English Football
Everton wants Diego Costa, Arsenal’s Gabriel joins Valencia
Everton wants to sign wantaway Chelsea striker Diego Costa on loan
Tottenham are closing in on the signing of Ajax’s 21-year-old centre-back Davinson Sanchez. (Telegraph)
Colombian Sanchez will cost Spurs £28m up front with a potential further £14m to come in add-ons. (Independent)
Manchester City are ready to offer West Brom £22m for their 29-year-old captain Jonny Evans after having an £18m bid rejected. City are prepared to almost double the Northern Ireland defender’s £75,000 a week wages. (Mirror)
Chelsea have had a £63m bid for Juventus’ 26-year-old wing-back Brazil Alex Sandro rejected. (Mirror)
Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez says it will be “difficult” to sign Liverpool’s 25-year-old attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho because he doesn’t have a release clause. (Liverpool Echo)
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Barca will “fight” to sign Brazil international Coutinho up until the transfer window closes, with the growing expectation that they will soon submit a new offer. (Telegraph)
Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 28, says he will not return to Stamford Bridge and intends to rejoin Atletico Madrid. (Telegraph)
Everton may make a move to sign Spain international Costa on loan from the Premier League champions (Sun)
Spurs defender Kevin Wimmer, 24, is in talks with West Brom over a £15m move. (Telegraph)
Stoke are also keen to sign Austria international Wimmer. (Stoke Sentinel)
Arsenal and Brazil defender Gabriel, 26, is close to a £10m move to Spanish club Valencia. (Evening Standard)
Paris St-Germain are still keen to sign Monaco’s 23-year-old Brazilian defensive midfielder Fabinho. (L’Equipe – in French)
PSG midfielder Blaise Matuidi, 30, has completed a medical at Juventus but the two clubs are yet to agree on how any transfer fee will be paid. PSG boss Unai Emery did not want to sell the player. (Le Parisien – in French)
Borussia Dortmund’s chief executive says Barcelona are “not even close” to meeting their valuation of 20-year-old France forward Ousmane Dembele. (Kicker – in German)
Fiorentina have told their 29-year-old Croatia striker Nikola Kalinic, a target for AC Milan, that he will be fined after failing to report for training on Thursday. (Sun)
Sunderland risk losing record signing Didier Ndong, 23, as Lyon could make an offer for the midfielder if they miss out on Celta Vigo’s Pape Cheikh Diop. (Daily Star)
Southampton are closing in on the signing of Dutch defender Wesley Hoedt, 23, fromLazio after making a £15m bid. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United have not given up hope of signing winger Ivan Perisic, 28, despite only offering £39m to Inter Milan. (Mirror)
