France and PSG forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, is not interested in meeting Al-Hilal‘s representatives over a possible move to Saudi Arabia. (Sky Sports)
Sources close to the negotiations are increasingly convinced Mbappe has agreed terms to join Real Madrid next year. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Chelsea look set to lose out on Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, as the 29-year-old has reportedly signed a new contract at Roma. (Tuttomercatoweb, via Football Transfers)
West Ham could miss out on signing 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher, who wants to stay at Chelsea and fight for a place under new boss Mauricio Pochettino. (Mail)
Meanwhile, the Hammers are continuing talks with Southampton and England midfielder James Ward-Prowse, 28, with a deal now believed to be possible. (Football Insider)
Manchester United have made a verbal offer of 50m euros (£42.8m) plus 10m euros (£8.5m) in add-ons to Atalanta for 20-year-old Denmark forward Rasmus Hojlund. (Athletic – subscription required)
Paris St-Germain, who are also interested in Hojlund, have offered a higher salary to the player whose priority is a move to Manchester United. (Gianluca di Marzio – in Italian)
Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli will travel to England to negotiate a loan deal with Chelsea for 30-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku. (Calciomercato, via Goal)
Lukaku has remained in London while the rest of the Blues squad are on a pre-season tour in the United States. (Times – subscription required)
Al-Hilal are at advanced stages in their bid to sign Paris St-Germain and Italy midfielder Marco Verratti, 30. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool are set to improve on their initial £37m bid for Southampton’s 19-year-old Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia. (Athletic – subscription required)
Liverpool and Saints are about £15m apart in the valuation of Lavia. (Telegraph)
The Reds are expected to accept a £40m offer from Al-Ittihad for 29-year-old Brazil midfielder Fabinho after talks restarted. (Times)
PSG and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 25, is close to signing a season-long loan agreement with Serie A side Roma. (L’Equipe – in French)
Aston Villa’s hopes of signing Tottenham and Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso have been boosted as Napoli have yet to close a deal for the 27-year-old. (Birmingham Live)
English defender Rico Lewis, 18, has agreed a five-year contract, which will have an option for a further year, with Manchester City, while the club’s Dutch defender Nathan Ake, 28, is also set to sign a new deal. (Mail)
Everton do not have any desire to sell 26-year-old England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has been linked with a move to Roma. (Mail)
