Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham will be part of a bidding frenzy for France striker Kylian Mbappe, 24, after Paris St-Germain received a world record £259m bid from Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal.(Telegraph – subscription)
Al-Hilal plan to offer Mbappe a net salary worth 200m euros (£172m) a year while allowing him to keep 100% of his image rights (Fabrizio Romano).
If Mbappe joins Al-Hilal it could only be for a year, with PSG convinced that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and the player have an agreement in place for him to move to La Liga next year. (Times – subscription)
Barcelona have distanced themselves from a move for Mbappe despite claims they held talks with PSG. (Marca – in Spanish)
If Mbappe moves to Saudi Arabia, PSG will meet Tottenham’s £100m valuation for 29-year-old striker Harry Kane, although Bayern Munich are still confident the England captain will choose them. (Independent)
Al-Hilal are close to signing Fulham’s 28-year-old Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic (90min)
Manchester United will make an offer to Atalanta for 20-year-old Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund this week. (Mail)
Manchester United will not pay more than £60m for Hojlund, but Atalanta want £86m. (Times – subscription)
Fiorentina’s Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, 26, has reached an agreement to join Manchester United on a five-year deal. (Nicolo Schira)
Inter Milan have offered Aston Villa 15m euros (£13m) for Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 30, following Andre Onana’s move to Manchester United. (TyC Sports Argentina – in Spanish)
West Ham have bid £40m for Chelsea’s 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester United are looking at Eintracht Frankfurt’s 24-year-old France striker Randal Kolo Muani, while manager Erik ten Hag is also interested in Ajax’s 22-year-old Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus, who has been linked with Chelsea. (Mirror)
Ten Hag is open to offers for several fringe Manchester United players with funds needed to launch a move for a marquee striker. (Football Insider)
Ten Hag is looking to reinforce Manchester United’s back-up goalkeeping options with the signing of Fenerbahce’s 25-year-old Turkey international Altay Bayindir. (Goal)
England midfielder Jordan Henderson, 33, has said his goodbyes to Liverpool team-mates and staff before his move to Saudi club Al-Ettifaq.(Mail)
USA striker Folarin Balogun, 22, trained alone during Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the USA, with Inter Milan preparing a £35m bid. (Mail)
Everton are closing in on Almeria’s Mali striker El Bilal Toure, 21, despite competition from Atalanta.(Football Insider)
West Ham have offered Southampton £25m for 28-year-old England midfielder James Ward-Prowse. (Telegraph – subscription)
Chelsea’s attempts to sign Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21, from Brighton have stalled over the Seagulls’ demand for 20-year-old defender Levi Colwill to be included in the deal. (Guardian)
Tottenham and Nottingham Forest have approached Juventus over 23-year-old Italian defender Andrea Cambiaso. (Tuttosport – in Italian)
Manchester United plan to extend the contract of English defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 25, after deciding not to pursue Inter Milan’s 27-year-old Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries. (Mirror)
Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury, 25, wants his long-term future settled before the start of the season amid interest from Southampton. (Mail)
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