Manchester United are confident England forward Marcus Rashford, 25, and Portugal right-back Diogo Dalot, 23, will extend their contracts with the club. They are among several players whose deals expire in the summer, including Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 31, England left-back Luke Shaw, 27, and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37.
Lionel Messi’s new Paris St-Germain contract includes a clause that allows the Argentina forward, 35, to put international priorities before his club’s in the run-up to what is expected to be his last World Cup.
Arteta wants to bring players of “another level” to Arsenal in January, with Orlando City’s Uruguay winger Facundo Torres, 22, and Shakhtar Donetsk’s Ukraine winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21, topping their list of targets.
Wolves hope to appoint Spaniard Julen Lopetegui as their new manager on 13 November, the day after they play Arsenal in their final match before the World Cup break.
Real Madrid have a contract proposal ready for Germany midfielder Toni Kroos in case the 32-year-old decides to continue playing for one more season.
Flamengo president Rodolfo Landim has said rumours linking Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo to the Brazilian club are “creative”, adding the 37-year-old would be a lot of money to pay for a substitute.
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Atletico Madrid are willing to listen to offers for Portugal forward Joao Felix, 22, who was a summer target for Manchester United.
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, 35, will reportedly give up 30 million euros that is owed to him by the Spanish club, after saying he is retiring from football after this Saturday’s La Liga game at the Nou Camp.
Aston Villa have made Spain defender Pau Torres, 25, a top target after appointing Unai Emery, his former manager at Villarreal.
Leicester City have been scouting Lorient’s French midfielder Enzo le Fee, 22, as a possible replacement for Belgium’s Youri Tielemans, 25, who was linked with a summer move to Arsenal.
Tottenham have reached an agreement to sign Atalanta’s Ukraine midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, 29, in January.
West Ham United have joined Southampton,Leicester City and Brentford in tracking Brazil winger Tete, 22, who is on loan at Lyon from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Liverpool are preparing to open talks on a new contract with Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 31.
Netherlands winger Anwar el Ghazi, 27, says he misses playing in England after leaving Aston Villa for PSV Eindhoven in the summer.
Ajax and Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber, 21, has hit out at ‘false’ claims that his national team boss Louis van Gaal advised him against a move to Old Trafford.
Barcelona are taking legal advice over Antoine Griezmann’sAtletico Madrid loan deal, with a 40m euro obligation to buy triggered if he plays 45 minutes or more in 14 games. The France striker, 31, is yet to start this season.
Manchester United offered Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen a deal worth £43m to ward off interest from his former club Tottenham when he signed on a free transfer this summer.
Tottenham wanted to sign Atalanta and Ukraine midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, 29, this summer but the Italian club refused to sell. The situation remains open for next year.
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he has not been contacted by SirJim Ratcliffe about a potential bid to buy Manchester United.
Chelsea expressed an interest in signing Sheffield United and Norway midfielder Sander Berge, 24, on transfer deadline day.
Leeds are readying a bid for Blackburn and Chile striker Ben Brereton Diaz, 23, in January.
Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says he told nephew Frank Lampard to sign Dele Alli for Everton, but admits the 26-year-old Englishman was a ‘disaster’ before moving to Besiktas.
Southampton rejected a £50m proposal from Chelsea for Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia, 18, on deadline day, having only just signed him from Manchester City.
Manchester United are at the centre of a £20m payment war, with three different agents claiming they played the biggest role in Antony’s move from Ajax.
Manchester United turned down the chance to sign Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 20, for just £4.5m 18 months ago, before he joined the Seagulls.
Manchester United are willing to pay £67m for Real Madrid’s 30-year-old midfielder Casemiro and double the Brazilian’s wages to £360,000 a week, after talks with Juventus’ France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, broke down.
Tottenham want to sign Ukraine midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi from Atalanta, the 29-year-old would be Spurs’ eighth signing of the summer transfer window.
Manchester United have had a £110m bid rejected by Atletico Madrid for Portugal forward Joao Felix, 22.
French club Nice had made an £8.5m offer for Brereton Diaz earlier this week, which Blackburn have yet to accept or reject, with West Ham also showing interest in the Chilean.
Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana believes the Foxes are pricing him out of a move – with the club said to be asking for a record fee of more than the £80m they received for Manchester United’s England defender Harry Maguire, 29 – for the 21-year-old.
Southampton and Newcastle both want to sign Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos, 21, of Portugal.
Liverpool and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita, 27, could be prepared to make a move away, with former club RB Leipzig showing interest.
But it is understood that Liverpool have no intention of letting Keita go before the end of this transfer window and hope to get him to sign a new contract, although they may risk letting him go on a free next summer.
West Ham have dropped their interest in Chelsea’s 28-year-old left-back Emerson because of the Brazilian’s high wage demands.
Nottingham Forest have agreed personal terms with Lyon’s Houssem Aouar but are yet to come to an agreement for a fee for the 24-year-old France midfielder, who had previously attracted attention from Arsenal.
Manchester United are interested in signing American forward Christian Pulisic, 28, from Chelsea on a season-long loan.
Manchester United are considering signing Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier, 30, from Borussia Dortmund if they sell English full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 24, back to Crystal Palace for £10m.
The Red Devils are lining up a bid for Borussia Monchengladbach’s Switzerland international goalkeeper Yann Sommer, 33, to challenge number one David de Gea.
Willian could make a return to the Premier League as reports suggest he is set to open talks with Fulham, the 34-year-old Brazil winger recently left Corinthians and could be signed on a free.
Forward Antony is no longer an option for Manchester United with the 22-year-old Brazil international suggesting he is happy at Ajax, despite being linked with the Premier League club throughout the transfer window.
Everton are considering signing Chile forward Ben Brereton Diaz from Blackburn Rovers with the 23-year-old being considered as a replacement for injured England forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 25.
Sporting Lisbon have expressed interest in signing Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo, the 37-year-old has repeatedly told Manchester United he wants to leave.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would rather leave Barcelona for Chelsea than Manchester United, according to reports which also suggest that Barcelona value him at £25m, a figure Chelsea are reluctant to pay for the 33-year-old Gabon international.
