Manchester United are close to reaching an agreement with Real Madrid to sign France defender Raphael Varane, 28, for about 50m euros (£42m). (Marca)
Alternatively, United fear Varane may be using their interest to secure an improved deal at Real. (Mirror)
Meanwhile, United are also preparing a bid for Sevilla’s 22-year-old defender Jules Kounde, a France team-mate of Varane’s. (Mail)
Manchester City hope to make progress in their pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane, 27, and 25-year-old fellow England forward Jack Grealish of Aston Villa by the weekend. (Sun)
Borussia Dortmund appear set to seal a £26m move for Liverpool target Donyell Malen, 22. They view the PSV Eindhoven and Netherlands forward as a direct replacement for England forward Jadon Sancho after the 21-year-old’s move to Manchester United. (Fabrizio Romano on Twitter)
West Ham United could move for Liverpool’s England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 27, if they are unable to sign West Brom’s 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder Matheus Pereira. (Express)
Argentina winger Erik Lamela, 29, is close to finalising his move from Tottenham to Sevilla, with Spain winger Bryan Gil, 20, moving in the opposite direction. (Marca)
Newcastle United may turn to Chelsea and England midfielder Ross Barkley, 27, if they fail to sign his compatriot Joe Willock, 21, from Arsenal. (The Athletic – subscription required)
Inter Milan insist Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 28, is not for sale amid interest from Chelsea. (Mirror)
Manchester United are considering using France forward Anthony Martial, 25, in a swap deal to land Borussia Dortmund’s Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 21. (Mundo Deportivo, via 90min)
United believe they may be able to sign Spain midfielder Saul Niguez from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid for about £45m. The 26-year-old has also been linked with Barcelona and Juventus. (Mail)
Brighton & Hove Albion are set to make a £20m offer to Celtic for 23-year-old French forward Odsonne Edouard. (Mail)
Juventus have scheduled new talks with Sassuolo as they step up their pursuit of Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli, who has also been linked with Arsenal. (Goal)
Paris St-Germain have held talks with Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent as they consider a move for the 30-year-old Napoli and Senegal defender. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)
Spain midfielder Isco, 29, will not be offered a new contract by Real Madrid. His current deal expires next summer. (AS – in Spanish)
Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury, 23, is pushing for a loan move to Newcastle. The former England Under-21 international sees it as a chance to play regular first-team football. (Northern Echo)
