BBC
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard wants the Stamford Bridge club to attempt to sign 21-year-old West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. Any move for the England international could lead to Italy midfielder Jorginho moving to Arsenal. (Mirror)
Paris St-Germain are interested in Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger but are waiting to see if the 27-year-old German will be available on loan or on a permanent basis. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Tottenham are in talks to sign Slovakian defender Milan Skriniar, 25 - but will not be forced into accepting Inter Milan's £55m valuation. (Sun)
Inter will make a move to sign Manchester United and England defender Chris Smalling, 30, if they sell Skriniar to Spurs. (Football Italia)
Inter are also keen to sign Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante this summer and reunite the 28-year-old Frenchman with former Blues boss Antonio Conte.(Gazetto dello Sport via Mail)
Sevilla are expecting a second bid from Manchester City for centre-back Jules Kounde and could find it hard to resist an offer in the region of 65-70m euros (£59.4m-£64m) for the 21-year-old Frenchman. (ESPN)
Arsenal have lodged a £32m bid for Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, 22, but the Ligue 1 club want £54m for the France midfielder. (RMC Sport, via Metro)
Aouar has agreed to join the Gunners after no offers emerged from Manchester City and Juventus for his services. (Telefoot, via Mirror)
Lyon's Dutch striker Memphis Depay, 26, has emerged as Barcelona's first choice to bolster their attacking options.(Mundo Deportivo via Mail)
Liverpool and England Under-21 striker Rhian Brewster is interested in a move to join Sheffield United, with Aston Villa and Brighton also keen onthe 20-year-old.(Sheffield Star)
Leeds United are keen on signing 22-year-old Dutch midfielder Teun Koopmeiners from AZ Alkmaar. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is planning to hold talks with Spain keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 25, following the signing of Senegal international Edoaurd Mendy, 28. (Star)
Hertha Berlin are considering a move for former Germany midfielder Mario Gotze. The 28-year-old, who has played for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, is currently a free agent.(Goal)
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce says he did not think about selling Brazilian striker Joelinton, 24, during the summer. (Mirror)
Watford are keen on signing in 25-year-old Sheffield Wednesday centre-half Dominic Iorfa, who is a former England Under-21 international. (Independent)
Le Soir
D1A on the verge of losing double Golden Boot ?: West Ham interested in winger Hans Vanaken
The Hammers could make an offer for the Club Brugge star by the end of the transfer window, on 5 October.
Club Brugge could lose their best player by the end of the transfer window. Winner of the last two editions of the Golden Shoe, rewarding the best Belgian league player, Hans Vanaken could leave the reigning Belgian champion in the direction of England.
According to Het Nieuwsblad, the Belgian would be of particular interest to West Ham and David Moyes, who could submit an offer to Club Brugge by October 5, the deadline for the transfer window in Belgium.
The London club will have to pay the price, however, if they are to acquire the 28-year-old Red Devils, who still have four years of contract with the Blauws in Zwart.
Sport Witness
‘No thanks’ – West Ham offered deal to sign player, and reject opportunity
West Ham have been offered the chance to sign Kevin Malcuit and have rejected the opportunity, report AreaNapoli on Saturday.
Malcuit is a 29-year-old defender who mainly plays at right-back. He signed for Napoli in 2018 from Lille, and has had an up and down time at the Serie A club.
Last season he only managed four league appearances, picking up a cruciate ligament injury in October 2019. Such an injury relatively recently is not going to be an attractive prospect for buyers, and that could be why West Ham said ‘no thanks’ to the transfer.
AreaNapoli say an intermediary was trying to set up a deal with the Premier League club, which is a common scenario, especially when Serie A players are concerned.
Malcuit isn’t considered a key player any longer at Napoli, so it’s likely his agents have been given to permission to find him a new club. Parma have been interested in a potential loan, but the player isn’t keen on the move.
Pedulla
Exclusive: Rugani, official steps of West Ham. Juve's request
Daniele Rugani could leave Juve by 5 October. The conditional remains, because a proposal must arrive that for the Juventus club must not be less than 18-20 million plus bonuses and possibly not on loan, however there is room for negotiation. There is only one club that, for the moment, has taken official steps for the central defender: it is West Ham, Rugani's profile has had total appreciation, there is technical support. In recent days, Rennes, Fulham and Sevilla have also tried, but there are no great margins. While with West Ham you can go on, under Juve's conditions.
