Chelsea are preparing a 120m euro (£102m) bid for Juventus and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 22. (AS – in Spanish)
Aston Villa and England forward Ollie Watkins, 25, is on a list of options for Tottenham. (Fichajes – in Spanish
Manchester United are interested in signing RB Leipzig star Nordi Mukiele, according to reports.(The sun)
Mikel Arteta admitted he was ‘pretty worried’ after Granit Xhaka limped out of Arsenal’s 3-1 drubbing of Spurs. (The Sun)
Chelsea face competition from Juventus for 21-year-old AS Monaco and France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni.(Calciomercato – in Italian)
Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has distanced the club from reports linking them with Chelsea and Germany’s 28-year-old centre-back Antonio Rudiger.(DAZN, via Goal)
Tottenham had an agreement in principle to sign Spain centre-back Pau Torres from Villarreal in the summer, but the 24-year-old “preferred to wait for a better offer”. (AS – in Spanish)
Manchester City are keen to sign RB Leipzig’s French midfielder Christopher Nkunku, 23. (Fichajes, via TEAMtalk)
Dean Smith believes the reinvestment of Jack Grealish’s transfer fee will enable Aston Villa to cause more big upsets this season after they won at Old Trafford on Saturday for the first time in 12 years.(The times)
Fears among Premier League footballers about the after effects of Covid-19 jabs are being peddled by online anti-vaccination propaganda, sports minister Nigel Huddleston has said.(The times)
Manchester City target and Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21, is set for new contract talks with Fiorentina. (DAZN, via Manchester Evening News)
Ronald Koeman may only have three games left in the Barcelona dugout, with a break likely to spell the end of his tenure next week.(Daily express)
Barcelona look set to raid Las Palmas for another one of their talented youngsters Alberto Moleiro after already signing wonderkid Pedri from the Spanish Segunda.(Daily express)
Jose Mourinho kept his Roma players on the pitch for a full-time team talk after their 3-2 defeat against Lazio in Sunday’s Derby della Capitale.(Daily star)
Leicester City have expressed interest in Lazio’s Spanish midfielder Luis Alberto, 28. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Manchester United co-owner Joel Glazer has hinted the club will continue to spend big, saying “there’s always more work to be done”. (Sun)
Juventus are considering a January move for Borussia Dortmund and Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel, 32. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says the lack of playing time afforded to England winger Jadon Sancho, 21, at Manchester United “hurts his soul”. (Sport1, via Express)
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to retire at Manchester United. The 36-year-old Portugal forward then wants a coaching role at the club. (Sun)
Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are all reportedly set to renew their interest in Federico Chiesa this summer – but Juventus have no intention of selling him.(Daily mail)
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe says Neymar does not pass to him in the latest show of frustration between their all-star front three.(Daily mail)
