Arsenal have had an offer for Real Sociedad‘s 28-year-old Spain midfielder Mikel Merino, who has agreed personal terms to move to London, rejected. (Times – subscription required)
West Ham have set their sights on a deal for Roma’s Tammy Abraham with the Serie A club willing to sell the 26-year-old England striker for £25m. (Gazzetta dello Sport via Football Italia)
Paris St-Germain are cooling their interest in 24-year-old England and Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho and are also considering pulling out of the race to sign Napoli’s Victor Osimhen. (i)
Manchester United are expecting formal bids for 32-year-old Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, who has one year left on his contract. (Sky Sports)
Chelsea are back in talks with Napoli over a move for 25-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen. (Talksport)
Napoli are also close to signing 23-year-old Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour from Brighton. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian), external
Napoli have opened talks with Manchester United over the potential signing of Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 27, and would prefer a loan deal. (Times – subscription required)
Serie A side Bologna are interested in Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah. They want a loan deal for the 25-year-old Englishman. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Ipswich are poised to sign Sweden midfielder Jens Cajuste on a season-long loan from Napoli after Brentford pulled out of a deal for the 25-year-old. (Gianluca Di Marzio – in Italian)
Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah have offered 28-year-old England striker Ivan Toney a yearly salary of £15.4m and a three-year deal in an attempt to entice him to leave Brentford. (Footmercato – in French)
Wolves are looking at 27-year-old Brentford and Congo forward Yoanne Wissa as a potential attacking reinforcement. (Telegraph)
Aston Villa are working on a deal to sign 19-year-old Colombia defender Yeimar Mosquera from Orsomarso SC in his country’s top flight. (Athletic – subscription required)
Tottenham are poised to sell more players before the transfer window shuts as head coach Ange Postecoglou whittles down his squad to those who fit his style of football. (Telegraph – subscription required)