Chelsea’s bid to sign Ben Chilwell from Leicester City in a £50m deal could collapse on Monday, with the 23-year-old England defender set to visit a specialist over his heel injury. (Sun)
Manchester United will walk away from a deal for 20-year-old England forward Jadon Sancho, with Ed Woodward considering the Borussia Dortmund star to be too expensive. (Express)
Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Thiago Silva, 35, after the Brazil centre-back left Champions League runners-up Paris St-Germain. (Sky Sports)
Arsenal’s Brazilian transfer target Philippe Coutinho, 28, has refused to rule out leaving Barcelona this summer. (Express)
Aston Villa will bid £30m for Celtic’s French striker Odsonne Edouard, 22. (Scottish Sun)
Lille’s Brazilian centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes, 22, has agreed to join Arsenal and will complete a £27m move next week. (Guardian)
Bournemouth will not stand in the way of any players seeking moves – potentially opening the door for Manchester United to sign Wales winger David Brooks, 23. (Mail)
New Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman wants to sign Inter Milan’s Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, 23, Manchester City’s Spanish centre-back Eric Garcia, 19, and 25-year-old Spain full-back Jose Gaya of Valencia. (Sport – in Spanish)
The Catalan club are also interested in Ajax’s Argentina left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, 27. (Marca)
Koeman would also like Brazil playmaker Coutinho to be part of his plans – the 28-year-old has been on loan at Bayern Munich this season. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Barcelona club president candidate hopeful Jordi Farre says talks have been held with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. (Sport – in Spanish)
Newcastle have offered £4.5m to Greek club PAOK for 24-year-old Greece left-back Dimitris Giannoulis. (Sports Lens)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is keen on making Brentford coach and set-piece specialist Andreas Georgson part of his backroom team. (Evening Standard)
Tromso’s Norwegian forward Isak Hansen-Aaroen, 16, has confirmed his move to Manchester United on social media. (Mirror)
Luis Figo does not expect Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 33, to follow in his footsteps by swapping Barcelona for Real Madrid. (Marca)
Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 38, has yet to sign a new contract with AC Milan. The veteran will be a free agent after the end of August. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo “recommended” Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 25, to Manchester United, says former United defender Patrice Evra. (Guardian)
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