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Chelsea have added Nottingham Forest and Wales forward Brennan Johnson to their list of attacking targets and have held initial talks with the 22-year-old. (Guardian)
Forest have set an asking price of £40m for Johnson, with Tottenham and Brentford also considering a move for the attacker before the window closes. (Independent)
Chelsea have inquired about Rennes' 21-year-old Belgium winger Jeremy Doku after their move for Crystal Palace's Michael Olise fell through. (90min)
West Ham, Manchester City and Tottenham are also keen on Doku. (Independent)
Chelsea backed out of the deal to sign France Under-21 winger Olise, 21, when Palace informed club lawyers they would consider taking the case to a tribunal. (Fabrizio Romano)
Chelsea are also looking at French winger Bradley Barcola, 20, but face competition from Paris St-Germain who have had a bid of 35m euros (£29.8m) turned down by his club Lyon. (RMC Sport - in French)
Newcastle have agreed a £28m fee with Chelsea for England Under-21 defender Lewis Hall, 18. (Sun)
Nottingham Forest have made a 35m euro (£29.8m) verbal offer for Monaco's 24-year-old France midfielder, Youssouf Fofana. (Athletic - subscription required)
France forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, has told his entourage he will stay at PSG this year but in 2024 he only wants to play for Real Madrid. (El Chiringuito TV - in Spanish)
Davinson Sanchez is a target for Monaco after Tottenham made the Colombia defender, 27, available for a move this summer. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Manchester City are trying to beat Brighton to the signing of 19-year-old Argentine left-back Valentin Barco from Boca Juniors. (Mail)
Former England midfielder Jesse Lingard has impressed West Ham during a stint training with the club and could offer a short term contract to the 30-year old. (Sky Sports)
Bayern Munich will not sign 32-year-old Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea, who is a free agent after leaving Manchester United, as manager Thomas Tuchel has vetoed the idea. (Florian Plettenberg)
Bayern's France defender Benjamin Pavard, 27, is set to choose between a move to Manchester United or Inter Milan before the end of the window. (L'Equipe - in French)
Liverpool are set to complete the signing of Wataru Endo, with Stuttgart having accepted a £16m bid while the 30-year-old Japan midfielder has already agreed personal terms. (Football Insider)
Liverpool are interested in signing Gabon midfielder Mario Lemina, 29, from Wolves. (Footmercato - in French)
Aston Villa are completing the final paperwork of a loan move for Galatasaray's Italy forward Nicolo Zaniolo, which will include a £22m option to buy the 24-year-old at the end of the season. (Express and Star)
Fulham are considering a move for Arsenal's USA striker Folarin Balogun, 22. (Mail)
West Ham are close to agreeing a deal with Stuttgart for 25-year-old Greece defender Konstantinos Mavropanos. (Sky Sports, via Football Daily)
The Hammers are advancing in talks with Ajax over 23-year-old Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus, are set to step up their interest in Montpellier's France Under-21 striker Elye Wahi, 20, and are also considering a short-term deal for free agent Jesse Lingard, 30. (Guardian)
Everton and West Ham are interested in signing Porto's Portuguese winger Goncalo Borges, 22. (Fabrizio Romano)
Arsenal are considering entering the transfer market for a new defender after summer signing Jurrien Timber was ruled out for the season with a serious knee injury. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Manchester City's Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 29, remains a target for Barcelona but there is now strong interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia too. (Athletic - subscription required)
PSV Eindhoven are keen on signing USA full-back Sergino Dest, 22, on loan from Barcelona. (ESPN)
Manchester City have paid £1m to sign 14-year-old French midfielder Tyrese Noubissie from Leicester. (Talksport)
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THE GUARDIAN
Chelsea fear Reece James will be out for months with a hamstring injury sustained in training.
West Ham are advancing in talks with Ajax over Mohammed Kudus and are set to step up their interest in the Montpellier striker Elye Wahi.
Cole Palmer has admitted his Manchester City future is in the balance, with the forward saying it may depend on whether anyone is signed who could reduce his game time.
THE INDEPENDENT
Mohammed Kudus came close to joining Brighton and Hove Albion earlier this month, only for the move to fall apart over the player's requests about a release clause included in any contract.
West Ham United, Manchester City and Tottenham are trailing Rennes' Jeremy Doku, in a race that could go to the end of the window.
Nottingham Forest have set an initial price of £40m on Brennan Johnson, as Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Brentford consider a move for the young wide player.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Arsenal are considering entering the transfer market for a new defender after Jurrien Timber, their summer signing from Ajax, was ruled out for the season by Mikel Arteta.
Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez is a target for Ligue 1 club Monaco.
THE SUN
David de Gea's move to Bayern Munich has been called off as Manuel Neuer nears a return from injury.
Fulham are reportedly considering a swoop for Arsenal's Folarin Balogun as a potential replacement for Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Saudi Arabia are reportedly eyeing up a groundbreaking "wild card" entry into the UEFA Champions League.
DAILY MAIL
Romeo Lavia has passed his Chelsea medical and is completing the finishing touches on a long-term deal which could make him available to play against West Ham on Sunday.
Theo Walcott is set to retire from professional football at the age of 34 after a glittering career that saw him play for Arsenal, Everton and Southampton.
Countdown co-host Rachel Riley insists she will stop supporting Manchester United if the club bring Mason Greenwood back after attempted rape charges.
England fans have piled the pressure on big-money sponsors Nike to start selling goalkeeper Mary Earps' shirt after her World Cup heroics after she slammed their 'hugely hurtful' commercial call.
Neymar bid farewell to PSG team-mates after sealing £78m Al-Hilal move with even Kylian Mbappe getting a quick hug despite rumours of a feud between the pair.
Manchester City are seeking to hijack Brighton's pursuit of Boca Juniors' Valentin Barco as they consider triggering his £8m release clause to beat the Seagulls to the 19-year-old left-back.
Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann wants to follow Lionel Messi and finish his soccer career in MLS.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are sure to be on high alert as Ansu Fati edges towards a Barcelona exit.
SCOTTISH SUN
Rangers are tracking Peterborough United defender Ronnie Edwards with a view to a potential bid this transfer window.
Celtic will refuse to give Rangers any tickets for the Parkhead New Year Old Firm derby - even if they face SPFL sanctions.
DAILY RECORD
Connor Smith won't be joining Hamilton Accies after the club's director of football, Gerry Strain, revealed he has been told the Hearts ace 'doesn't want to play League One football.'
Guardian Rumour Mill
Barry Glendenning
After somehow contriving to lose against Fulham at Goodison Park last weekend despite having the lion’s share of the chances, Everton have decided to address the many shortcomings in goal that almost cost them their Premier League status last season. Given Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s penchant for life in the treatment room, Neal Maupay’s inability to hit a cow’s backside with a banjo and new signing Youssef Chermiti’s lack of Premier League fitness and experience, Sean Dyche is hoping to sign Ché Adams from Southampton, who are looking for a fee of £12m for the Scotland international.
Everton are also hopeful Kamaldeen Sulemana could come marching into their squad from Saints and have not given up hope of signing Leeds winger Wilfried Gnonto, who is currently on strike and hell-bent on leaving Elland Road. Porto wide man Gonçalo Borges is also getting the glad eye from the Toffees, who could face competition from West Ham in the race for the 22-year-old’s signature.
Nicknamed “the Belgian Flash”, because he comes from Belgium, is very fast and works out on a cosmic treadmill that allows him to travel backwards and forwards in time, Rennes winger Jérémy Doku has no end of suitors in the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham are all reported to be interested in signing the 21-year-old.
Unwanted at Tottenham Hotspur despite having replaced Cristian Romero moments after the defender exacerbated a head injury by scoring against Brentford last weekend, Davinson Sánchez could be headed for Monaco, who have had a bid for Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo rejected. Tottenham are also believed to be intrigued by the prospect of sending Sanchez and a large sum of money to the City Ground, in the hope that Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson might be sent the other way in return. Chelsea are also eyeing up a move for Johnson, now that Michael Olise has snubbed them in favour of signing a new four-year deal with Crystal Palace.
With five out-and-out wingers already on their books, vying for places in a line-up that early signs suggest may only be using one or sometimes none, you could be forgiven for presuming a certain club in west London would be trying to get rid of some of their touchline-hugging speed merchants rather than adding more. But this is Chelsea, who march to the beat of their own recruitment drum, so it’s no great shock they’re chasing Lyon’s Bradley Barcola. The 20-year-old was recently the subject of a failed £29.8m bid from Paris Saint-Germain. The Athletic reports that Nottingham Forest recently bid an identical amount for Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana.
And finally, Brighton are ready to make another foray into the South American market and have identified Boca Juniors left-back Valentin Barco as their latest target. The 19-year-old, who featured in The Guardian’s Next Gen series two years ago, is reported to have an £8m release clause in his contract but Manchester City are reported to have made a significantly higher bid.
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‘Quite frustrated’: West Ham are getting really annoyed that £40m player hasn’t signed for them yet – journalist
Charles Jones
West Ham United may have sold Declan Rice for a club-record fee this summer, but they’re struggling to spend their windfall so far.
Indeed, while the Hammers may have plenty of cash to play with, getting these deals over the line isn’t proving to be simple.
Moves for the likes of Harry Maguire, Scott McTominay and Carlos Borges have either stalled or collapsed completely, and West Ham are now having to look at other targets.
One player they’ve been locked in negotiations with is Mohammed Kudus, and, as has often been the case this summer, this deal is dragging.
According to Dean Jones, speaking on The Done Deal Show, West Ham are now getting quite frustrated about the Kudus situation, claiming that while they’re reasonably confident of getting this deal done, they’re annoyed that it hasn’t happened yet.
West Ham getting annoyed
Jones shared what he knows about the £40m man.
“That’s the sort of deal that could trigger something else exciting for Arsenal in this window, whether it’s Kudus or not, I don’t know. West Ham are quite frustrated with the fact that he hasn’t come through yet. They have been waiting for an answer from Kudus for quite some time. They’re reasonably confident, but the problem is that Kudus has known all summer he’s had big potential in this market, and was at one point linked with Man United. He has aspirations to get top-end Premier League, so it would make sense for him to sit that out at the moment,” Jones said.
Will drag on
It sounds like Kudus is waiting to see whether or not a Champions League level club will come in for him before signing for West Ham.
We can understand Kudus’ thinking here. After all, he is a quality player who deserves to be playing at the very highest level, but this is very annoying for West Ham.
The Hammers, quite simply, want to know what their team will look like this season, and with so many transfer targets still on their radar, it’s hard to really figure out what David Moyes’ best XI will look like this term.
West Ham are getting annoyed with this Kudus situation, but we can’t see this deal being one that is rushed through.
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