Rumour Mill: Spurs join Hector race; Everton in £17m bid

Jonas Hector: Linked with move to Liverpool

Tottenham are the latest club to show an interest in Jonas Hector, while Everton turn to Leicester in their search for a new goalkeeper – according to today’s rumours.

Arsenal

– Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham are in the hunt for £5million-rated Slovakia star Ondrej Duda. (Daily Star)

– Arsenal have made contact with the agent of Gonzalo Higuain. (Emanuele Giulianelli)

Gonzalo Higuain

Burnley

– West Brom have joined Burnley in the chase to sign defender Liam Cooper from Leeds United. (talkSPORT)

Chelsea

– Chelsea manager Antonio Conte’s assistant Gabriele Oriali is considering staying with the Italian national team despite an offer to join the Blues backroom staff this summer. (Gazetta dello Sport)

– Saints striker Graziano Pelle has been linked with a £12m move to Chelsea. (Daily Mail)

Crystal Palace

– Crystal Palace have made an improved club-record £31.5m bid for Liverpool striker Christian Benteke

Everton

– Everton believe they have won the race to sign £28.5m Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel from Zenit (Daily Mirror)

– Everton boss Ronald Koeman is targeting a reunion with Graziano Pelle and is also considering a move for Wales hero Hal Robson-Kanu (Daily Mail)

– Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has been linked with a £17 million move to Everton. (Liverpool Echo)

– Everton defender John Stones has made his mind up about joining Manchester City during the summer (BBC journalist Richard Askham)

Leicester

– Leicester are set to smash their transfer record for the second time in a week, with CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa set to complete a £16.6m move

– Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has been linked with a £17 million move to Everton. (Liverpool Echo)

Liverpool

Thomas Vermaelen: Defender left Arsenal in 2014

– Liverpool and Besiktas haven’t given up hope on signing Thomas Vermaelen from Barcelona (Fotospor)

– Crystal Palace have made an improved club-record £31.5m bid for Liverpool striker Christian Benteke

– Liverpool have accepted a £2.5m offer from Norwich for Sergi Canos (Daily Express)

– Napoli have given up hope on signing Zenit’s Axel Witsel to instead step up their chase of Liverpool target Piotr Zielinski (Gazzetta dello Sport)

– Tottenham have joined Liverpool in the battle to sign £20m-rated Germany defender Jonas Hector. (Express, Germany)

Manchester City

– Everton defender John Stones has made his mind up about joining Manchester City during the summer (BBC journalist Richard Askham)

Manchester United

– Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham are in the hunt for £5million-rated Slovakia star Ondrej Duda. (Daily Star)

– Jose Mourinho has made the signing of France international midfielder Paul Pogba his top priority. (Telegraph)

– Hirving Lozano says he is happy to be linked with a move to Manchester United – but won’t push to quit Pachuca. (ESTO)

Southampton

 – Everton boss Ronald Koeman is targeting a reunion with Graziano Pelle and is also considering a move for Wales hero Hal Robson-Kanu (Daily Mail)

– Saints striker Graziano Pelle has been linked with a £12m move to Chelsea. (Daily Mail)

Stoke

– Stoke are signing Al Ahly teenager midfielder Ramadan Sobhi (Reports from Middle East)

Sunderland

– Former Aston Villa forward Charles N’Zogbia, 29, is trying to resurrect his career by training with Sunderland (Birmingham Mail)

Tottenham

Jonas Hector, FC Cologne1

– Tottenham are set to finally wrap up the £16million transfer of striker Vincent Janssen this week. (Mirror)

– The club are also keen on 20-year-old Roma striker Antonio Sanabria and £11.3million River Plate striker Lucas Alario. (Mirror)

– England striker Harry Kane will agree a new record £5m-a-year contract with Tottenham this week (The Sun)

– Tottenham have joined Liverpool in the battle to sign £20m-rated Germany defender Jonas Hector. (Express, Germany)

West Brom

– West Brom have joined Burnley in the chase to sign defender Liam Cooper from Leeds United. (talkSPORT)

West Ham

– Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham are in the hunt for £5million-rated Slovakia star Ondrej Duda. (Daily Star)