BBC
Manchester United have opened talks with Paris St-Germain for Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, 26, after an earlier enquiry in the summer, but Chelsea and Manchester City remain interested. (Telegraph - subscription required, external)
With Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, having agreed a contract with Liverpool, Newcastle have added Fulham's Brazilian forward Rodrigo Muniz, 24, to their list of targets. (Mail - subscription required, external)
Crystal Palace have informed Arsenal they would have to pay at least £35m in advance to sign Eberechi Eze, with the rest of the 27-year-old England attacking midfielder's £67.5m fee due in instalments. (Guardian, external)
Palace are ready to offer £27.6m to sign Germany centre-back Yann Bisseck, 24, from Inter Milan as a potential replacement for England defender Marc Guehi, who has been linked with Liverpool. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian, external)
Chelsea are still pushing to sign Alejandro Garnacho but Manchester United are holding out for a deal of at least £40m for the 21-year-old Argentina winger. (Talksport, external)
Sunderland have reached an agreement with NEC Nijmegen to sign Dutch goalkeeper Robin Roefs, with the 22-year-old expected to sign a five-year contract with the Premier League newcomers. (Athletic - subscription required, external)
Lyon have agreed personal terms with Liverpool's English midfielder Tyler Morton, 22, but the Premier League champions' asking price of about £8m could cause a roadblock in the deal. (L'Equipe - in French, external)
AS Roma are considering a move for Wolves and Portugal forward Fabio Silva, 23, while also interested in Manchester City's 19-year-old Argentine winger Claudio Echeverri. (Sky Sports, external)
Manchester City's English centre-back Max Alleyne could also leave on a season-long loan this summer, with Watford opening talks for the 20-year-old. (Sky Sports, external)
England Under-19 midfielder Leo Castledine, 19, is set to join Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan from Chelsea. (Athletic - subscription required, external)
English defender Rob Holding, 29, is set to leave Crystal Palace on a free transfer to join Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids, who held off competition from Championship sides Sheffield United and Wrexham. (Sky Sports, external)
Middlesbrough have accepted a £20m offer from Ipswich for England Under-21 midfielder Hayden Hackney, 23. (Northern Echo), external
Leicester City are being linked with a move for striker Josh Brownhill after he announced his departure from Burnley. (FourFourTwo), external
Ipswich Town have joined the race to sign striker Oli McBurnie with Sheffield United, Swansea City and Hull City also linked with the free agent, who left Las Palmas after their relegation from La Liga. (Football League World), external
West Brom have made a bid for Los Angeles FC left-back Luca Bombino, who is currently on loan at fellow MLS side San Diego FC. (EFL Analysis), external
Swansea City have made a £4.5m bid for Wycombe striker Richard Kone with Ipswich Town, Norwich City, Leicester City and Middlesbrough also reportedly interested. (The 72)
Sky Paper Talk
THE MIRROR
Man Utd's Alejandro Garnacho has set his sights on joining Chelsea but his desire to join Enzo Maresca's side is not dependent on Nicolas Jackson moving in the other direction
THE INDEPENDENT
Club executives and senior football figures believe that the Manchester City financial case could go on until at least October before the initial outcome, as the controversy threatens to complicate another Premier League season.
Aston Villa are also understood to have increased their offer for Galatasaray winger Baris Alper Yilmaz.
THE GUARDIAN
Arsenal have been informed that they would have to pay more than half of Eberechi Eze's release clause up front to sign the England forward, with Crystal Palace determined not to allow him to leave for less than a fee that could reach up to £67.5m including bonuses.
DAILY MAIL
Conor Coady is a target for ambitious Wrexham as they try to build a squad capable of reaching the Premier League in the next two years.
Aston Villa have made an enquiry for Porto forward Samu Aghehowa.
THE SUN
Manchester United and Newcastle United are set to be locked in another transfer battle to land Nick Woltemade as their next striker.
THE ATHLETIC
Jules Kounde has said he has agreed to renew his Barcelona contract through to 2030.
Guardian Rumour mill
Will Unwin
There is some swirling uncertainty surrounding the future of Ollie Watkins, so Aston Villa are taking precautions. They have got on to the blower to Porto to ask how much Samu Aghehowa would cost. André Villas-Boas, who is now the club president, wants £55m for him, which is a big chunk of change but the 20-year-old did score 19 in 30 appearances last season and is a fully-fledged Spain international.
Speaking of Spanish strikers potentially on the move, Sunderland are in talks with Chelsea to sign one of their many reserves. The Black Cats want Marc Guiu, who arrived at Stamford Bridge from Barcelona just over a year ago. His first season in England resulted in only three Premier League appearances and it comes as no surprise, after the signing of Liam Delap, that he might need to move elsewhere to get more time on the pitch. At the other end of the pitch, Sunderland are closing on Robin Roefs, who will cost an initial £9m from NEC. One player not leaving the Stadium of Light this week is Nectarios Triantis after a £1.2m bid from Derby was rejected for the midfielder.
It turns out that MLS is not all about signing hasbeens on free transfers anymore. Atlanta United made a £30m bid for the Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta but the Eagles rejected it out of hand. The Londoners are not interested in selling their main man, forcing the Americans to turn their attentions to Rodrigo Muniz.
After a mixed bag of a season at Nottingham Forest, Àlex Moreno is not wanted back at Aston Villa. They seem very happy to return him to La Liga, with Girona considering whether to the sign the left-back on a permanent or loan deal.
Tyler Morton is likely to leave Liverpool in the coming weeks and an interesting proposal has come his way, courtesy of Ligue 1 side Lyon. The French club could face a little bit of competition from West Ham. Another Anfield fringe man, Federico Chiesa was offered an exit route by José Mourinho but the Italian did not think a sojourn in the Turkish Super Lig was right for him, preferring a return to Serie A.
Down in the Championship, Wrexham’s entertaining recruitment could continue with the signing of England centre-back Conor Coady from Leicester. It is difficult to forget Mamady Sidibé, the former Stoke striker who very rarely scored. His legacy lives in on at Stoke, in the form of his more talented 18-year-old son Sol Sidibé. The midfielder is set to swap the Potteries for Eindhoven to join PSV on a four-year deal after the Championship club agreed a £2m deal with the Dutch side.
Luton’s Lamine Fanne is wanted around Europe. Turkish side Konyaspor have already made contact with the Hatters about the Senegalese midfielder, who only moved to Kenilworth Road in January. Istanbul Basaksehir, Empoli and Copenhagen are also interested in the 21-year-old.
C&H
West Ham Close In on Midfielder Amid Jashari Stalemate
West Ham may be making little or no headway in their pursuit of top transfer target Ardon Jashari—but could be significantly closer to landing his club team-mate.
The Irons haven’t given up on signing Jashari, but hopes now rest on talks between Club Brugge and AC Milan collapsing.
According to breaking reports from Nigeria, West Ham are expected to accelerate their move for Nigerian midfielder Raphael Onyedika following the conclusion of their pre-season tour of the United States.
The 24-year-old impressed alongside Jashari in the Belgian Pro League last season and has been on West Ham’s radar throughout the current transfer window.
As Claret & Hugh reported yesterday, Jacob Ramsey remains a serious consideration, but it seems moves are being made behind the scenes to secure both a midfielder and a goalkeeper.
Several players are also expected to leave in the coming weeks as Graham Potter looks to trim down his squad. However, an agent confirmed to C&H yesterday that West Ham are actively negotiating for incoming signings.
Whether Raphael Onyedika is one of those deals in progress remains to be seen—but the wheels appear to be turning if todays reports are to be believed.
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