Manchester City are in the forefront of signing former German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona, with the 33-year-old player prioritizing a return to the English Premier League. (Athletic – Subscription Required)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants Gundogan to return to the club. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea may delay signing Manchester United and England striker Jadon Sancho, 24. (Athletic – Subscription Required)
Liverpool have submitted an improved offer of £34m for Valencia and Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamadashvili, 23. (Relevo – In Spanish)
Paris St-Germain have offered Manchester United the chance to sign Uruguayan midfielder Manuel Ugarte, 23, on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy him. (Telegraph – Subscription Required)
Barcelona are not ready to re-sign Manchester City and Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 30, because of his £12 million salary demands. (Sport – In Spanish)
Manchester United have agreed a deal worth around £5m for Uruguayan winger Facundo Pellistri, 22, to join Greek club Panathinaikos. (Telegraph – Subscription Required)
Arsenal want more than 30 million pounds to sell England striker Eddie Nketiah, 25, after rejecting a 25 million pound bid from Nottingham Forest. (Football Insider)
Bayer Leverkusen have contacted Liverpool about the possibility of buying Sepp van den Berg while The Reds are expected to require 25 million pounds for the Dutch defender. (Florian Plettenberg)
Brentford hope to ignore Xabi Alonso's efforts to sign Van den Berg from former club Liverpool. (Times – Subscription Required)
Manchester United are ready to sell Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay, 27, to Napoli to comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. (Corriere dello Sport – In Italy)
Brazilian striker Endrick, 18, will ask to leave Real Madrid on loan in January if he does not get enough minutes on the pitch at the start of the season. (Sport – In Spanish)
Manchester United has not given up hope of signing 22-year-old England centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite from Everton, but they admit that there is a high possibility that this transfer window will happen. (Mail)
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has scrapped plans to let Brazilian midfielder Casemiro leave after being impressed with the 32-year-old in the run-up to the new season and the start of the new campaign. (Sun)
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