Arsenal are poised to return with another bid for Sporting Lisbon’s striker Viktor Gyokeres, 27, with Atletico Madrid also interested in the player. Gyokeres has already ruled out a move to Manchester United. (Record – in Portuguese)
Bayer Leverkusen want Netherlands forward Justin Kluivert after selling Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 22, to Liverpool and have approached Bournemouth about the 26-year-old’s availability. (Mail)
Bournemouth have agreed a deal to sign defender Adrien Truffert, 23, from Rennes, which will allow the Cherries’ Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez, 21, to complete his move to Liverpool. (ESPN)
Set-piece coach Keith Andrews is a candidate to replace Thomas Frank as Brentford manager. (Talksport)
Tottenham Hotspur are expected to make the signing of Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel, 20, permanent following his loan spell, with the deal soon to be finalised. (Bild – in German)
Manchester United will turn their attentions to signing Bournemouth’s Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, or Crystal Palace’s England midfielder Eberechi Eze, 26, if they fail to land Brentford’s Cameroon attacker Bryan Mbuemo, 25. (ESPN)
AC Milan have made contact with Valencia over a move for 22-year-old midfielder Javi Guerra (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Inter Milan are ready to listen to offers for midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, 31, with Galatasaray expressing interest in his signature. (Gazetta – in Italian)
Spanish attacking midfielder Fer Lopez, 21, has agreed to join Wolverhampton Wanderers from Celta Vigo but the clubs have still to agree a fee, with some confusion surrounding the player’s release clause. (Diario AS – in Spanish)
Wolves are facing a battle to keep their Portuguese manager Vitor Pereira, with Benfica looking at a move to take him to Lisbon. (Sun)
West Ham have held talks over a move for Gambia forward Adama Bojang, 21, from French side Reims and could land the player for £11m. (Mirror)
Southampton are considering a move for Cologne’s United States striker Damion Downs, 20. (Sky Germany)
