Arsenal will step up their efforts to sign Declan Rice for £92million in the hope that the West Ham and England midfielder, 24, can join in time for pre-season. (Telegraph - subscription required)
West Ham are planning to bring Fulham and Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 27, to replace Rice, while Manchester City and England's Kalvin Phillips and Southampton and England midfielder James Ward-Prowse are also on the list. (Mail)
Chelsea may also sign Rice along with Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21. (90min)
Nice and France player Khephren Thuram, 22, has verbally agreed with Liverpool. (Football Transfers)
Chelsea and Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 29, has agreed personal terms with Manchester City after making progress in signing negotiations. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool have arranged talks with representatives of Borussia Monchengladbach's French midfielder Manu Kone, 22. (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid are working on a bid to sign England striker Harry Kane for around £68m while Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy refuses to sell the 29-year-old player to Manchester United. (Marca in Spanish)
Newcastle are considering the possibility of signing players from relegated teams in the Premier League, including Leeds United and American midfielder Tyler Adams, 24, and English Leicester City winger Harvey Barnes, 24, and midfielder James Maddison, 26. (Telegraph )
Maddison is being courted by new Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, but the club will have to pay more than £50 million for the England international. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Manchester City and Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 32, is being targeted by French champions Paris St-Germain. (L'Equipe - in French)Al Ahli Club of Saudi Arabia has expressed their desire to sign Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez, 32, from Manchester City. (Fabrizio Romano)
Tottenham will need to up their bid to £20m if they want to sign Spanish goalkeeper David Raya, with Brentford ready to reject an offer of less than £40m for the 27-year-old. (i Sport)
Arsenal are looking at 18-year-old Spanish defender Ivan Fresneda from La Liga club Valladolid as their best summer move. (Football London)
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