Rumour Mill: Arsenal & Chelsea eye PSG star; Otamendi to Real

Oli Fisher

during the 2016 International Champions Cup match between Manchester City and Manchester United at National Stadium on July 24, 2016 in Beijing, China.

Real Madrid are keeping tabs on a Manchester City defender, while Chelsea and Arsenal want a PSG defender, according to Wednesday’s transfer rumours.

ARSENAL

Arsenal are in a three-way tussle with Barcelona and Chelsea for Paris Saint-Germain full-back Layvin Kurzawa (Sport)

Arsenal, Watford and Lazio are set to battle it out for the signature of teenage Toulouse star Alban Lafont. The highly-rated 18-year-old goalkeeper has been a sensation in Ligue 1 and has caught the eye of several clubs. (Various)

Fabinho’s father says both Manchester clubs and Arsenal are keen on signing the Monaco star this summer

Arsenal and Manchester City are set to lose out to Serie A champions Juventus in the race to sign teenager Rodrigo Bentancur from Boca Juniors (Tuttosport)

Fenerbahce are plotting a move for Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla a source close to the club revealed (Turkish-Football)

Inter are taking concrete steps to sign Arsenal target Ricardo Rodriguez (Corriere dello Sport)

BOURNEMOUTH

Bournemouth have reportedly entered the race to sign former Coventry City loan star Ryan Kent (The Star)

CHELSEA

Arda Turan: Arsenal and Chelsea linked

FC Barcelona’s Arda Turan has reportedly hold early talks with Chelsea over a possible summer move to Stamford Bridge (FotoMac)

Arsenal are in a three-way tussle with Barcelona and Chelsea for Paris Saint-Germain full-back Layvin Kurzawa (Sport)

Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie has admitted he is “very flattered” by interest from the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea

Diego Costa is ready to sign a new £57m five-year contract with Chelsea

CRYSTAL PALACE

Tottenham will make another move to lure Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha to White Hart Lane in the summer (Daily Express)

EVERTON

Anderlecht youngster Youri Tielemans has refused to rule out a potential move to Everton (Liverpool Echo)

LEICESTER CITY

The Foxes had an official at the match between Benfica and Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening (O Jogo)

LIVERPOOL

Inaki Williams: Will be in demand this summer

Liverpool have sent scouts to watch 19-year-old Brazilian youngster Malcom (Liverpool Echo)

Athletic Bilbao will reportedly resist any attempt from Liverpool to sign Inaki Williams at the end of the season (AS)

Liverpool and Manchester United target Keita Balde Diao has no intention of signing a contract extension with Lazio and is set to leave the club this summer (Gazzetta dello Sport)

German midfielder and Liverpool target Mahmoud Dahoud could be available for as little as £8.5million (Calciomercato)

MANCHESTER CITY

Fabinho’s father says both Manchester clubs and Arsenal are keen on signing the Monaco star this summer

Real Madrid are planning to replace departing defender Pepe with Manchester City defensive star Nicolas Otamendi (O Jogo)

Goalkeeper Joe Hart will not be allowed to join a direct Premier League rival, Manchester City insiders have insisted (ClubCall)

Arsenal and Manchester City are set to lose out to Serie A champions Juventus in the race to sign teenager Rodrigo Bentancur from Boca Juniors (Tuttosport)

Manchester City have sent young Venezuelan midfielder Yangel Herrera on loan to sister club New York City

Manuel Neuer has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League – and has flatly denied there has been “contact” between himself and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola

Manchester City are hoping to complete one of the biggest coups in women’s football by landing World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd

MANCHESTER UNITED

Manchester United are the latest club to be linked with a move for Torino striker Andrea Belotti (TransferMarketWeb)

Liverpool and Manchester United target Keita Balde Diao has no intention of signing a contract extension with Lazio and is set to leave the club this summer (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Inter Milan star Ivan Perisic has been tipped to join Manchester United this summer by Croatian legend Dario Simic

Manchester United have reportedly informed Michael Carrick that talks over his future at the club will begin after the EFL Cup final (Metro)

Fabinho’s father says both Manchester clubs and Arsenal are keen on signing the Monaco star this summer

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has moved to cool speculation that he is set for a summer switch to Manchester United, admitting that he has ‘doubts’ about moving to England (Daily Mirror)

Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie has admitted he is “very flattered” by interest from the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea

Manchester United failed with an £84m swoop for Thomas Muller last summer, Bayern Munich’s Jan-Christian Dreeson has claimed

Jose Mourinho will sit down with Zlatan Ibrahimovic to discuss his Manchester United future this week (The Sun)

Manchester United are interested in signing Milan Badelj after scouting the Fiorentina star earlier this month (Firenze Viola)

United, meanwhile, have denied Marcus Rashford wants to leave Old Trafford (Daily Star)

MIDDLESBROUGH

Just a few days after the West Ham and Middlesbrough claims, Atletico have announced that Thomas Partey has renewed his contract with the club

SOUTHAMPTON

Martin Caceres: Close to Saints deal

Saints are still expecting to complete the signing of Martin Caceres – and hope he will be ready to join Claude Puel’s squad for their pre-Wembley trip to Spain (Southern Daily Echo)

STOKE CITY

Saints are still expecting to complete the signing of Martin Caceres – and hope he will be ready to join Claude Puel’s squad for their pre-Wembley trip to Spain (TalkSPORT)

Stoke City defender Philipp Wollscheid, 27, has requested to end his season-long loan at Wolfsburg – by joining their under-23s team in the regional German fourth tier (Stoke Sentinel)

SUNDERLAND

Sunderland could renew their interest in French midfielder Wylan Cyprien in the summer provided they avoid getting relegated this term (Chronicle)

Sunderland star Jermain Defoe is not ready to hang up his boots just yet, with even his mum in the dark over his future

TOTTENHAM

Inter Milan are working on a bumper new contract for teen prodigy Andrea Pinamonti to ward off interest from Tottenham (TalkSPORT)

Tottenham will make another move to lure Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha to White Hart Lane in the summer (Daily Express)

Tottenham defender Danny Rose has snubbed a £14.5m-a-year offer from Shanghai SIPG to stay at White Hart Lane (The Sun)

Nabil Bentaleb will complete a £16m from Spurs to Schalke if he starts for the German club this weekend (The Sun)

WATFORD

Arsenal, Watford and Lazio are set to battle it out for the signature of teenage Toulouse star Alban Lafont. The highly-rated 18-year-old goalkeeper has been a sensation in Ligue 1 and has caught the eye of several clubs. (Various)

WEST HAM

Just a few days after the West Ham and Middlesbrough claims, Atletico have announced that Thomas Partey has renewed his contract with the club