Rumour Mill: City near Brazilian starlet; want Swansea striker

Ian Watson

Gabriel Jesus: Closing in on City move

Manchester City are closing in on a deal for Brazilian starlet Gabriel Jesus, while Liverpool are set to make a profit on Christian Benteke, according to Monday’s transfer rumours. 

Arsenal

Arsenal are prepared to increase an earlier offer for Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, with the Italian club holding out €30 million (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Arsenal and Chelsea target Arda Turan has held talks with Besiktas, who want the Turkey star on a season-long loan (Fanatik)

Arsenal wants both Riyad Mahrez and Alexandre Lacazette in deals totalling £75m (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal have made contact with Inter Milan to discuss a possible deal to sign £25m-rated midfielder Marcelo Brozovic (Daily Mirror)

Wojciech Szczesny will re-sign for Roma on loan, with the two clubs splitting the goalkeeper’s salary and Arsenal netting a loan fee of £800,000 (Il Tempo)

Mathieu Debuchy looks set to complete a permanent move to Bordeaux (Le Parisien)

Alexandre Lacazette: Not likely to be subject of Arsenal bid

Bournemouth

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe wants to buy a new central defender this summer (Guardian)

Burnley

Burnley have had a third bid for Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens rejected (Lancashire Telegraph)

Chelsea

Arsenal and Chelsea target Arda Turan has held talks with Besiktas, who want the Turkey star on a season-long loan (Fanatik)

Nemanja Matic is Juventus’s top target to replace Manchester United-bound Paul Pogba (Calciomercato)

Chelsea are eyeing a possible move for Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij (Daily Express)

Atletico Madrid remains desperate to re-sign Diego Costa, despite Chelsea’s insistence that he is not for sale (Daily Mirror).

Arda Turan: Wanted at Arsenal

 

Crystal Palace

Palace will have to up their bid for Saido Berahino after their initial offer was rejected, with Stoke intending to improve their proposal to West Brom (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool will sell Crystal Palace and West Ham target Christian Benteke for £33million, which represents a £500,000 profit on the Anfield flop (Croydon Advertiser)

 

Everton

Everton are in negotiations with Galatasaray to off-load flop Oumar Niasse (Fotomac)

Juventus are refusing to match the 30million euros offer made by Everton for Axel Witsel (Tuttosport)

Hull City

The Tigers will interview former Everton boss Roberto Martinez over their vacant manager’s position (Daily Express)

Leicester

Liverpool haven’t given up on signing Ben Chilwell, with the Reds planning to offer £8m for the Leicester starlet (Daily Mirror)

Gokhan Inler will be allowed to leave this summer after failing to make an impact (The Guardian)

Sunderland defender Lamine Kone is wanted by Leicester and West Brom (The Sun)

Ben Chilwell: Set to extend Leicester stay

Liverpool

Liverpool have expressed an interest in Jetro Willems and have made tentative enquiries for Jordan Amavi (Mail)

Liverpool will sell Crystal Palace and West Ham target Christian Benteke for £33million, which represents a £500,000 profit on the Anfield flop (Croydon Advertiser)

Former Barcelona youngster Juanma is on trail at Liverpool (Liverpool Echo)

Joe Allen is poised to undergo a medical at Stoke after Liverpool accepted a £13million offer (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester City

Manchester City are in advanced negotiations to sign Palmeiras forward Gabriel Jesus, according to the player’s agent

Manchester City and Napoli are the latest clubs to show an interest in Swansea City striker Andre Ayew as they look to bolster their attacking options (ESPN)

Manchester United are ready to outbid Manchester City in the race for Palmeiras attacker Gabriel Jesus (GloboEsporte)

Manchester United

New Sunderland manager David Moyes will contact former club Manchester United over a possible loan move for winger Adnan Januzaj (Daily Mail)

Manchester United are ready to outbid Manchester City in the race for Palmeiras attacker Gabriel Jesus  (GloboEsporte)

United have improved their offer for Paul Pogba to £92million – but it is still £8m short of Juve’s demands (The Guardian)

 

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough are targeting a move for Lille enforcer Ibrahim Amadou (L’Equipe)

 

Southampton

Saints want to sign Tottenham defender Kieran Trippier for £5million (Daily Star)

 

Joe Allen: Stoke match Liverpool's asking price

Stoke

Stoke City are set to secure the £13m signing of Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen, 26, after Swansea City fail to match their bid (The Sun)

Stoke are preparing a club-record bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino after their first £20m bid was rejected (The Sentinel)

Mark Hughes says Ramadan Sobhi’s transfer to the club should be completed soon. (KingFut)

Sunderland

New Sunderland manager David Moyes will contact former club Manchester United over a possible loan move for winger Adnan Januzaj, 21 (Daily Mail)

Sunderland are still interested in signing Micah Richards despite their change of manager (Daily Star)

Sunderland defender Lamine Kone is wanted by Leicester and West Brom (The Sun)

Swansea

Stoke City are set to secure the £13m signing of Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen, 26, after Swansea City fail to match their bid (The Sun)

Tottenham playmaker Alex Pritchard is wanted by Newcastle, Swansea and Leeds (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham

Southampton want to sign Tottenham defender Kieran Trippier for £5million (Daily Star)

Tottenham are open to sending midfielder Nabil Bentaleb out on loan to Benfica for next season (Record)

Tottenham playmaker Alex Pritchard is wanted by Newcastle, Swansea and Leeds (Daily Mirror)

Alex Pritchard: Set to join West Brom on loan from Tottenham

Watford

Watford winger Steven Berghuis is reportedly close to joining Feyenoord on loan (Watford Observer)

West Brom

Sunderland defender Lamine Kone is wanted by Leicester and West Brom (The Sun)

Derby are interested in signing James Chester from West Brom (Derby Telegraph)

West Ham

Liverpool will sell Crystal Palace and West Ham target Christian Benteke for £33million, which represents a £500,000 profit on the Anfield flop (Croydon Advertiser)

The Hammers are planning a swoop for Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic as soon as the Serie A champions sign Gonzalo Higuain (vecernji.hr)