Manchester United have opened talks with Barcelona about signing France forward Ousmane Dembele, 23, on loan. (Mirror)
The agent of Real Madrid’s Serbia forward Luka Jovic says the 22-year-old wants to join Manchester United, with Inter Milan and Roma also interested in his services. (Star)
Manchester City have been told they must pay £23m if they want to buy Argentina left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, 28, from Ajax. (Manchester Evening News) Liverpool are set to accept a £23m offer from Sheffield United for 20-year-old England Under-21 forward Rhian Brewster. (Sun) The Reds are also set to benefit from former midfielder Philippe Coutinho’s Barcelona‘s lifeline, with a further £4.4m due if the 28-year-old Brazilian makes another 14 appearances. (Mirror) Manchester United have denied speculation linking them to signing 23-year-old England international Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who can play in defence and midfield, from Arsenal.(Manchester Evening News) Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 29, Germany centre-back Antonio Rudiger, 27, and England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 24, could all leave Chelsea before the transfer window closes. (Star) Arsenal are in talks about a loan deal for 21-year-old French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi to join Marseille. (Telefoot – in French) The Gunners have also been boosted in their pursuit of 22-year-old French midfielder Houssem Aouar from Lyon, with the club’s president Jean-Michel Aulas admitting they may “lose two players” before the deadline. (Metro) Newcastle United are set to compete with Valencia to sign 26-year-old Juventus and Italy defender Daniele Rugani, who has also been linked with Fulham, West Ham United and Sevilla. (Sportitalia, via Football Italia) Manchester United are considering Roma’s latest offer for 30-year-old England centre-back Chris Smalling – £10.9m plus £2.7m in add-ons. (Mail) Wolverhampton Wanderers will offer Danish defender Oskar Buur, 22, to clubs as a loan signing. (Birmingham Mail) Chelsea’s United States defender Matt Miazga, 25, is set for a loan move to Anderlecht – his fourth since arriving at Stamford Bridge in 2016 (Goal) Aston Villa are favourites to sign 15-year-old centre-back Kerr Smith from Dundee United. (Dundee Telegraph)
