Rumour Mill: Leicester chase striker; Chelsea’s defender headache
Leicester City are chasing a striker from the Bundesliga, while Chelsea’s may have to pay £60m for a defensive target according to Friday’s transfer rumours.
Arsenal
Jorge Mendes has told Arsenal and Chelsea that Real Madrid are prepared to sell James Rodriguez for £65m (London Evening Standard)
Arsenal are keeping a close eye on Monaco defender Marcel Tisserand (French Football)
Arsenal have started talks with Atletico Madrid over the signing of Uruguay centre-back Jose Gimenez
Arsenal are reportedly set to come to an agreement with Valencia for Shkodran Mustafi with a fee of £25.9m being paid (Daily Star)
Tony Pulis is willing to put up a strong fight to stop Jonny Evans from joining reported suitors Arsenal (Daily Express)
Arsenal want starlet Chris Willock to sign a new deal before letting him leave on loan (Daily Mirror)
Serge Gnabry is set to leave Arsenal on loan again before the transfer deadline, but manager Arsene Wenger wants him to sign a contract extension (Various)
Bournemouth
Bournemouth winger Junior Stanislas has signed a new three-year contract with the club
Burnley
Sean Dyche believes young striker Dan Agyei has a bright future ahead of him after the 19-year-old joined Coventry City on loan until January (Lancashire Telegraph)
Full-back Luke Hendrie has today joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a loan deal until January
Chelsea
Besiktas president Fikret Orman is locked in talks with Chelsea in London over a loan deal for out-of-favour striker Loic Remy (Turkish Football)
Crystal Palace are still expected to retain an interest in Remy despite the imminent arrival of Christian Benteke from Liverpool (Various)
Jorge Mendes has told Arsenal and Chelsea that Real Madrid are prepared to sell James Rodriguez for £65m (London Evening Standard)
Chelsea are having to consider paying up to £60m for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly (London Evening Standard)
Diego Costa was Diego Simeone’s first choice striker for Atletico Madrid over the summer transfer window, the manager has confirmed (Espacio Reservado)
Chelsea defender Matt Miazga has been offered to Sunderland on loan (The Guardian)
Chelsea icon Michael Essien played for his old side as free agent in a 2-1 friendly win over Brentford after being released by Panathinaikos; but unfortunately for Blues fans, he’s only training with Antonio Conte’s side until he finds a new club (The Sun)
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace are still expected to retain an interest in Remy despite the imminent arrival of Christian Benteke from Liverpool (Various)
Tony Pulis has said Saido Berahino will only leave West Brom if an “unbelievable offer” comes in for the Crystal Palace and Stoke target
Brighton are signing Blackburn Rovers defender Shane Duffy for £4million which may accelerate Lewis Dunk’s departure to either Crystal Palace, Newcastle or Southampton (Daily Mail)
Everton
Newcastle United have expressed interest in Utrecht’s French striker Sebastien Haller, who has also been linked with Everton, Sporting Lisbon and Monaco (Daily Mail)
Sunderland boss David Moyes has offered Ivory Coast defender Lamine Kone a new £50,000-a-week contract. Everton want to sign the 27-year-old (The Sun)
Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani, a target for Everton, Southampton and West Brom, is eager for a move to the Premier League (Record)
Hull City
Hull City caretaker manager Mike Phelan says the club have been “active” in the transfer market – despite no new arrivals at the KCOM Stadium (Hull Daily Mail)
Leicester
– Champions Leicester and Championship Newcastle will battle it out for Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost (Daily Mirror)
West Brom will only give up on signing Ghana full-back Jeffrey Schlupp if the 23-year-old signs a new deal at Leicester (Birmingham Mail)
Claudio Ranieri has admitted that he was shocked that N’Golo Kante left Leicester in the summer, believing he would keep all his title-winning players (The Times)
Liverpool
With five clubs having registered an interest in signing Roma’s Leandro Paredes this summer, Liverpool are looking to steal a march on the competition (Gazzetta World)
Joe Allen has revealed he only found out about his transfer move from Liverpool to Stoke after a friend texted him the news (Telegraph)
Liverpool midfielder Cameron Brannagan’s proposed loan move to Wigan Athletic has fallen through (Liverpool Echo)
Manchester City
AC Milan are keen to sign a defensive midfielder with an EU passport and have identified Manchester City’s Fernando (Tuttosport)
Manchester City are refusing to let England goalkeeper Joe Hart leave on loan and want more than £30m for the 29-year-old (The Sun)
Hart will join Everton on loan as City have moved a step closer to signing Chile keeper Claudio Bravo, 33, from Barcelona in a £17.4m deal (Daily Mirror)
City boss Pep Guardiola may sign a centre-back after the arrival of Bravo (Manchester Evening News)
Hart is interested in a move to Sevilla but such a deal would mean Manchester City heavily subsidising his £140,000-a-week salary (Daily Mail)
Manchester City are weighing up a move for Fulham full-back Ryan Sessegnon, according to reports. The 16-year-old made his full debut in the 1-1 draw with Leeds on Tuesday (Daily Star)
Manchester United
Valencia want to re-sign Juan Mata and reportedly sent a delegation to Manchester this week to hold transfer talks with United (Plaza Deportiva)
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos has once again been linked with a move to Championship side Nottingham Forest (Various)
Bolton boss Phil Parkinson has identified Mustapha Carayol as a top target but reports suggest the Boro winger favours a move to London (Teesside Gazette)
Southampton
Brighton are signing Blackburn Rovers defender Shane Duffy for £4million which may accelerate Lewis Dunk’s departure to either Crystal Palace, Newcastle or Southampton (Daily Mail)
Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani, a target for Everton, Southampton and West Brom, is eager for a move to the Premier League (Record)
Southampton have reportedly joined a host of clubs in the race to sign Dutch starlet Luc Castaignos from Eintracht Frankfurt (Clubcall)
Stoke City
Mark Hughes admits he could be forced to wait until deadline day to bolster his Stoke squad with new recruits (Sky Sports)
Tony Pulis has said Saido Berahino will only leave West Brom if an “unbelievable offer” comes in for the Crystal Palace and Stoke target
Stoke have agreed a £200,000 deal for Dundee United’s 6ft 7in central defender Harry Souttar, 17 (Dundee Courier)
Joe Allen has revealed he only found out about his transfer move from Liverpool to Stoke after a friend texted him the news (Telegraph)
Sunderland
Sunderland boss David Moyes has offered Ivory Coast defender Lamine Kone a new £50,000-a-week contract. Everton want to sign the 27-year-old (The Sun)
Chelsea defender Matt Miazga has been offered to Sunderland on loan (The Guardian)
Watford have had an offer accepted for Younes Kaboul after the defender asked to leave Sunderland
Sunderland are reportedly keen on Nottingham Forest’s Scottish international winger Oliver Burke (Daily Record)
Swansea
Swansea are looking to Serie A as they try to replace 31-year-old Wales defender Ashley Williams, who has joined Everton (Wales Online)
Tottenham
Marseille winger Georges-Kevin N’Koudou is still in London and is hoping to see his proposed move to Tottenham Hotspur materialise soon (Inside Futbol)
Tottenham have moved again for Espanyol’s Spanish goalkeeper Pau Lopez. The London club have already failed with a £3m bid for the 21-year-old
Mauricio Pochettino insists it is “just a question of time” before Christian Eriksen extends his Tottenham contract
Aston Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo is weighing up a £3m bid for Tottenham Hotspur defender DeAndre Yedlin after stepping up his search for a new right-back (Daily Telegraph)
Watford
Watford have had an offer accepted for Younes Kaboul after the defender asked to leave Sunderland
Juventus attacking midfielder Roberto Pererya is believed to have agreed terms with the Hornets and could be announced as soon as today (Various)
West Brom
Barcelona remain in the hunt for a new striker and have shortlisted West Brom’s Salomon Rondon, Newcastle United’s Ayoze Perez and Atletico Madrid’s Luciano Vietto (Daily Mirror)
West Brom will only give up on signing Ghana full-back Jeffrey Schlupp if the 23-year-old signs a new deal at Leicester (Birmingham Mail)
Tony Pulis is willing to put up a strong fight to stop Jonny Evans from joining reported suitors Arsenal (Daily Express)
Tony Pulis has said Saido Berahino will only leave West Brom if an “unbelievable offer” comes in for the Crystal Palace and Stoke target
Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani, a target for Everton, Southampton and West Brom, is eager for a move to the Premier League (Record)
West Ham
Colombia striker Carlos Bacca says he will stay at AC Milan this season. The 29-year-old has been linked with West Ham (AC Milan website)