Arsenal will offer Oliver Giroud plus almost £30million for Mauro Icardi, while the Gunners and Tottenham want to sign a new defender from RB Leipzig, according to today’s rumours.
Arsenal
– The Gunners are battling with North London rivals Tottenham 20-year-old RB Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann (Bild)
– West Ham have joined to race to sign Arsenal full-back Mathieu Debuchy, who is in talks with Galatasaray (Fanatik)
– Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Southampton are all competing to sign Charlton’s England Under-19 international Ademola Lookman (Daily Mirror)
– Hull City want to sign Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on loan as cover for injured number one Allan McGregor (The Sun)
– Arsenal will offer £29million plus Olivier Giroud for Inter Milan captain Mauro Icardi (GazzettaWorld)
Burnley
– Leicester have made an improved £17million bid for Burnley centre-back Michael Keane (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea
– Napoli are close to signing Torino centre-back Nikola Maksimovic, which could pave the way for Kalidou Koulibaly to join Chelsea (Gazzetta dello Sport)
-Everton will refuse to sell Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea and are set to open contract talks with the striker (Daily Express)
– AC Milan have targeted Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado and are considering a €30million bid for the Colombian (Corriere Dello Sport)
– Inter Milan and Napoli have lined up moves for Diego Costa after Atletico Madrid ended their interest in the Chelsea forward (Corriere dello Sport)
Crystal Palace
– Wolves want to re-sign Crystal Palace winger Bakary Sako with the 28-year-old facing a fight for first-team football at Selhurst Park (Croydon Advertiser)
Everton
– Everton have been alerted to the availability of Wilfried Bony, who appears set to leave Manchester City and could cost £13million (Daily Express)
– Newcastle are considering a loan move for 20-year-old Everton left-back Brendan Galloway (Newcastle Chronicle)
– Everton are prepared to offer £17million to try prise Lamine Kone away from the Stadium of Light (The Sun)
Hull City
– Hull want to sign Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on loan as cover for injured number one Allan McGregor (The Sun)
Leicester City
– Kasper Schmeichel has ended speculation he could leave Leicester by signing a new long-term deal at Leicester
Liverpool
– Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Southampton are all competing to sign Charlton’s England Under-19 international Ademola Lookman (Daily Mirror)
– Christian Benteke’s agent has confirmed “several teams” are interested in the striker but Liverpool are yet to receive a formal bid (The Guardian)
– West Ham could rival Liverpool for the loan signing of Real Madrid prodigy Martin Odegaard (Squawka)
– Serie A outfit Chievo are interested in signing Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli (Calciomercato)
Manchester City
– Everton have been alerted to the availability of Wilfried Bony, who appears set to leave Manchester City and could cost £13million (Daily Express)
– City have edged closer to completing the signing of Everton defender John Stones with the offer of £35million plus Bony (Manchester Evening News)
– Pep Guardiola has placed out-of-favour City midfielder Samir Nasri on the transfer list (L’Equipe)
Manchester United
– Paul Pogba will undergo a medical at Manchester United ahead of his world record transfer from Juventus
– Brimingham are set to sign Red Devils striker James Wilson on loan (ESPN)
Middlesbrough
– Benfica midfielder Andreas Samaris has emerged as a target for newly-promoted Middlesbrough (O Jogo)
Southampton
– Southampton have opened talks with Napoli over a move for Italy international Manolo Gabbiadini (Tuttomercatoweb)
– Saints midfielder Steven Davis has rubbished reports he could join Scottish champions Celtic
Sunderland
– Liam Bridcutt will be allowed to join Leeds on loan for the rest of the season with Sunderland keen to get the midfielder off their wage bill (Newcastle Chronicle)
– Everton are prepared to offer £17million to try prise Lamine Kone away from the Stadium of Light (The Sun)
– The Black Cats have been told to increase their £6million offer for Dynamo Kiev defender Domagoj Vida to £10million (Daily Mirror)
Swansea
– Swansea are set to splash a club-record £15million to land Atletico Madrid striker Borja Baston (The Sun)
Tottenham
– Arsenal are battling with North London rivals Tottenham 20-year-old RB Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann (Bild)
– Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Southampton are all competing to sign Charlton’s England Under-19 international Ademola Lookman (Daily Mirror)
– Tottenham remain hopeful they can complete the signing of Marseille winger Georges-Kevin N’Koudou (L’Equipe)
– Juventus have been linked with a shock move for Spurs midfielder Nabil Bentaleb to replace Paul Pogba (Football Insider)
– Frank de Boer wants to make Christian Eriksen his first signing as Inter Milan manager (Calciomercato)
Watford
– West Brom could turn to Odion Ighalo after their move for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho collapsed (Watford Observer)
West Brom
– West Ham are expected to beat West Brom to the signing of Aston Villa forward Jordan Ayew (Birmingham Mail)
– West Brom could turn to Odion Ighalo after their move for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho collapsed (Watford Observer)
West Ham
– West Ham will complete the £20million signing of Swansea forward Andre Ayew this week and have also signed Olympiakos left-back Arthur Masuaku (The Guardian)
– The Hammers are expected to beat West Brom to the signing of Aston Villa forward Jordan Ayew (Birmingham Mail)
