BBC
Arsenal will accelerate their efforts to sign Espanyol's Spanish goalkeeper Joan Garcia, 23, as England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 26, is set to join Southampton for £25m. (Athletic - subscription required)
Napoli's Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 25, who is a target for Chelsea, has been offered a four-year deal by Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli worth £25m per year. (Sky Sports)
England winger Jadon Sancho, 24, is set to move to Juventus from Manchester United on loan with an obligation to buy. (RMC Sport)
Sancho would prefer to join Chelsea than Juventus and is holding out for an offer from the Blues. (Guardian)
Aston Villa will move for Roma's England forward Tammy Abraham, 26, if Colombia striker Jhon Duran, 20 leaves the club before the transfer deadline. (Football Insider)
Crystal Palace have agreed a deal with Wolfsburg for French defender Maxence Lacroix, 24, as a direct replacement for Denmark centre-half Joachim Andersen, 28, who has joined Fulham. (Sky Sports)
Liverpool have turned down an approach from Bayer Leverkusen for England Under-21 midfielder Tyler Morton, 21. (Sky Sports)
Newcastle United want to sign Burnley's England Under-21 goalkeeper James Trafford, 21. (Football Insider)
Everton have made an enquiry about signing Fiorentina's Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, 28, who spent last season on loan at Manchester United. (Talksport)
Galatasaray and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha’s return to the Premier League has been all-but ruled out because of tax issues. Zaha's former club Crystal Palace were among those interested in re-signing the 31-year-old on loan. (Standard)
Manchester City's Burkina Faso right-back Issa Kabore, 23, is set to complete a season-long loan move to Benfica. (Sky Sports)
Fulham are interested in signing Lyon's 20-year-old Ghana winger Ernest Nuamah. (Athletic - subscription required)
Meanwhile, Fulham's Switzerland defender Kevin Mbabu, 29, is set to join Danish champions FC Midtjylland on a two-year contract. (Standard)
Wolves' Portugal winger Daniel Podence, 28, is close to joining Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League. (Rudy Galetti)
Nottingham Forest have turned down several loan offers for United States goalkeeper Matt Turner, 30, as they would prefer him to leave on a permanent deal. (ESPN)
West Bromwich Albion and Burnley both want Celtic's Republic of Ireland winger Mikey Johnston, 25, who spent part of last season on loan at the Baggies. (Express & Star)
Guardian Rumour Mill
John Brewin
With the clock ticking on the slamming shut of the window, there’s activity taking place all over the show. You never know what could happen on transfer deadline day, as they say, even though you can safely predict most things: yellow ties, yellow tickers, yellow dresses and footballers swapping clubs for sums of money. And it’s all going off right this week; there can be no next week, unless of course, a player wants to go to Turkey or Saudi Arabia.
Talking of the latter, the Gulf is now the favourite destination for Victor Osimhen, the striker Chelsea want but not even their suits will stump up the money for. Not even shelling Romelu Lukaku to Naples will make that deal possible. Enter Al-Ahli and Saudi money the Nigerian possibly can’t turn down. Also supposedly now not joining Chelsea: Jadon Sancho, meaning the probable end of that swap deal that wasn’t a swap deal: Raheem Sterling joining Manchester United. Juventus are prepared to pay the loan fee while Chelsea won’t pay up for Sancho despite London being his preference. Juve see Sancho as a replacement for Liverpool-bound Federico Chiesa. Meanwhile, staying to fight for his place/sit in with he “bomb squad”: Ben Chilwell, for whom there are no takers.
And very probably not joining Newcastle: Marc Guéhi, after the £70m price for the England star was not met. Liverpool is an option but that’s a deal more likely to be struck in January, or next summer, by which time Virgil van Dijk’s contract situation will be decided.
With Aaron Ramsdale’s move to Southampton agreed, Mikel Arteta has looked for a Spaniard to back up David Raya in Espanyol keeper Joan García. More keeper moves – Sam Johnstone from Crystal Palace to Wolves – with José Sa, so good for much of his time in the Midlands bur poor against Chelsea last week, linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. Yet more keeper moves: Burnley to sell another goalkeeper, James Trafford, to Newcastle, taking the same route that Nick Pope once did. Wolves also fancy Fluminense’s Brazil midfielder André, previously linked with Liverpool and Fulham.
Fulham, meanwhile, are working on a deal to sign Lyon winger Ernest Nuamah before the deadline. Liverpool’s Stefan Bajcetic has been linked to loan to Salzburg and Barcelona, too, as he seeks first-team football after last season’s injury.
Reunion news: Tammy Abraham to return to Aston Villa, for whom he shone in the Championship once upon a time, from Roma. That’s if Jhon Duran, a player linked with a move most of the summer, is finally allowed to leave. Chelsea could pop up there for a last-minute deal should other plans come undone.
Shock news: Everton to sign someone? And it’s Sofyan Amrabat, on loan from Fiorentina, to add to a midfield that may define Dyche-ball, if not Premier League survival. Amrabat was linked to another Manchester United loan should their move for Manuel Ugarte fail at the final hurdle.
And Gonçalo Guedes might have scored twice against Burnley for Wolves in the Carabao Cup but that doesn’t mean he won’t be sold. He and Daniel Podence could both depart.
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THE INDEPENDENT
Newcastle United's prospective move for Marc Guehi has stalled with Crystal Palace refusing to move from a valuation of at least £70m.
Manchester United are not acting on the availability of Ben Chilwell, despite Chelsea raising the prospect of a deal in ongoing talks between the two clubs.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Aston Villa are looking to offload fringe players in order to complete a £30m deal for Feyenoord defender Lutsharel Geertruida.
Nolberto Solano has been sacked as manager of Blyth Spartans after just six winless games, with the club bottom of the Northern Premier League Premier Division just three months after relegation.
Nottingham Forest are targeting the signing of a new striker before Friday's transfer deadline with Eintracht Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush emerging as a potential option.
Club cricket has been hit by a crackdown on overseas players after amateur players were reported to the Home Office for potential breaches of visa regulations.
Day four of England's Test match at Lord's this week is likely to be played in front of swathes of empty seats as only 7,000 tickets have been sold - and some 6,000 remain available for the first three days.
Enzo Maresca has expressed his concern at the state of the Stade de Geneve pitch ahead of Chelsea's Uefa Conference League meeting with Servette on Thursday night.
THE TIMES
Chelsea are facing a challenge to comply with UEFA's financial rules after the European governing body confirmed that it does not allow clubs to register income from selling assets to sister companies.
Pep Guardiola has given a bonus of £10,000 to each member of Manchester City's support staff.
Archie Vaughan, son of the former England captain Michael, is set to make his County Championship debut for Somerset, who are second in Division One and searching for their first championship title.
Ollie Pope has admitted that the mental load of captaincy has had an impact on his batting and revealed that he sought the advice of Joe Root during the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Jonny Bairstow's international career looks over despite being on a two-year deal along with others omitted from ODI squad but four in present Test team have yet to receive formal contracts.
THE GUARDIAN
Jadon Sancho is holding out for an offer from Chelsea despite Juventus persisting with their efforts to sign the winger on loan from Manchester United.
The Premier League is facing demands to increase its funding of referees because of a cash shortfall at Professional Game Match Officials Ltd.
Ollie Pope believes England are benefiting from Brendon McCullum's decision to discard Jonny Bairstow and push Jimmy Anderson towards retirement this summer.
THE i
Juventus are very confident of bringing Jadon Sancho in as a quick replacement for Federico Chiesa before the transfer window closes on Friday, fending off late interest from Chelsea.
The Italian Football Federation president has said he will raise the issue of Europe's major leagues beginning two to three weeks before the transfer window closes at a Uefa meeting.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United expect the arrival of Paris Saint-Germain's midfielder Manuel Ugarte to conclude their summer spending.
The English firm responsible for the new Champions League draw say they are fully prepared to deal with the threat of a cyber attack from Russia - having fought one off during the World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo has highlighted his desire to reach 1,000 goals, a feat only a few players have ever achieved.
Enzo Maresca on Wednesday night warned Raheem Sterling that if he does leave Chelsea before the transfer window closes this Friday then he will not play a single minute under him.
Arsenal defender Ben White's England exile is expected to continue as interim boss Lee Carsley prepares to name his first squad on Thursday.
THE SUN
Arsenal are reportedly eyeing up a move to sign League One star Sam Tickle before the transfer window shuts.
Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell is likely to remain at Chelsea beyond Friday's transfer deadline.
DAILY MIRROR
Liverpool will consider a move for Marc Guehi, but not this summer with the Reds reluctant to stump up the £70m Crystal Palace are demanding.
Jadon Sancho has agreed a deal to join Juventus on loan, appearing to put an end to Raheem Sterling's links to Manchester United.
DAILY RECORD
Alvyn Sanches is back on Celtic's wish list as they look to bring in further midfield reinforcements alongside top target Arne Engels.
Crystal Palace want a £20m buy option for Odsonne Edouard inserted in any loan deal as Ipswich aim to strike a deadline-busting deal for the striker.
Midfielder Todd Cantwell has agreed his Rangers exit - but is waiting for Blackburn Rovers to give the deal the green light.
Ibrahim Adel has reportedly told Pyramids FC he wants to leave if a bid comes in from Rangers before the deadline.
THE SCOTTISH SUN
Rangers are closing in on a deal to bring Nedim Bajrami to Ibrox.
Celtic have booted out an ambitious late swoop for Reo Hatate this week.
Rangers have opened discussions with Bundesliga side Hoffenheim over the loan signing of defender Stanley Nsoki.
Celtic have reportedly accepted three different offers for Mikey Johnston.
Guardian
Bowen gives West Ham helping hand past Bournemouth in Carabao Cup
Mohammed Kudus’s shot deflects off Jarrod Bowen (left) and into the net for West Ham’s winner against Bournemouth. Photograph: Rob Newell/CameraSport/Getty Images
Ben Bloom at the London Stadium
Days after being controversially denied a winner against Newcastle, an exasperated Bournemouth manager, Andoni Iraola, bemoaned another refereeing error for knocking his side out of the Carabao Cup.
With the game at West Ham goalless and seemingly heading for penalties, Mohammed Kudus’s 88th-minute shot flew into the net via Jarrod Bowen. Replays showed it had struck the West Ham captain’s arm but with technology not in use for the early stages of the competition, the goal went unchecked.
The decision provided a cruel irony after Bournemouth were left cursing the video assistant referee on Sunday for ruling out what would have been a stoppage-time Premier League winner against Newcastle.
“It’s obvious that we are not making these mistakes, but we are paying the consequences,” said Iraola. “This is very, very obvious and we are out of the competition because of the mistake of a referee.
“They scored with the arm. It hits his arm. I don’t know what we have to do to change something, but obviously it’s costing us a lot.”
Asked about the lack of VAR, he said: “If there was VAR it would have happened another thing or mistake. We’ve seen that very recently.
“We haven’t won [against Newcastle] because there is VAR. We are out of the cup [against West Ham] because there is no VAR. It’s not about VAR, it’s about taking the correct decisions.”
The goal provided a scrappy conclusion to a decidedly dull encounter. Fortunate to receive the ball at his feet when Bowen was dispossessed, Kudus’s shot smashed straight into his teammate and ricocheted into the net from a couple of yards to provide Julen Lopetegui with the ideal 58th birthday present and secure a third-round tie at reigning champions Liverpool.
It was a fortunate win for a team containing the bulk of the £100m-plus talent signed over the summer but who rarely provided much threat.
When they did, it primarily came through the left-side pairing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Crysencio Summerville. The former Manchester United defender – deployed at left-back after an injury-enforced alteration to the original named XI – flourished on his audition for a regular starting spot, carving attacking routes through the opposition defence and expertly dispossessing Justin Kluivert when the Bournemouth substitute was put through on goal.
Yet despite finding dangerous positions, Summerville twice missed chances to put the hosts ahead, blazing wildly over the bar soon before half-time and curling inches wide after the break.
“They have to adapt as soon as possible,” said Lopetegui of his new players. “But in the meantime we have to compete and this [result] is good news because they are competing.
“We suffered for moments, but to win each match you have to suffer and we have to keep with this mentality to overcome difficulties.”
Bournemouth twice came close to taking the lead. Dango Ouattara’s acrobatic backheel with the last kick of the first half forced Lukasz Fabianski into a smart low save, while Marcus Tavernier whipped a free-kick across the face of goal where it flicked off the far post. But the referee’s decision was to prove decisive, yet again.
