set to join the Stamford Bridge club.
Christian Benteke's record move to Crystal Palace is back on after the Eagles re-opened talks with Liverpool.

Southampton have had a £6.8m bid rejected for Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marko Rog.
Manchester City have sold goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli to Real Sociedad less than a month after signing him.
Sunderland are targetting an £8m raid for Norwich striker Steven Naismith.

Riyad Mahrez has reportedly told Leicester that he wants a move to Arsenal.
Borja Baston is set to become Swansea's record signing after the club agreed a £15m fee with Atletico Madrid.
Leicester have reportedly lined up a meeting with Santos for Brazilian forward Gabriel Barbosa, according to reports.

Leicester City submit £23m bid for Santos striker Gabriel Barbosa.
Everton closing in on £25m move for Yannick Bolasie with Crystal Palace hopeful of signing Liverpool striker Christian Benteke in £29.5m transfer.
West Ham are interested in taking Martin Odegaard on loan.
Sunderland have agreed a £5.5m fee with Manchester United for defensive pair Paddy McNair and Donald Love.

Arsenal will start the new season with doubts over the long-term futures of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez after failing to agree new deals with the duo over the summer.

Rangers have been linked with a move for 34-year-old former French international defender Rod Fanni - who spent time on loan at Charlton Athletic last season.

 
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Thursday August 11
 
Riyad Mahrez has accepted he will not be allowed to leave Leicester this month after talks between his representatives and the Premier League champions' director of football.
Hull City could soon be under Chinese ownership after it emerged the owner, the Allam family, are in advanced talks to sell the Premier League club.

Leicester have made a club-record offer for Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a 'gift' for Marcus Rashford.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson has slammed England's Euro 2016 flops by insisting Iceland's shock win was the easiest part of their tournament.
Walter Mazzarri has banned his Watford stars from smoking - even though he does himself.
West Brom defender James Chester is wanted by Aston Villa and Middlesbrough.

Wayne Rooney and Jose Mourinho have been warned to brace themselves for "arguments and fights" if Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not top dog at Manchester United this season.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere expects to get a European Championship backlash this season - and admits England's flops deserve all the stick they get.
Kevin De Bruyne claims Leroy Sane and Ilkay Gundogan can fire Manchester City to the title.

Adnan Januzaj is close to joining Sunderland on a season-long loan after being left "humiliated" by Jose Mourinho's decision to axe him from Manchester United's first-team squad.
Yannick Bolasie turned down Leicester and the prospect of Champions League football before agreeing to join Everton as he believes that the Merseyside club have better long-term prospects.
Arsenal's hopes of signing Alexandre Lacazette could finally end today with Lyon expected to tell them that the transfer fee for the striker has risen to £60m.

Eintracht Frankfurt have held discussions with Chelsea over the possible loan of defender Matt Miazga.
New Manchester City defender John Stones can be an England centre back for years to come, according to Martin Keown.

Claudio Ranieri has committed his future to Leicester by signing a new four-year deal and is determined to keep Arsenal target Riyad Mahrez with him.
Everton are on the brink of sealing a £25m deal for Crystal Palace's Yannick Bolasie after completing the £9m arrival of Ashley Williams.
James Forrest reversed his decision to quit Celtic after a pep talk from Brendan Rodgers.

Everton target Lamine Kone has told new Sunderland manager David Moyes: 'Back me or sell me'.
Liverpool could face competition from Leicester in the race to sign Argentinian Leandro Paredes.

Antonio Conte has banned his players from consuming pizza, fizzy drinks, tomato ketchup and brown sauce as part of an overhaul of Chelsea's nutritional and fitness regime.

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Friday August 12
 
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is ready to return to former club Real Madrid, according to reports in Germany.
Arsenal are on the verge of signing centre-back Shkodran Mustafi, according to the Valencia star's agent.
Jose Mourinho will put his Manchester United squad through a brutal training regime with players given just five days off during August.
Samir Nasri has been put on a special fat-burning programme after failing a basic sprint test at Manchester City.
Sunderland, Southampton and Swansea are all interested in taking Manchester City defender Jason Denayer on loan for the season, while Bournemouth have asked about a permanent deal for the Belgian.
Aston Villa are closing in on a triple transfer swoop for West Brom's James Chester, Leicester full-back Ritchie De Laet and Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak.

Juventus target Nemanja Matic is set to stay at Chelsea this season following talks with Blues boss Antonio Conte.
Ronald Koeman has laid down the law at Everton after admitting his squad are only 70 per cent ready for the new season.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has insisted he is still happy in Manchester despite being banished by United boss Jose Mourinho.
Aston Villa are ready to sell midfielder Ashley Westwood to Burnley and bring in Mile Jedinak from Crystal Palace.
West Brom have tabled an improved £11m offer for Leicester City star Jeffrey Schlupp.
Tottenham have put a £20m price tag on Nacer Chadli, who is wanted by Swansea and Borussia Dortmund.

West Brom have have entered the £25m race for Liverpool forward Christian Benteke.
Manchester City will allow Wilfried Bony, Eliaquim Mangala and Samir Nasri to leave the club this summer.
Middlesbrough have adopted an English speaking policy in a bid to preserve their Premier League status as they return after a seven-year absence.

Mauricio Pochettino told his Tottenham players how he wanted to kill them in an unconventional pre-season meeting designed to lay the ghosts of the past.
Claudio Ranieri has dismissed speculation that Riyad Mahrez wants to leave Leicester City for Arsenal and joked he would strangle the midfield star if he asked to go.
Newcastle have made inquiries over Anderlecht's Idrissa Sylla as the look to sign another striker before the transfer window shuts.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants to raid former club Barcelona for goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen which spells danger for Joe Hart.
Claudio Ranieri is confident that star man Riyad Mahrez will stay at Leicester.
Southampton boss Claude Puel has labelled Nathan Redmond the south coast's answer to Thierry Henry.
Aitor Karanka says he will not be phoning Jose Mourinho for advice as he embarks on his first Premier League campaign with newly-promoted Middlesbrough.

West Brom may have to break their transfer record to sign Christian Benteke from Liverpool.
Arsenal remain in negotiations with Valencia with their number one central defensive target, Shkodran Mustafi, but there was no sign of an imminent breakthrough on Thursday evening.

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Saturday August 13 
 
Santos' president has confirmed the club have spoken to Manchester United and Chelsea this week about their star striker Gabriel Barbosa.
Christian Eriksen is demanding £150,000-a-week to sign a new deal at Tottenham.
Nabil Bentaleb could leave Spurs on loan before the end of the window, with Lazio interested.
Marc Wilson has been told he can leave Stoke following his Twitter outburst at Mark Hughes.

Saido Berahino has officially informed West Bromwich Albion he now intends to see out the final year of his contract.
Lamine Kone will be fined by Sunderland after he released a statement requesting to leave the club.
Yannick Bolasie will complete his £25m move to Everton early next week - but could still play for Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Chelsea are prepared to sell Cesc Fabregas to Juventus.
Middlesbrough have enquired about Manchester United's Andreas Pereira. The 20-year-old was one of eight players told they have no immediate future at Old Trafford.
Arsenal are expected to complete a £30m swoop for Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi in the next 48 hours.
Manchester United's teenage defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has agreed in principle a new long-term deal at Old Trafford.

Aston Villa are ready to dip into the transfer market again after targeting Patrick Bamford and Aron Gunnarrson.

AC Milan and Valencia are both monitoring the situation surrounding Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala's future.
Jose Mourinho has called Anderlecht midfielder Youri Tielemans to ask him to join Manchester United, according to Wisla Pulawy youngster Lukasz Plonowski.
Dorus de Vries arrived in Glasgow yesterday as he shaped up for a glove battle with Celtic keeper Craig Gordon.

Arsene Wenger has turned to Santi Cazorla to captain his Arsenal team.
Juventus could swoop for Manchester United ace Ander Herrera.
Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford is close to joining Aston Villa.

Pep Guardiola has suggested that Joe Hart's career at Manchester City could be in the balance, the new head coach saying the goalkeeper's future will be decided within the club.

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Sunday August 14
 
Jose Mourinho's spending at Manchester United might not be over with the club being linked with a move for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane.
Arsenal have had a £14m bid for Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina rejected.
Chelsea defender Michael Hector is set to complete a season-long loan move to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Joe Hart's time at Manchester City could be coming to an end with Pep Guardiola plotting a move for Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio.
Middlesbrough are hoping to beat Newcastle to the loan signing of Everton full-back Brendan Galloway.
Everton could add to a busy spell of transfer activity on Monday with the signing of Valencia centre-back Aymen Abdennour for an initial fee of £14.5m.
Arsenal target Julian Draxler is set to quit Wolfsburg and join Paris Saint-Germain.
West Brom are considering a move for Hull City striker Abel Hernandez should Saido Berahino leave the club.

Chelsea are set to make an improved offer for Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly and make a fresh offer to Everton for their former striker Romelu Lukaku, who the Toffees rate at £75m.
James Tavernier is set for a shock move away from Rangers with Turkish side Trabzonspor set to spend £2.5m on the defender.
Crystal Palace could turn their attentions to West Ham striker Andy Carroll if they fail in a move for Christian Benteke.
Watford are in talks with Chelsea over a loan move for Brazilian midfielder Kenedy.

Louis van Gaal would not have signed £89m midfielder Paul Pogba, or made any other big-money signings, had he still been in charge of Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola battled with Manchester City executives before getting his way and leaving Joe Hart out of his first Premier League line-up on Saturday.
Everton will complete the signing of Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie for £25m on Monday.
Crystal Palace will make a last-ditch bid to stop West Brom striker Saido Berahino joining Stoke City.
Besiktas are hopeful of signing Liverpool centre-back Mamadou Sakho after his recent clash with boss Jurgen Klopp.
Tottenham are ready to spend £3m on 16-year-old Fulham left-back Ryan Sessegnon after playing in just one senior game.
Everton are set to beat West Ham to the signing of Lyon's £10m-rated winger Rachid Ghezzal.

Barcelona are set to add another Valencia player to their ranks, this time captain Paco Alcacer.

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Monday August 15
 
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is ready to spend £140m on Romelu Lukaku, Kalidou Koulibaly and Thiago Maia.
Barcelona are ready to offer Luis Suarez competition in attack by attempting to land Valencia striker Paco Alcacer.
Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette has heaped more misery on Arsene Wenger after hitting a hat-trick and then admitting he is "happy" at Lyon.
Manchester City are closing in on Barcelona stopper Claudio Bravo - which could spell an end to Joe Hart's time at the Etihad.
Everton have had a £21m bid for former Blackburn Rovers flop Nikola Kalinic rejected by Fiorentina.
West Brom are hoping their latest £11.5m bid for Leicester winger Jeffrey Schlupp will be enough to seal the deal for the Ghanaian international.
Watford's Mario Suarez is free to leave after flopping at Vicarage Road since a £4m January move from Fiorentina.

Tottenham right back DeAndre Yedlin is wanted by Derby County and Hull City.
Everton are lining up a £15m move for Valencia centre-back Aymen Abdennour.

Galatasary want to sign Marouane Fellaini and John Obi Mikel before the summer transfer window closes.
Inter Milan are weighing up an audacious approach for Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez.
Aston Villa are looking to snap up Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford on loan this summer.

Everton and Sevilla are keen on Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Hull captain Curtis Davies has called for Mike Phelan to become the club's permanent manager following the 2-1 win over Leicester. 
Yannick Bolasie has said farewell to his Crystal Palace team-mates and traveled to Merseyside for a medical to complete a move to Everton.

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Tuesday August 16
 
Jose Mourinho is ready to beat a host of rivals with a £30million move for Brazilian prodigy Gabriel Barbosa.
Liverpool's £25million bid for Mahmoud Dahoud has been snubbed by German side Borussia Monchengladbach.
Arsenal are still haggling with Valencia over Shkodran Mustafi and fear a deal will not be in place before Saturday's trip to Leicester.
Danny Drinkwater has rejected a new and improved £80,000-a-week Leicester deal amid interest from Tottenham.
Barcelona have accepted a £21.7million offer for Claudio Bravo from Manchester City plunging Joe Hart's future into doubt.
Ronald Koeman is plotting to bring Southampton striker Charlie Austin to Everton.
Manchester United and Manchester City target Reece Oxford is to stay at West Ham after impressing boss Slaven Bilic.

Chelsea are considering switching targets from Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly to Nikola Maksimovic at Torino.
West Brom have made a revised £21million offer for Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani.
Everton will look to strike an initial loan deal for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Lyon have asked about taking Loic Remy on loan from Chelsea as they consider their options should a late offer come in for Alexandre Lacazette.
Hull City are in discussions with former Crystal Palace defender Adrian Mariappa.
Norwich have held talks over a £2.8million transfer for talented French defender Jerome Onguene.

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure insists he's going nowhere despite being left out of Pep Guardiola's Champions League squad.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is eyeing a £20million move for Germany left-back Jonas Hector.
Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette admits a big money move could tempt him away from Lyon after netting a hat-trick at the weekend.
Valencia insist they are not negotiating with any club for Arsenal target Shkodran Mustafi.

Manchester United are set to hand Paul Pogba his second debut against Southampton on Friday.
Cesc Fabregas' representatives have made contact with Real Madrid over a possible move away from Chelsea this summer.

Crystal Palace are set to target Newcastle's Moussa Sissoko with money from Yannick Bolasie sale.

Daley Blind, who was widely expected to be on his way out of Manchester United, has been told by Jose Mourinho that he has an important part to play at Old Trafford this season.
Crystal Palace are set to renew their attempts to sign Christian Benteke from Liverpool after selling Yannick Bolasie to Everton for £25million.

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Wednesday August 17
 
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly held talks with Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, who Mourinho managed during his time at Inter Milan.
Southampton will offer Portugal defender Jose Fonte a new contract in a bid to see off interest from Arsenal and Manchester United.
Man United are attempting to convince Andreas Pereira to join a Premier League club on loan.

Wayne Rooney will not be offered a contract extension by Manchester United for at least another 18 months. His current deal runs until the summer of 2019.
Cesc Fabregas will fight for his Chelsea future - despite being left out in favour of new signing N'Golo Kante.
Everton have opened negotiations for Newcastle striker Moussa Sissoko, with representatives reportedly in Paris.
Javier Mascherano has urged Manchester City target Claudio Bravo to stay at Barcelona – despite almost quitting the Nou Camp himself.
West Brom have made have made a £21m bid for Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani as they aim to steal a march on other Premier League clubs chasing the Algerian.
Watford are believed to have agreed a £13m deal to sign Juventus midfielder Roberto Pereyra.
Liverpool target Jonas Hector is being considered by Antonio Conte as Chelsea look to strengthen at left-back.
Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian is being chased by Napoli and Roma, according to reports.
Meanwhile, Marcos Rojo could be used as a makeweight if Manchester United approach Southampton for captain Jose Fonte.
West Ham are chasing Palermo defender Achraf Lazaar as they look for more defensive options in a season that will see them play in Europe.

England goalkeeper Joe Hart will leave Manchester City as they have agreed a £17m deal with Barcelona to sign Chile international Claudio Bravo.
Meanwhile, City want to sell midfielder Yaya Toure, striker Wilfried Bony and defender Eliaquim Mangala.
Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez has made it clear he would consider moving to Real Madrid or Barcelona if they come calling.
Manchester United defender Daley Blind is attracting glances from Inter Milan as he tries to prove his worth at Old Trafford to new manager Jose Mourinho.
Tottenham Hotspur are willing to sell Nabil Bentaleb but will not entertain a loan. The 21-year-old midfielder is surplus to requirements under Mauricio Pochettino.
Mauricio Pochettino has made further enquiries about Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez as he looks for cover for the injured Hugo Lloris.
Hull have made a £9m move of Lorient striker Benjamin Moukandjo.
Wolves have opened talks with Benfica over a surprise deal for their captain Luisao, who has 44 caps for Brazil.

Barcelona are monitoring West Brom striker Salomon Rondon as they want back-up firepower in case any of their stars get injured.
Man United are ready to offer Southampton fellow defender Marcos Rojo in part-exchange for their captain Jose Fonte.

Arsenal are planning to launch a £14million bid for Bayer Leverkusen defender Omer Toprak, with a move for Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi seemingly going nowhere.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp pulled the plug on Lucas’ move to Galatasaray, according to the player’s agent.
Cesc Fabregas is stuck in limbo at Chelsea after being snubbed by a series of Europe’s big guns.

Leicester City’s Jeffrey Schlupp has been told he is part of the manager Claudio Ranieri’s plans for this season after the club rejected two bids from West Brom for the Ghana international.
Argentinian winger Roberto Pereyra is poised to join Watford from Italian champions Juventus for £10.4m.

Fernando Torres has claimed he was 'betrayed' by Liverpool when he moved to Chelsea in a £50m deal in January 2011, insisting the Merseyside club instigated the controversial move before making him look like 'a traitor'.
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is facing mounting discontent from a number of players over the handling of his decision to strip Mile Jedinak of the club captaincy and install Scott Dann in the role.
Rafa Benitez has told clubs interested in signing Moussa Sissoko to be more realistic after Newcastle dismissed bids for about half their 335m valuation of the France midfielder.
West Ham fear Andre Ayew will be out for a month with the thigh injury he suffered in the 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on Monday.

Liverpool want a cash-only sale for striker Christian Benteke after rejecting a £30m deal from Crystal Palace, which came with add-ons - including Alan Pardew's side qualifying for the Champions League.

Mark Warburton made a dash across the border on Tuesday in a bid to talk Aston Villa defender Joleon Lescott into snubbing Sunderland for Rangers.