Chelsea and the Saudi club Al-Hilal have started the process of trying to sign the French striker Kylian Mbappe, 24, who has not traveled with Paris St-Germain in their tour to prepare for the new league season in Asia. (RMC Sport)
Al-Hilal have made Mbappe the same offer they made to Lionel Messi - 400m euros (£346.3m) a year until 2026, although he essentially has an agreement to join Real Madrid as a free agent next summer. (Nicolo Schira)
Mbappe is ready to sit out the whole season and leave PSG for free next season after the French champions put him on the market on Friday. (Sky Sports)
Harry Kane's wife, 29, has been seen in Munich, looking for a house and a school before the possibility of the star moving from Tottenham to Bayern Munich. (Bild)Chelsea has made contact with Ajax regarding their interest in signing Ghanaian attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus, 22. (The Athletic)
New contract talks between Victor Osimhen and his Napoli team are still stalled, opening the door for Chelsea or Manchester United to try to sign the Nigerian striker, 24. (Corriere dello Sport, via Goal)
Inter Milan believe that it is now impossible to consider returning Romelu Lukaku to the club from Chelsea after the Belgian striker, 30, contacted their rivals AC Milan and Juventus about the possibility of moving there. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Galatasaray have given an offer worth £8m per year to Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Zaha, 30, who is a free agent after his contract at Crystal Palace ended. (Sunday Mail)
Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, 36, is willing to pay out of pocket to leave Gremio for Inter Miami, reuniting with former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi (ESPN, via Sport)
Manchester City have been told they will have to pay 87 million pounds to RB Leipzig to sign Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol, 21. (Sunday Mirror). Crystal Palace are considering a move for Manchester City's restless defender Aymeric Laporte, 29. (Star Sunday)
Manchester United seem to be ready to extend the contract of an additional year to England right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 25, as the clause of his contract allows, despite Palace wanting to re-sign him. (Star Sunday)
Fulham are set to spend more than £30m on two new centre-backs - Southampton's Ghana international Mohammed Salisu, 24, and Italian-Nigerian Ajax defender Calvin Bassey, 23. (Sunday Telegraph)
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