BBC
Tottenham striker Harry Kane does not want to join Paris St-Germain this summer and the 29-year-old, who is believed to be open to a move to Bayern Munich, would reject any approach from the French champions. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Tottenham could make a move for 27-year-old Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who is serving a ban from football until January, if his fellow England international Kane leaves the club. (Football Transfers)
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi will come face to face with France striker Kylian Mbappe for the first time since the 24-year-old sent a letter to the club saying he would not be extending his deal with them beyond the end of next season. (Sky Sports)
Chelsea will this week make an improved bid of more than £70m for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo, with the 21-year-old Ecuador international having already agreed personal terms with the Blues. (Standard)
England striker Marcus Rashford, 25, is set to sign a new contract with Manchester United which will run until 2028 and be worth £325,000 a week. (Times - subscription required)
Manchester United are ready to step up their interest in Atalanta's 20-year-old Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund. (Telegraph - subscription required)
West Ham have had a £45m bid for Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 28, rejected by Fulham, while Manchester United have knocked back an offer from the Hammers to try to sign England defender Harry Maguire, 30, on loan. (Guardian)
West Ham have joined Manchester United in looking at 28-year-old Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka. (Sky Germany)
Inter Milan are expected to bid about £34.3m for United States striker Folarin Balogun as they explore a deal for the 22-year-old, who Arsenal value at £50m. (Athletic - subscription required)
Brighton are leading Burnley and Leicester City in the race to bring in England Under-21 forward Cole Palmer on loan from Manchester City. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Brighton are set to beat Fulham to the signing of Fiorentina's 25-year-old Brazilian defender Igor. (Standard)
Burnley and Leicester, along with Sheffield United, are keen on a loan deal for Manchester United and Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo, 21. (Mail)
Wolverhampton Wanderers are in talks to sign Switzerland international defender Nico Elvedi, 26, from German club Borussia Monchengladbach. (Express & Star)
Leeds United have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign 22-year-old Wales defender Ethan Ampadu for £7m plus add-ons. (Athletic - subscription required)
Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr will rival Aston Villa for the signature of Bayer Leverkusen's 24-year-old France striker Moussa Diaby. (Mail)
Nottingham Forest have opened talks with Manchester United over a permanent deal for England goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 26. (Athletic - subscription required)
Watford are interested in signing 26-year-old English defender Jamal Lewis on loan from Newcastle.(Mail)
West Ham's Jamaica striker Michail Antonio, 33, has held preliminary talks with Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq. (Times - subscription required)
Sky Paper Talk
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Harry Kane has no interest in joining Paris Saint-Germain this summer, leaving Tottenham facing a straight fight with Bayern Munich to keep hold of the striker.
Brighton & Hove Albion are leading the race to sign England Under-21 forward Cole Palmer on loan from Manchester City.
THE SUN
Bruno Fernandes has rejected multiple transfer offers from Saudi Arabia, reports suggest.
West Ham have seen a loan offer for Manchester United defender Harry Maguire rejected.
EVENING STANDARD
Chelsea will this week make an improved £70m-plus offer for Moises Caicedo.
DAILY MAIL
Bayern Munich insiders fear the comments made by honorary president Uli Hoeness regarding Harry Kane over the weekend could prove more damaging to their pursuit of the Tottenham captain.
Manchester United will pick up talks with Atalanta over striker Rasmus Hojlund this week.
Lionel Messi will be given a key to the city of Fort Lauderdale following his seismic move to Inter Miami.
Chelsea have joined the race for top Japanese prospect Keisuke Goto.
Fulham are striving to keep a number of their key players as well as manager Marco Silva.
Manchester City remain determined to swoop for main defensive target Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig but are also casting an eagle eye over Lyon's highly rated centre-back Abdoulaye Ndiaye.
Chelsea have discussed the merits of signing Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus but his salary is deemed prohibitive as they restructure their wage tiers.
Monaco are stepping up their pursuit of Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo.
Shamrock Rovers' 15-year-old midfield prospect Charles Akinrintayo has been invited for a trial at Bayern Munich.
Leicester City are among the clubs interested in Manchester United winger Amad Diallo as they plan for Harvey Barnes' departure.
Burnley are monitoring developments with Nathan Redmond - the former Southampton winger, now 29, has also attracted interest from Wolves.
Blackburn Rovers are in discussions to sign former Burnley target Besiktas striker Jackson Muleka.
Brentford have had big discussions over the past week regarding the merits of making an improved record bid for Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson who is valued at around £50m.
Luton are weighing up a £5m bid for Ryan Giles, with Middlesbrough also interested in the Wolves academy product.
DAILY MIRROR
Kepa Arrizabalaga is poised to become Chelsea's longest-serving player as the Blues press ahead with their plans to offload a host of fringe players.
THE ATHLETIC
Nottingham Forest have opened discussions with Manchester United over a deal to bring goalkeeper Dean Henderson back to the City Ground.
Leeds United are set to appoint outgoing Tottenham Hotspur performance director Gretar Steinsson to a senior recruitment role at Elland Road.
Manchester City are stepping up plans to sign a winger as Riyad Mahrez edges closer to a £30m move to Al Ahly.
Folarin Balogun says he doesn't feel the need to prove himself as an Arsenal player despite his future being under the spotlight.
Burnley are progressing in talks to sign Basel forward Zeki Amdouni and are in advanced talks to sign Nathan Redmond on a free transfer.
Chelsea and Marseille are in talks over a potential move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Fiorentina's Igor Julio is on Brighton's alternative list of targets if they cannot re-sign Levi Colwill from Chelsea.
Leeds United have agreed a deal to sign Chelsea defender Ethan Ampadu.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester City have reportedly been offered one of Marco Verratti, Gianluigi Donnarumma or Presnel Kimpembe in exchange for Bernardo Silva as Paris Saint-Germain ramp up negotiations for the Portuguese.
THE TIMES
Michail Antonio has had preliminary talks about joining Steven Gerrard at Al Ettifaq, the Saudi Arabian club that have offered a lucrative contract to Liverpool's Jordan Henderson.
Tottenham want about £23m for Giovani Lo Celso, having turned down Napoli's offer of a loan move.
Matt Doherty is set to return to Wolves after successful talks between the club and the defender.
Golfers competing at this week's Open in Hoylake have been sent letters warning them not to tackle Just Stop Oil activists if the event becomes the latest target for protests.
DAILY RECORD
Dundee United are closing in on a deal for Louis Moult as Jim Goodwin looks to add some firepower to his Championship squad.
Hyeok-kyu Kwon has boldly declared he will soon be the best player at Celtic as he prepares to make the move to Glasgow.
Tom Lawrence is another step closer to ending his Rangers injury hell after rejoining Michael Beale's squad.
SCOTTISH SUN
Several clubs are keeping tabs on Glen Kamara this summer.
Guardian Rumour Mill
Daniel Harris
It’s been a decade, so some is probably due, but the Mill is concerned that Manchester United are perpetrating what looks befuddlingly like competence. First, they identified, negotiated for and then bought Mason Mount, then they agreed a deal with Internazionale for André Onana – Fugees, Rihanna and Peggy Gou terrace anthems included – and now will turn their focus to Rasmus Højlund. Most disquietingly of all, these are players they need, not players that besuited chipmunks believe they can monetise; how they capitulate from here is sure to delight soccer-lovers everywhere.
United are also looking to divest themselves of numerous individuals. After the roaring success of their Jesse Lingard signing, Nottingham Forest are interested in Anthony Elanga, having presumably assumed his box-jumping prowess relates to the area 18 yards from goal, and will also, if the clubs can agree a fee, sign Dean Henderson. He is keen on the move but also expects that Real Madrid and Barcelona will soon decide a vaguely acceptable keeper with a baseball hat covalently bonded to his head is exactly what they need.
Otherwise, United have refused West Ham’s request to take Harry Maguire on loan. Though Erik ten Hag recently relieved the England meme of the captaincy – a move that saddened all those who enjoyed him trotting on at 90+4 minutes and taking the armband – he is unwilling to let him leave on anything but a permanent deal. West Ham, though, are strapped for cash after selling the midfielder-cum-lighthouse Declan Rice to Arsenal for £105m, so have retreated.
However, they are trying to sign João Palhinha from Fulham but their bid of £45m was rejected. So instead they are looking at Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka, who has long lusted after the sophisticated style, pioneering tactics and inspirational charisma of David Moyes.
In other midfield news, Chelsea plan to submit an improved bid, upwards of £70m, for Brighton’s Moises Caicédo. They have already agreed personal terms with the player who is enthused by the clarity of Todd Boehly’s vision for club as well as the opportunity to simply be in his presence.
Across London, though Harry Kane is attracted by Paris’s high culture, he has decided that Paris Saint-Germain offer fruit too tediously low-hanging even for a man of his voracious appetites. He would, though, be open to moving to Bayern Munich – provided, of course, Goretzka does not inspire a mass exodus from Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala and the rest to near Westfield. Should Daniel Levy agree to the deal, Spurs may move for Brentford’s Ivan Toney, who will return from his ban in January just in time for Ange Postecoglou’s third job-endangering crisis.
Talking of West Ham, Michail Antonio could be the latest player to decide a weekly pay packet comprising tens of thousands of pounds is insufficient. He has held preliminary talks with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ettifaq and, though he’s been a PIF fan since childhood, will countenance playing instead for the Ministry of Sports and the privilege of learning from communicator extraordinaire, Steven Gerrard.
Elsewhere, Al-Nassr would like to sign Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen, as would Aston Villa – rarely has Birmingham looked so appealing – while, in what is surely a chinwag for the ages, Wolves are talking to Borussia Mönchengladbach about their Swiss defender Nico Elvedi.
Burnley, Leicester and Sheffield United, meanwhile, would like to loan Amad Diallo from Manchester United, while Burnley, Leicester and Brighton fancy taking Cole Palmer on loan from Manchester City – though, most likely, Southampton pip all three by stumping up a fee of £983m.
And finally Inter, flush with Onana cash, plan to bid £34.3m for the Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun; Arsenal, though, value the Reims legend at £50m.
Bayern Strikes
Leon Goretzka on West Ham’s shortlist to replace Declan Rice
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Bayern Munich presented their first midfield signing to the media on Monday. Konrad Laimer spoke to the media after joining Die Roten from RB Leipzig on a free transfer. The Austrian midfielder was a long-term target for Bayern as they tried to sign him last summer by making three bids. However, RB Leipzig stood firm and decided to risk losing him on a free transfer.
The Bavarian club is looking to add another number six to the squad. However, they are currently focusing on completing a deal to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur to strengthen the attack. Another midfield reinforcement may come later in the summer transfer window.
Die Roten’s plan to add two new midfielders to the squad has led to speculation over the future of Leon Goretzka. The German midfielder lost his place in the starting XI under Thomas Tuchel at the end of the last season. Tuchel was reportedly not convinced with the midfield combination of Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich.
Leon Goretzka is determined to stay at Bayern next season, but he is subject to interest from Premier League. According to Sky Sports in Germany, West Ham United has Goretzka on the shortlist to strengthen midfield after the departure of Declan Rice.
Bayern is not actively looking to sell Goretzka, but an offer worth €40-50 million may change their mind. Leon Goretzka has no plans to leave Bavaria as of now. He is ready to fight for a place in the team after a difficult last campaign. Apart from West Ham, Manchester United has been linked with Goretzka in the past.
Goretzka currently has three years left on his contract. The German midfielder has been a mainstay in Die Roten’s starting XI since arriving from Schalke in 2018. He formed a strong midfield partnership with Kimmich. However, his form dipped last season, which has also led to concerns amongst Bayern chiefs about the German midfield axis.
The former Schalke midfielder may have to look for a move later in the window if Thomas Tuchel is not involved in plans for next season. Goretzka will look for a bigger move at this stage of his career than joining West Ham United.
Florian Plettenberg
@Plettigoal
Conor #Gallagher, he’s also on the list of @westhamfootball
✅ Next to #Goretzka!
➡️ Talks with the 23 y/o are positive and ongoing
➡️ Talks about a transfer fee package of around €25-35m #CFC
➡️ Understand, the player can really imagine to join West Ham!
Sport Witness
Player to have ‘face-to-face’ talks West Ham over his future – Hammers standing firm
On June 30th, Tuttosport stated Nikola Vlašić has informed David Moyes and other West Ham United officials that he has no intention too returning to the club after spending last season on loan at Torino.
This is relayed again in today’s Tuttosport, who say Torino technical director Davide Vagnati has failed to convince the Hammers to let go of the 25-year-old.
It’s claimed the Serie A side have offered a maximum of €9m while West Ham want €13m to sanction the attacking midfielder’s sale. The two clubs, for now, are ‘very distant’.
The Croatia international returned to London yesterday and will start training with West Ham from today.
The report states Moyes’ side will make Vlašić available on the market and try to find a buyer ready to meet their demands. Torino, for now, have stopped chasing him. Tuttosport say the two clubs are playing ‘their own game’.
La Stampa, relayed by TuttoMercatoWeb, say Vlašić ‘wants to return’ to Torino, who have offered less than €10m. Meanwhile, West Ham are asking for €14m.
Vlašić is set to have ‘face-to-face’ talks with West Ham officials over his future. It’s said the ‘wait is over’ for him. Torino would be keen to know the outcome of this meeting.
La Stampa say a ‘turning point is urgently needed’ for Torino, because another club could sign the player in this window.
West Ham are sticking to their stance, and are absolutely right to do so.
Caught Offside
West Ham in talks to sign 23-year-old from rivals, hoping to pay £30 million
West Ham United are interested in signing the Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher.
A report from Football Insider claims that the Hammers have now opened talks with the Blues regarding the 23-year-old midfielder.
Apparently, the talented young central midfielder has a number of suitors and it will be interesting to see where he ends up.
West Ham are hoping to pay around £30 million for the English midfielder this summer. The Hammers are flush with cash after the departure of Declan Rice and they will look to strengthen their squad significantly.
They must look to bring in a quality defensive midfielder and a central midfielder this summer. Gallagher could prove to be a quality acquisition. The 23-year-old excelled during his loan spell at Crystal Palace and he could be a key player for West Ham in the coming seasons.
He is unlikely to get regular game time at Stamford Bridge and the move away from Chelsea would be ideal for him. The Blues are reportedly open to selling the player but they are looking to bring in replacements first.
Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo is reportedly a target for Chelsea. It is fair to assume that the Blues will sanction the departure of Gallagher once they have finalised a move for the 21-year-old Brighton midfielder.
West Ham will be competing in the UEFA Europa League next season and the opportunity to play regular first-team football with them will be an attractive option for the Chelsea midfielder.
