- Chelsea may have to break the £80m world record transfer fee for a defender – held by Harry Maguire – to sign French centre-back Wesley Fofana, 21, from Leicester City.
- Barcelona remain in talks with Chelsea over Spain left-back Marcos Alonso and are confident of reaching an agreement to sign the 31-year-old.
- Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, is prepared to remain with the Spanish club on a reduced salary despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester United.
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- Leeds are targeting a £22m deal for Paris St-Germain’s 20-year-old French forward Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- Dialogue “remains open” between Manchester United and Red Bull Salzburg over a potential move for 19-year-old Slovenian forward Benjamin Sesko.
- Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has said Chelsea agreed a £65m fee to sign Raphinha before “Barcelona influences” saw the Brazil winger, 25, choose to join the Spanish club instead.
- Middlesbrough are finalising a deal to sign American forward Matthew Hoppe, 21, from Mallorca.
- Former Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has urged Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, to leave Paris St-Germain and return to the Nou Camp.
- Alonso has said his goodbyes to staff at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground as he looks to seal his transfer this weekend.
- Crystal Palace are interested in re-signing English full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 24, from Manchester United.
- Everton are set to beat West Ham to the signing of Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana, 20, from Lille.
- Tottenham are planning to complete a deal with Udinese for 19-year-old Italian defender Destiny Udogie next week.
