Rumour Mill: West Ham make ‘best offer’ for Liverpool target

Zach Holland
Thomas Vermaelen: Linked with duo of Premier League clubs

West Ham have moved into pole position to land Thomas Vermaelen, while Axel Witsel has attracted interest from the Premier League, with Chelsea among those keeping tabs on the midfielder.

Arsenal

Romelu Lukaku: Scored 50 PL goals before the age of 23

– AC Milan could scupper Arsenal’s move for Romelu Lukaku with a big money move for the Everton striker once their takeover by a Chinese consortium has been completed (Gazzetta World Sport)

– PSG have emerged as contenders to sign Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Manchester United (Marca)

– West Ham have entered the race to sign Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi, despite the striker being recently linked with Arsenal (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

– Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal are on alert after Alvaro Morata warned Real Madrid he wants to play for a team that makes him feel ‘important’ (Daily Mail)

– Arsenal are keen on signing Alexandre Lacazette but could miss out due to Lyon’s asking price (Daily Telegraph)

Bournemouth

– Bristol City’s appear finally set to capture Bournemouth striker Lee Tomlin after the south coast club accepted a transfer bid of around £2million for the player (Bristol Post)

– Newcastle United have joined West Ham United in the chase to sign Bournemouth and Scotland winger Matt Ritchie (Daily Telegraph)

Burnley

– Burnley’s Michael Keane wants to move to Premier League champions Leicester City (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea

– Chelsea are set to rival Everton for Belgium international Axel Witsel, who is also wanted by Napoli (Gazzetta Dello Sport/Calciomercato)

– Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal are on alert after Alvaro Morata warned Real Madrid he wants to play for a team that makes him feel ‘important’ (Daily Mail)

– Chelsea boss Antonio Conte will consider offers for Thibaut Courtois but could sign Zamalek and Egypt goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shenawy as his No.2 if the Belgian stays (Sun on Sunday)

– Chelsea are set to make a third bid for Radja Nainggolan, and Antonio Conte wants to pair the Roma midfielder with Leicester’s N’Golo Kante (Daily Mirror)

– Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is confident that he is set to beat Manchester United and Chelsea to the signing of John Stones (The Sun)

Crystal Palace

– Crystal Palace have joined the race to sign Twente attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech, with West Ham, Sunderland, Swansea and Southampton also interested (Daily Star)

– Palace seem poised to sign goalkeeper Steve Mandanda from Marseille (L’Equipe)

– Inter full-back Davide Santon is set to be given an opportunity to return to the Premier League by the Eagles (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Everton

–  Chelsea are set to rival Everton for Belgium international Axel Witsel (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

– Everton have joined the race to sign the highly-rated Turkey midfielder Ozan Tufan (LigTV)

– Everton are prepared to pay £20 million for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin this summer as Ronald Koeman wants to be reunited with the Frenchman (Daily Mirror)

– Long-serving Everton duo Leon Osman and Tony Hibbert have yet to be told whether they will be offered new deals at Goodison Park (Liverpool Echo)

– AC Milan could scupper Arsenal’s move for Romelu Lukaku with a big money move for the Everton striker once their takeover by a Chinese consortium has been completed (Gazzetta World Sport)

Leicester

– Premier League champions Leicester City could switch their striking targets to Man City misfit Wilfried Bony (Daily Star)

– Leicester City are in talks to sign Ferencvaros midfielder Adam Nagy (Daily Star)

– Troy Deeney will reject a new contract offer from Watford in favour of a move to Premier League winners Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

– Leicester City have reached an agreement with Nice over the transfer of midfielder Nampalys Mendy (L’Equipe)

– Mehdi Carcela is attracting interest from PSV and Leicester. The player could be allowed to leave for £2.5 million, after Benfica spent £2 million on him at the start of last season (Voetbal 24)

– Burnley’s Michael Keane wants to move to Premier League champions Leicester City (Daily Mirror)

– Leicester are in talks with Norwich over a move for Republic of Ireland winger Robbie Brady (Leciester Mercury)

– Chelsea are set to make a third bid for Radja Nainggolan, and Antonio Conte wants to pair the Roma midfielder with Leicester’s N’Golo Kante (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool

– West Ham have made the best offer for Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen (SportWitness)

– Liverpool are plotting a move for AC Milan defender Mattia De Sciglio (KickOff)

– West Bromwich Albion are keen on signing Liverpool’s Joe Allen (Daily Star)

– Dinamo Zagreb have rejected a £12.2million bid from Liverpool for winger Marko Pjaca (Gazzetta World Sport)

– Liverpool have received a transfer boost for Neven Subotic after the Serbian centre-back announced he is leaving Borussia Dortmund

– Sadio Mane will undergo a medical at Liverpool on Monday after they agreed a £30 million fee with Southampton for the forward (PA Sport)

– Liverpool youngster Sergi Canos is set to join Championship outfit Bristol City in a £2.5million deal (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester City

– Premier League champions Leicester City could switch their striking targets to Man City misfit Wilfried Bony (Daily Star)

– Manchester City have agreed an £8 million transfer fee for South American prodigy Marlos Moreno (Daily Mail)

– Inter Milan will make another bid for Man City midfielder Yaya Toure (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

– Celta Vigo forward Nolito admits he is proud to be linked with a move to Manchester City or Barcelona but insists he has not spoken with either club (Manchester Evening News)

– Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is reportedly confident that he is set to beat Manchester United and Chelsea to the signing of John Stones (The Sun)

Manchester United

Paul Pogba

– Man Utd are ready to match Real Madrid’s £100million offer for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba (Gazzetta World Sport)

– Juventus will meet Mino Raiola and inform the super agent that Pogba is only available for €120 million (Calciomercato)

– Manchester City have agreed an £8million transfer fee for South American prodigy Marlos Moreno (Daily Mail)

– Zenit St Petersburg are hoping Manchester United make a move for star midfielder Axel Witsel (TuttoMercartoWeb)

– Manchester United have agreed a £26.3milllion fee with Borussia Dortmund for Henrikh Mkhitaryan

– Zlatan Ibrahimovic will undergo a medical with Man Utd next week ahead of a move to Old Trafford

– Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal are on alert after Alvaro Morata warned Real Madrid he wants to play for a team that makes him feel ‘important’ (Daily Mail)

– Everton are prepared to pay £20million for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin this summer as Ronald Koeman wants to be reunited with the Frenchman (Daily Mirror)

– PSG have emerged as contenders to sign Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Manchester United (Marca)

– Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is confident that he is set to beat Manchester United and Chelsea to the signing of John Stones (The Sun)

Middlesbrough

– Belgian goalkeeper Matz Sels is set for a move to the Premier League with Premier League new boys Middlesbrough leading the hunt (HITC Sport)

– Sheffield Wednesday are pursuing a double loan swoop on Middlesbrough for midfielder Adam Forshaw and winger Adam Reach (The Sun)

Southampton

– Sadio Mane will undergo a medical at Liverpool on Monday after they agreed a £30 million fee with Southampton for the forward (PA Sport)

– Saints want to replace Victor Wanyama with Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey (Daily Mirror)

– Southampton will appoint former Monaco and Lyon boss Claude Puel as their new manager this week (Daily Telegraph/Daily Mirror)

Stoke City

– English Premier League side Stoke City have upped their bid to sign Ahly’s prodigy Ramadan Sobhi, the teenager’s agent Nader Shawky said on Sunday

– Stoke have emerged as the front-runners to sign Albion striker Saido Berahino, but reports a £16m deal has been agreed are premature (Albion Express and Star)

Sunderland

– Sunderland are aiming to complete the permanent signing of midfielder Yann M’Villa before the start of the new Premier League season (L’Equipe)

Swansea City

– Swansea have agreed to terms with Dutch defender Mike van der Hoorn (BBC)

– West Bromwich Albion are also keen on signing Liverpool’s Joe Allen (Daily Star)

Tottenham

– Paris Saint-Germain are in talks with AZ to sign forward Vincent Janssen, who is a target of Tottenham Hotspur (L’Equipe)

– Carlo Ancelotti is interested in bringing Eric Dier to Bayern Munich as the midfielder continues to catch the eye at Euro 2016 (Sunday People)

Watford

– Troy Deeney will reject a new contract offer from Watford in favour of a move to Premier League winners Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

West Brom

– West Bromwich Albion are keen on signing Liverpool’s Joe Allen (Daily Star)

– Stoke have emerged as the front-runners to sign Albion striker Saido Berahino, but reports a £16m deal has been agreed are premature (Albion Express and Star)

West Ham

Mauro Icardi

– West Ham have entered the race to sign Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi, despite the striker being recently linked with Arsenal (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

– West Ham have made the best offer for Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen (SportWitness)

– West Ham are set to miss out on Lyon striker striker Alexandre Lacazette after Arsenal began talks with the Frenchman (Daily Telegraph)

– Newcastle United have joined West Ham United in the chase to sign Bournemouth and Scotland winger Matt Ritchie (Daily Telegraph)

– West Ham have launched an eleventh hour bid to sign former Marseille defender Nicolas N’Koulou on a free transfer from under the noses of Espanyol this summer (L’Esportiu)

– Trabzonspor are launching a loan bid for West Ham United striker Enner Valencia (Yeni Safak)