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West Ham are considering pulling out of a deal for Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire, 30, because of the amount of time it is taking to complete. (Telegraph - subscription required)
If a move for Maguire is abandoned Hammers boss David Moyes will turn his interest to Germany defender Jonathan Tah, 27, and Ivory Coast centre-back Odilon Kossounou, 22, who are both at Bayer Leverkusen. (Guardian)
West Ham want to replace Brazilian Lucas Paqueta, 25, in midfield with Ajax's Ghana international Mohammed Kudus, 23, if an agreement can be reached over a fee with Manchester City for the former. (Talksport)
Monaco are expected to return with an improved offer for Arsenal's USA striker Folarin Balogun, 22, who the Gunners value at £50m. (Mail)
Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia, 19, wants to join Chelsea over Liverpool, despite the Reds agreeing a £60m fee for the Belgium international. (Sky Sports)
Chelsea are also considering a move for Crystal Palace's France Under-21 winger Michael Olise, 21. (Football.London)
Crystal Palace and Everton are interested in Southampton's England goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, 33, after talks with Luton broke down. (Standard)
Everton have taken English striker Malik Mothersille on trial after the 19-year-old failed to agree a new contract at Chelsea. (Athletic - subscription required)
Brighton are in discussions over a £15m deal for Lille's 19-year-old midfielder Carlos Baleba and have already agreed personal terms as they look to fill the void left by Moises Caicedo's move to Chelsea. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool, Newcastle United, AC Milan and Juventus are among the clubs who have also been on Baleba's trail. (Mail)
Arsenal defender Gabriel is the latest player to be targeted for a move to the Saudi Pro League, although the Gunners are under no pressure to sell the 25-year-old Brazilian. (Mirror)
Tottenham have identified Gent's Nigerian forward Gift Orban, 21, as the player to replace Harry Kane after his move to Bayern Munich. (Football Insider)
Nottingham Forest have re-established a working arrangement with George Syrianos, the club's former head of recruitment. (Athletic - subscription required)
Aston Villa are close to completing a loan deal for Italian midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo, 24, from Galatasaray with an option to buy. (Sport Italia - in Italian)
Newcastle have made fresh contact with Arsenal over 26-year-old Scotland full-back Kieran Tierney, though the Gunners' £30m price tag could prove a stumbling block. (Newcastle Chronicle)
Chelsea's Spanish defender Marc Cucurella, 25, is also interesting Newcastle boss Eddie Howe. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City all turned down the chance to sign Paris St-Germain forward Neymar, 31, before the Brazilian joined Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League. (Independent)
The reintegration of striker Kylian Mbappe, 24, into Paris St-Germain's squad is dependent on the France international signing a new contract at the club. (L'Equipe - in French)
Everton have opened talks with PSG over a loan deal with an option to buy for 21-year-old French forward Hugo Ekitike, but face competition from AC Milan and Eintracht Frankfurt. (RMC Sport - in French)
Jesse Lingard, 30, could be set to rejoin West Ham, and despite training with Inter Miami would prefer to play in the Premier League. (Express)
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THE SUN
Bayern Munich are pursuing a shock move for former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea.
Harry Maguire is demanding a £15m pay-off from Manchester United to join West Ham.
Aleksandar Mitrovic is set to team up with Neymar should Al Hilal meet Fulham's asking price.
Marko Arnautovic is set to return to Inter Milan.
Arsenal fear Jurrien Timber could be out for months after suffering a serious knee injury.
EVENING STANDARD
Tottenham are expected to make a formal move for Gent striker Gift Orban before the end of the transfer window but the club have prioritised outgoings in the wake of Harry Kane's departure for Bayern Munich.
Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy is attracting interest from Crystal Palace and Everton after initial talks with Luton broke down.
DAILY EXPRESS
Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings could be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury during the opening match at Newcastle.
DAILY MAIL
Chelsea will step up their bid for Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise.
Everton would value Amadou Onana in excess of Romeo Lavia's selling price should Manchester United firm up their interest.
Brighton are in discussions over a move for Lille's highly-rated young midfielder Carlos Baleba.
Kepa Arrizabalaga is understood to have been unimpressed by the enthusiastic greeting afforded to new signing Robert Sanchez by some Chelsea staff.
Striker Deivid Washington is due to arrive at Chelsea from Santos ahead of his £17m move on a seven-year contract.
Manchester City have pinpointed Thomas Krucken, the academy director at Stuttgart, as a leading contender to replace Jason Wilcox as academy director.
Chelsea defender Bashir Humphreys has attracted enquiries from a number of clubs including Stoke City and Swansea who are pushing to sign him this week.
Lovro Majer has emerged as a name under discussion at West Ham to possibly replace Lucas Paqueta.
Burnley midfielder Scott Twine is in talks to join Hull City.
THE GUARDIAN
West Ham are concerned about the delay to Harry Maguire's move from Manchester United are assessing alternative defensive targets.
DAILY MIRROR
Arsenal defender Gabriel is the latest big-name star to be targeted for a big-money move to Saudi Arabia.
THE ATHLETIC
Everton have agreed trial forms with highly-rated Chelsea academy prospect Malik Mothersille in view of signing him on a permanent basis.
Nottingham Forest have re-established a working arrangement with George Syrianos, the club's former head of recruitment, after concluding that it was a mistake to sever ties with him last season.
Brighton's Swiss forward Andi Zeqiri is attracting interest from clubs in France and Germany.
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has revealed Paul Mullin received a "better than expected diagnosis" following Monday's visit to a specialist.
DAILY STAR
Steven Gerrard was involved in a heated discussion with Al Nassr boss Luis Castro at half-time during his first competitive match as Al Ettifaq boss.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chelsea's £115m British record deal for Moises Caicedo all but guarantees further player outgoings to ensure the club can qualify for Europe next season.
West Ham United have started to look at alternative targets as doubts grow as to whether they will sign Manchester United's Harry Maguire.
Ben Stokes is set to make a sensational U-turn and reverse his one-day international retirement to help England's World Cup defence in India this year, even if it means missing out on next season's Indian Premier League.
THE GUARDIAN
Britain's preparations for the World Athletics Championships are facing more turbulence with Darren Campbell, the popular head of sprints and relays, no longer with the team as they fly to Budapest.
DAILY RECORD
Ryan Fraser is reportedly a Celtic transfer target as Eddie Howe looks to shift the winger off his Newcastle United books.
Celtic are reportedly 'looking at the situation' of French wing-back Quentin Merlin as Brendan Rodgers looks to add depth and versatility to his squad.
SCOTTISH SUN
Celtic defender Alexandro Bernabei has been fined £1,875 after pleading guilty to drink driving.
THE SCOTSMAN
Hearts have fielded interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia and England for striker Lawrence Shankland.
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After losing Emi Buendía and Tyrone Mings to serious injuries – not to mention their opening game of the season to Newcastle United – Aston Villa are in dire need of a pick-me-up and Unai Emery hopes to boost morale by signing Nicolò Zaniolo from Galatasaray. The Italian midfielder is open to the move and the club’s manager, Okan Buruk, has made it clear Galatasaray are prepared to sell if the price is right.
Having been made to look rather silly following their failed attempts to bolster their midfield by bringing in Moisés Caicedo and Roméo Lavia, Liverpool’s recruitment department might be tempted to hijack Brighton’s proposed purchase of Carlos Baleba from Lille for the thick end of £14m. The Cameroonian central midfielder is only 19 and has just 20 senior appearances under his belt but beating Brighton to his signature now would prevent Liverpool being gazumped by Chelsea when Brighton decide to move him on for £120m in January.
Resigned to losing Lucas Paquetá to Manchester City, West Ham have lined up Mohammed Kudus as the Brazilian’s replacement. The Ghanaian midfielder currently plies his trade with Ajax, from whom the Hammers signed Edson Álvarez last week. Brighton are reported to have agreed a £39m deal with Ajax to bring Kudus to the sunny south-east but have thus far been unable to agree personal terms with the 23-year-old. West Ham are also threatening to cool their interest in Harry Maguire because they feel the mooted deal is taking too long.
While Neymar’s £86m move to Al-Hilal is just a few coughs for the club medics away for completion, the Riyadh-based club is ready to ramp up its efforts to sign Aleksandar Mitrović. Despite vowing he would never play for Fulham again after they rejected two bids from the Saudi Pro League side, the Serb striker came on as a second-half substitute in their weekend win over Everton but remains hell-bent on taking the Saudi riyal.
Bournemouth have triggered the £20m relegation clause in the contract of Leeds midfielder Tyler Adams, who is no longer wanted by Chelsea. The USA captain had looked to be on the verge of joining Mauricio Pochettino’s squad last week until Chelsea concentrated on bringing Caicedo and Lavia to Stamford Bridge instead. Resigned to losing their star midfielder, Leeds are now hoping to replace him with his Rangers counterpart Glen Kamara.
Left out of Arsenal’s matchday squad for their win over Nottingham Forest at the weekend, Kieran Tierney was being courted by Newcastle and Celtic, but with Jurrien Timber now likely to be sidelined for several months, the Scottish full-back could be forced to remain at the Emirates to provide back-up for Takehiro Tomiyasu.
A conspicuous absentee from Arsenal’s starting line-up on Saturday, Gabriel Magalhães is the latest high-profile Premier League star to be linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, although his current employers are reported to be “under no pressure to sell” the centre-half. Having already seen a potential move to Saudi for their £72m flop Nicolas Pépé collapse, Arsenal may cut their losses and negotiate the termination of the French winger’s contract so they can get him off the payroll and he can move to Besiktas on a free.
Elsewhere in the Emirates departures lounge, Folarin Balogun is browsing the non-fiction bestsellers for something to read while he waits for Monaco to return with an improved bid for his signature, which Arsenal value at £50m. The USA striker spent last season on loan at Reims in Ligue 1, scoring 22 goals in 39 appearances.
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WHU after Gimenez
West Ham United has ended up with Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez in the search for a new striker. The Hammers have already made some preparations to become more serious, but are not yet concrete.
The team of head coach David Moyes sold this transfer window Gianluca Scamacca for twenty-five million euros to Serie A club Atalanta, while Michail Antonio is also facing a possible departure. The latter is linked to a switch to Saudi Arabia.
When Antonio also closes the door behind him in London, only striker Danny Ings remains. One striker isn't enough for West Ham - so they're exploring the market for a new young option with plenty of potential. Mexican international Gimenez can offer a solution.
West Ham United recently inquired about the services of the Rotterdam crowd favorite. The Londoners did that not only at Feyenoord itself, but also at the striker's entourage. Knowledge was also collected far beyond that: extensive research is very common among Premier League clubs, before any further concrete rapprochement is sought.
If it becomes a concrete story, Gimenez can be united with compatriot Edson Álvarez at West Ham United. The Mexican midfielder recently came over for thirty-eight million euros from the number three in the Netherlands. That is also the incoming transfer record of the Londoners.
Dennis te Kloese recently gave a clear answer to the ESPN cameras to the question whether Gimenez will also play in the shirt of the team from Rotterdam this season. "Yes", said Feyenoord's general manager. "We have a long-term contract with him. I also honestly think, and I've known him for a long time, that it's best for him, from my point of view, to gain experience here and play in the Champions League. in an ideal situation, Gimenez is just a Feyenoord player." Shortly afterwards, Gimenez extended his contract until mid-2027.
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West Ham also braced for a new bid from City for Paqueta and are considering a move for Nottingham Forest’s Brennan Johnson
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Lazar's father #Samardzic has involved a new agent in the talks with Inter, which has infuriated Udinese, which remains firm in the agreement established.
As for the midfielder, West Ham and #Juventus continue to show great interest, ready to try to take advantage of the possible drop in the operation
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