Chelsea are favourites to sign Juventus and France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, in the January transfer window.
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, 32, has still not decided whether he will retire or extend his Real Madrid contract next summer.
Chelsea have launched a £30m bid to sign Brighton and Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, 27.
Borussia Dortmund could demand a Premier League record fee of £130m for England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, who has attracted interest from Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, 32, has still not decided whether he will retire or extend his Real Madrid contract next summer.
Torino’s Dutch defender Perr Schuurs, 22, is on Liverpool’s shortlist as a long-term successor for the Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 31.
Newcastle United’s English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 30, is set to earn a one-year contract extension worth more than £3m.
Leeds United are willing to listen to offers for English midfielder Adam Forshaw, 31, in January.
Everton and Newcastle United are monitoring 21-year-old Chelsea and Albania striker Armando Broja.
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Unai Emery has signed a deal at least four-and-a-half years long, the longest managerial contract in Aston Villa’s history, as he prepares to officially start work this week.
Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 31, is willing to take a pay cut on his £375,000 a week wages at Manchester United in order to extend his stay at Old Trafford.
Barcelona are looking at Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, 40, as a potential replacement for their Spanish manager Xavi Hernandez, 42.
Arsenal and Chelsea’s hopes of signing Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha have been boosted, as the 29-year-old is yet to agree a contract extension at Crystal Palace despite being verbally offered a new deal.
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Liverpool’sDarwin Nunez became the fastest player in Premier League history as he reached 23.61mph in his match-winning display against West Ham, edging past Kyle Walker’s previous best of 23.48mph.
Arsenal, Manchester City, Juventus, Roma and AC Milan are interested in Celtic and Republic of Ireland Under-19 midfielder Rocco Vata, 17.
Hakim Ziyech’s representatives have reportedly held talks with AC Milan over a January switch.
Manchester United could be ready to let Cristiano Ronaldo leave the club for nothing, according to fresh reports.
Chelsea are ready to allow Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 29, to remain on loan at Inter Milan next season before writing off millions of pounds by selling him.
Alternatively, Sevilla are leading Everton, Leeds and Fulham in the race to sign Brereton Diaz in January.
Arsenal could try to sign French left-sided centre-back Evan Ndicka, 23, from Eintracht Frankfurt in January.
AC Milan are interested in Chelsea and Albania striker Armando Broja, 21.
Manchester City will speak to their fans about chants related to the Hillsborough disaster ahead of their next game against Liverpool.
Naby Keita has been pictured taking part in a squad training session just one day after Liverpool beat West Ham 1-0 in their Premier League clash at Anfield.
Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Manchester City have sent scouts to watch Napoli and Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 21.
Slovakia midfielder Stanislav Lobotka, 27, is set to sign a new deal with Napoli, despite interest from Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham.
Arsenal were interested in signing Nigeria defender Calvin Bassey, 22, from Rangers in the summer – before he moved to Ajax.
Crystal Palace are considering a January move for Blackburn and Chile forward Ben Brereton Diaz, 23.
Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, is expected to stay at the Nou Camp this summer, despite interest from Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
The agent of Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Chelsea investigating whether a move to Stamford Bridge is possible for the 37-year-old.
Chelsea have revived their interest in Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 29, but Barcelona and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, remains their number one priority.
Chelsea have decided their English defender Trevoh Chalobah, 23, will not leave the club this summer despite holding talks with Inter Milan, AC Milan and RB Leipzig over possible loan deal.
Chelsea are hoping to beat Tottenham and Crystal Palace to the signing of Peterborough’s English defender Ronnie Edwards, 19.
Spezia are set to sign Wales midfielder Ethan Ampadu, 21, from Chelsea on a loan deal with an option to buy worth around 15m euros.
Liverpool are considering a move for Sheffield United and Norway midfielder Sander Berge, 24.
Leicester and Everton are considering a late move for Al Hilal’s Brazilian attacker Matheus Pereira, 26.
Ajax are targeting Chelsea and Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech, 29, as a replacement for Antony, 22, after accepting a bid from Manchester United for the Brazil international.
Chelsea have offered Everton Albania striker Armando Broja, 20, and England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 22, plus £25m in return for 21-year-old English attacker Anthony Gordon.
Valencia are confident of beating Real Sociedad to the signing of Edinson Cavani, 35, and are set to offer the Uruguay forward a two-year deal.
Tottenham and Spain defender Sergio Reguilon, 25, is set to join Atletico Madrid on loan with no buy option included.
Spurs and England midfielder Harry Winks, 26, is closing in on a move to Sampdoria after initially holding out for possible Premier League interest.
Gordon has told Everton he wants to sign for Chelsea to play Champions League football and boost his chances of being selected for England’s World Cup squad.
Everton have asked Chelsea to include either England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 22, or Albania international Armando Broja, 20, on loan as part of the deal to sign 21-year-old forward Anthony Gordon.
The Toffees are finally ready to sell Gordon if they can find a suitable replacement. Watford’s Brazilian forward Joao Pedro, 20, and Southampton and Scotland international Che Adams, 26, are among the players the club has made inquiries over.
Nottingham Forest are not close to an agreement for Tottenham’s English defender Japhet Tanganga, as AC Milan remain keen on a move for the 23-year-old.
Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has revealed that the club’s board voted against signing Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, this summer.
Barcelona are interested in signing Arsenal’s 27-year-old Spanish right-back Hector Bellerin.
West Ham have submitted a new bid of 11 million euros plus add-ons for Club Bruges and Belgium midfielder Hans Vanaken, 29.
Italian giants Roma and Inter Milan are both interested in signing Chelsea’s 23-year-old English defender Trevoh Chalobah on loan.
Manchester United are still interested in signing Barcelona’s 25-year-old Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, despite the arrival of Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, 30, from Real Madrid.
United want to offer Eintracht Frankfurt and Germany goalkeeper Kevin Trapp, 32, an annual salary of around 10-11 million euros (£8m-£9m) to join the club.
A new offer for Ajax forward Antony, 22, is expected to be submitted by United as the club push to sign the Brazil international.
Barcelona’s Netherlands international Memphis Depay, 28, is among Juventus’ options for a new forward, along with Werner and Atletico Madrid’s Spain striker Alvaro Morata, 29, but there have been no direct talks between Tottenham and Depay.
Juventus are also interested in signing France forward Anthony Martial from Manchester United on loan, but the Red Devils’ boss Erik ten Hag is keen to keep the 26-year-old.
Real Madrid have enquired about the availability of Chelsea’s Albania striker Armando Broja, 20, who impressed on loan at Southampton last season.
Chelsea’s Germany forward Timo Werner, 26, has accepted a 50% pay cut to rejoin RB Leipzig and a loan fee with a purchase clause is being discussed.
Newcastle are prepared to trigger Burnley winger Maxwel Cornet’s £17.5m release clause with the Ivory Coast international, 25, also linked to Everton, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea.
Napoli have contacted Tottenham over a possible deal for 26-year-old Argentina midfielder Giovani lo Celso.
Aston Villa are hopeful Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz will sign a new contract having opened talks with the 24-year-old.
Serie A side Salernitana have joined the race to sign Finland midfielder Glen Kamara, 26, from Rangers.
Bayern Munich’s France full-back Benjamin Pavard, 26, would be willing to join Chelsea if they make a serious offer.
Manchester United have met with the agent of Red Bull Salzburg’sBenjamin Sesko over a possible move for the 19-year-old Slovenia striker.
However, Salzburg want at least 65m euros (£55m) for Sesko, which is significantly more than what United are prepared to pay.
Chelsea have made a first offer to Inter Milan for their 19-year-old Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei.
Everton are in advanced talks to re-sign England midfielder Ross Barkley, 28, from Chelsea, and also keen on taking 28-year-old Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi and Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour, 21, from the Stamford Bridge club.
Rennes have agreed a deal with Tottenham to sign Wales defender Joe Rodon, 24, on a season-long loan.
Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 31, is attracting interest from MLS clubs following the termination of his Juventus contract and already turned down the chance to reunite with former Juve boss Andrea Pirlo at Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk.
Manchester City have denied they are willing to sell Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 27, to Barcelona after reports his departure could fund a deal for Lyon’s Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta, 24.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta says there is a “strong possibility” Manchester United target Frenkie de Jong will stay at the club and he will “do my best” to keep the Netherlands midfielder, 25.
United’s chief executive Richard Arnold has set up a think tank involving former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, ex-chief executive David Gill, former captain Bryan Robson and current football director John Murtough to advise on issues including the redevelopment of the club’s Carrington training base.
Tottenham are prepared to pay 17m euros (£14.4m) for Barcelona forward Memphis Depay, but the Spanish club want 20m euros (£17m), although the 28-year-old is also reluctant to leave the Nou Camp.
Barcelona have turned their attention to bringing in 23-year-old Sevilla and France defender Jules Kounde, who has also been linked with Chelsea, after reaching a deal for Poland striker Lewandowski.
Netherlands international Frenkie de Jong is opposed to joining Manchester United or any English club, but the 25-year-old Barcelona midfielder would consider a move to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
English centre-back Levi Colwill, 19, will look to leave Chelsea if the Stamford Bridge club sign more defenders this summer.
Portsmouth, Hibernian and Motherwell are competing to sign free agent Terell Thomas after the Saint Lucia defender, 26, was released from his contract by Reading.
Bayern Munich chief executive Oliver Kahn has described Tottenham and England forward Harry Kane, 28, as “an absolute top striker” and “a dream of the future” after they agreed to sell Robert Lewandowski, 33, to Barcelona.
Bayern Munich have put in a fresh offer of £59.5m and £8.5m in add-ons for Juventus and Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, 22, as negotiations between the clubs reach their final stages.
Barcelona’s board have held talks with Depay to establish whether the former Manchester United player intends to stay or go.
West Ham have made an undisclosed offer for Hertha Berlin defender Jordan Torunarigha. The 24-year-old German was the subject of a 2m euro (£1.7m) bid from Belgian side Gent, where he spent the season on loan, but the Bundesliga club value him at 5m euros (£4.2m).
Chelsea and Albania striker Armando Broja will join West Ham on a season-long loan. The Hammers wanted to sign the 20-year-old on a permanent deal but the Blues were reluctant to sell the player who spent last season on loan at Southampton.
AC Milan are working on a deal to sign Chelsea’s Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech, 29, on loan.
Tottenham have made an enquiry for Barcelona’s Netherlands international forward Memphis Depay, 28, who can leave the Nou Camp for £17m.
Chelsea are considering a move for Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who has informed the Red Devils he wants to leave this summer.
Ronaldo, 37, could be willing to join Chelsea, but the Blues are yet to decide whether to make a formal offer for the Portugal international.
Nottingham Forest have agreed a £13m deal including add-ons to sign French defender Moussa Niakhate, 26, from Mainz.
West Ham have had a £20m bid for Belgium international midfielder Amadou Onana, 20, rejected by Lille.
Crystal Palace, Southampton and Nottingham Forest are all interested in former England youth international midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 22, from Wolves.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta and agent Jorge Mendes are also discussing the possibility of former Real Madrid icon Ronaldo making a sensational return to La Liga.
Ronaldo is also willing to take a significant pay cut to his £500,000-a-week deal at Manchester United.
Chelsea are in advanced talks with Manchester City for England forward Raheem Sterling, 27, who is valued at around £50m by the Premier League champions.
Leeds are also closing in on a £20m deal including add-ons for RB Leipzig’s USA international Tyler Adams, 23, as a replacement for Kalvin Phillips after the England international joined Manchester City.
The Elland Road side are in talks too with Club Bruges over a move for 21-year-old Belgian forward Charles de Ketelaere.
Brighton are keen on Argentine left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, 29, who is available from Ajax for just £3.3m.
Manchester United officials met Ajax counterparts at the weekend to discuss a deal for Argentina international defender Lisandro Martinez, 24, with the Red Devils offering £39.6m.
Tottenham have made an enquiry for Barcelona’s Netherlands international forward Memphis Depay, 28, who can leave the Nou Camp for £17m.
Spurs are also closing in on a loan deal for Barcelona’s 27-year-old France defender Clement Lenglet.
Villarreal’s Spain centre-back Pau Torres, 25, is still a target for Tottenham despite the imminent arrival of Lenglet.
West Ham are set to beat Everton to the free transfer signing of England forward Jesse Lingard, 29.
Tottenham forward Steven Bergwijn, 24, turned down offers from Everton and Manchester United in favour of a move to Ajax.
Everton and West Ham have both registered their interest in signing Albania international Armando Broja, 20, from Chelsea, with the striker valued at £30m.
Newcastle remain interested in signing France international winger Moussa Diaby, 22, from Bayer Leverkusen.
Leeds United are in talks to sign 23-year-old Colombian winger Luis Sinisterra, 23, from Feyenoord.
Chelsea have joined Tottenham in wanting to sign Brazil forward Richarlison from Everton, who want more than £50m for the 25-year-old. (Mail)
Manchester United have had a £55m offer for Brazilian striker Evanilson rejected by Porto but the Old Trafford club plan to make a fresh bid for the 22-year-old. (O Jogo, via Mail)
West Ham are set to offer about £30m for 20-year-old Chelsea and Albania striker Armando Broja, who impressed on loan at Southampton last season. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United have had a £55m offer for Brazilian striker Evanilson rejected by Porto but the Old Trafford club plan to make a fresh bid for the 22-year-old. (O Jogo, via Mail)
Having failed to sign 21-year-old Dutch defender Jurrien Timber, Manchester United could make a move to sign his Ajax team-mate Lisandro Martinez. The 24-year-old Argentina centre-back is also a target for Arsenal. (Mirror)
Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Brazil forward Raphinha from Leeds United, with Barcelona’s interest in the 25-year-old having cooled. (Goal – in Spanish)
Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper, who guided his side to promotion into the Premier League last season, is on the verge of signing a new long-term contract with the club. (Nottinghamshire Live)
Forest are in advanced talks to sign 24-year-old Nigeria forward Taiwo Awoniyi for a club record £17.5m from German side Union Berlin. (Telegraph – subscription required)
However, Forest are set to miss out on Awoniyi as he is planning to turn them down amid interest from a number of other clubs. (Football Insider)
Marina Granovskaia, who took charge of Chelsea’s transfer dealings under previous Blues owner Roman Abramovich, is set to leave the club. (Guardian)
Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojberg has been linked with a move away from Tottenham but Spurs have no intention of selling the 26-year-old. (Football London)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he wants 27-year-old Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, who has been linked with Barcelona, to stay with the Premier League champions but added he does not like to keep “unhappy” players at the club. (Metro)
Aston Villa are willing to listen to offers for 27-year-old Scotland midfielder John McGinn this summer. (Football Insider)
Egypt winger Trezeguet, 27, is close to leaving Aston Villa to join Turkish side Trabzonspor for about £3m. (Mail)
Paris St-Germain will launch a new bid to sign Inter Milan and Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar, 27. (Fabrizio Romano)
Inter will meet with Torino’s Brazilian defender Bremer, 25, as they begin their search for a replacement. (Fabrizio Romano)
Leeds are mulling over a move for RB Leipzig and USA midfielder Tyler Adams, 23, as they prepare for Kalvin Phillip‘ potential departure for Man City. (Mail)
Manchester United are closing in on the £40m signing of Ajax’s Brazilian winger Antony, 22. (Sun)
Manchester United’s new manager Erik ten Hag has told the club he wants them to sign both Eriksen and Barcelona’s Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25. (Goal)
Tottenham made contact with Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen’s camp a couple of weeks ago but have not followed up interest in their 30-year-old former player, who spent the second half of last season at Brentford. (Football London)
Arsenal have had a £76m bid for Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 23, rejected by Napoli. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Newcastle, West Ham and Southampton are interested in signing Chelsea’s Armando Broja, with the 20-year-old Albania forward also attracting interest from Italian sides AC Milan,Inter Milan and Napoli. (Goal)
Barcelona coach Xavi has confirmed they are in talks to sign 33-year-old Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski. (Goal)
Italy centre-back Giorgio Chiellini is in talks with Los Angeles FC over joining the MLS club on a free transfer when the 37-year-old leaves Juventus this summer. (Goal)
West Ham are looking to sign English forward Keane Lewis-Potter, 21, from Championship side Hull City. (Star)
Representatives of Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Josh Windass are set for a meeting with officials of Argentine side Club Atletico Talleres, who are managed by his former boss at Rangers Pedro Caixinha, over a summer move for the 28-year-old Englishman. (Cesar Luis Merlo, Twitter)
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says former Spain midfielder Isco, 30, will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. (Mail)
Spanish defenders Riqui Puig, 22, and Oscar Mingueza, 23, are set to leave Barcelona, along with France centre-back Samuel Umtiti, 28, and 30-year-old Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite. (Fabrizio Romano, Twitter)
Paris St-Germain are preparing one final offer for Paul Pogba but Juventus are confident the France midfielder, 29, will join them on a three-year deal worth close to £10m a season when his Manchester United contract expires this summer. (Mail)
Tottenham had scouts watching Serbia winger Filip Kostic as he helped Eintracht Frankfurt win the Europa League this week, and Spurs are now readying a summer bid for the 29-year-old, who is valued at £25m. (Express)
France forward Kylian Mbappe, 23, informed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez of his decision to stay at Paris St-Germain via text message. (Express)
Real Madrid will make signing France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 22, from Monaco a priority after they missed out on Mbappe. (Marca)
Liverpool will offer Sadio Mane a contract extension but have no plans to hand a major pay rise to the 30-year-old Senegal forward, who has one year left on his current deal. (Football Insider)
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel will consider solving his side’s goalscoring problems by signing new forwards. (Guardian)
Tottenham want to bring in 34-year-old England keeper Fraser Forster, whose contract at Southampton runs out at the end of the season, as back up for France international Hugo Lloris, 35. (Athletic – subscription required)
Newcastle United were linked with a move for French striker Hugo Ekitike in January but the 19-year-old says the “timing wasn’t right” to leave Reims during the mid-season transfer window. (L’Equipe, via Teamtalk)
Celtic are exploring a move for 23-year-old Argentine left-back Francisco Ortega from Buenos Aires club Velez Sarsfield. (Mail)
Inter Milan want Croatia winger Ivan Perisic, 33, to agree a new deal amid reported interest from Tottenham, Chelsea and Juventus. (Mail)
Manchester United are aiming to wipe £80m off their annual wage bill this summer. (Star)
Newly promoted Fulham want talks with former Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic, 33, about staying in the Premier League after he leaves Manchester United this summer. (Sun)
Fulham are also closing in on the signing of Albania goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha, 27, from Lazio. (Gianluca di Marzio)
West Ham are stepping up their bid to sign 24-year-old Nigeria striker Emmanuel Dennis, who has just been relegated with Watford. (Football Insider)
Everton are plotting a move for Chelsea’s England Under-21 centre-back Levi Colwill, 19, who has spent this season on loan at Huddersfield. (Sun)
Paris St-Germain are assembling a lucrative package to sign France midfielder Paul Pogba on a free transfer this summer. However, the 28-year-old has not ruled out staying at Manchester United, with Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid also monitoring his situation. (Mail)
Chelsea and Albania forward Armando Broja, 20, is not ruling out a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer with Arsenal interested in signing him due to his impressive performances at Southampton on loan. (Express)
Serie B side Como and teams in the Greek Super League are interested in signing midfielder Jack Wilshere, 30, who has been training with former club Arsenal and last played for England in 2016. (Football London)
Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie, 25, has not decided which club he wants to join when his AC Milan contract runs out in the summer with Barcelona also now interested. (Fabrizio Romano)
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince says the club should sign Brighton and Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma, 25, to replace Brazil international Fred, 28, in their engine room. (Metro)
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, 28, says the club will decide whether he stays or goes when his present deal ends in the summer. The Germany international has already received offers to join Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain. (Athletic – subscription)
Newcastle will return to Sevilla in the summer with a fresh offer for their Brazil defender Diego Carlos, 28, who they missed out on in the January transfer window. (Marca – in Spanish)
Manchester United have added Christopher Nkunku, 24, to their list of summer targets after interim manager Ralf Rangnick urged the club to step up their interest in RB Leipzig’s French midfielder. (ESPN)
Cristiano Ronaldo and several other Manchester United players do not believe Ralf Rangnick has the ability to manage the club and is out of his depth at Old Trafford. (AS – in Spanish)
Rangnick’s personal intervention persuaded Edinson Cavani, 35, to change his mind about leaving Manchester United in January. However, the Uruguay forward will depart in the summer when his contract expires. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester City are among a posse of Premier League clubs keen on Barcelona and Spain Under-21 midfielder Nico Gonzalez, 20, who has established himself at the Nou Camp this season. (Marca – in Spanish)
Arsenal turned down the chance to sign Argentina forward Mauro Icardi, 28, from Paris St-Germain during the January transfer window. (Athletic – subscription)
