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BBC
Manchester United have made a verbal offer of 50m euros (£42.8m) plus 10m euros (£8.5m) in add-ons to Atalanta for 20-year-old Denmark forward Rasmus Hojlund. (Athletic - subscription required)
Paris St-Germain, who are also interested in Hojlund, have offered a higher salary to the player whose priority is a move to Manchester United. (Gianluca di Marzio - in Italian)
Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli will travel to England to negotiate a loan deal with Chelsea for 30-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku. (Calciomercato, via Goal)
Lukaku has remained in London while the rest of the Blues squad are on a pre-season tour in the United States. (Times - subscription required)
France and PSG forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, is not interested in meeting Al-Hilal's representatives over a possible move to Saudi Arabia. (Sky Sports)
Sources close to the negotiations are increasingly convinced Mbappe has agreed terms to join Real Madrid next year. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Chelsea look set to lose out on Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, as the 29-year-old has reportedly signed a new contract at Roma. (Tuttomercatoweb, via Football Transfers)
West Ham could miss out on signing 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher, who wants to stay at Chelsea and fight for a place under new boss Mauricio Pochettino. (Mail)
Meanwhile, the Hammers are continuing talks with Southampton and England midfielder James Ward-Prowse, 28, with a deal now believed to be possible. (Football Insider)
Al-Hilal are at advanced stages in their bid to sign Paris St-Germain and Italy midfielder Marco Verratti, 30. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool are set to improve on their initial £37m bid for Southampton's 19-year-old Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia. (Athletic - subscription required)
Liverpool and Saints are about £15m apart in the valuation of Lavia. (Telegraph)The Reds are expected to accept a £40m offer from Al-Ittihad for 29-year-old Brazil midfielder Fabinho after talks restarted. (Times)
PSG and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 25, is close to signing a season-long loan agreement with Serie A side Roma. (L'Equipe - in French)
Aston Villa's hopes of signing Tottenham and Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso have been boosted as Napoli have yet to close a deal for the 27-year-old. (Birmingham Live)
English defender Rico Lewis, 18, has agreed a five-year contract, which will have an option for a further year, with Manchester City, while the club's Dutch defender Nathan Ake, 28, is also set to sign a new deal. (Mail)
Everton do not have any desire to sell 26-year-old England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has been linked with a move to Roma. (Mail)
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THE SUN
Former Arsenal and Man Utd forward Alexis Sanchez could make a shock free transfer back to the Premier League, with reports claiming that the Chilean is ready to accept a stunning return offer from Nottingham Forest.
Bayern Munich have left two of their top chiefs at home to try to finalise deal on Harry Kane. While the team flew to Japan, chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen and technical director Marco Neppe stayed in Europe and hope to have more talks with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.
Arsenal are set to close a deal on Gremio's Brazilian midfielder Bitello for a discounted price of £6.8m this week.
Tyson Fury is set to train with UFC legend Tom Aspinall ahead of his blockbuster fight against MMA superstar Francis Ngannou on October 29 in Saudi Arabia.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Ben Stokes is willing to undergo surgery on his chronic knee injury after the fifth Test in the hope of prolonging his career so that he can lead England on the Ashes tour Down Under in 2025.
Liverpool are continuing discussions with Southampton in their effort to get Romeo Lavia - there is currently a significant difference between the clubs' valuations of the teenager, with Southampton valuing the Belgian at £50m.
Ben Foster was turned away from a San Diego bar on Wrexham's US tour for a poor 'attitude'.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United have made a verbal bid worth a total of £51.4m for Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund.
West Ham fear missing out on Conor Gallagher as the player wants to stay and fight for his place under Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea.
Nathan Ake gave Pep Guardiola an injury scare ahead of the new campaign after leaving the field just 30 minutes into the game in their pre-season clash with Bayern Munich.
THE GUARDIAN
UK Athletics is set to reject a World Championships invitation, with furious British athletes including Lina Nielsen, Joshua Zeller, and Amelia Strickler accusing the national federation of "stealing" their chance to compete at next month's World Championships.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
American billionaire Stephen Pagliuca has suggested he is seeking to invest in a Premier League side - potentially having an impact on the ongoing takeover process at Manchester United.
Manchester United youngster Alvaro Fernandez has admitted he hopes to stay at Old Trafford next season despite having already been contacted by a few Championship clubs.
Manchester City have told Bernardo Silva they do not intend to sell him this summer.
Manchester United are unhappy with Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson's comments about goalkeeper Nathan Bishop - Paul Mullin required oxygen before he was substituted, and Parkinson said Bishop should "steer clear" of Wrexham after the incident.
Man City's pursuit of RB Leipzig's Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol continues.
EVENING STANDARD
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel says he has "nothing to hide" regarding interest in signing Harry Kane as the team has a lot of injured players and is going through a difficult situation.
Declan Rice has stated that he never held conversations with Mason Mount about the best mates signing for the same club this summer.
Lazio are in competition with Fulham in the race for Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Ange Postecoglou has delivered a clear indication that Giovani Lo Celso will remain with Tottenham for the coming season.
DAILY MIRROR
Henri Lansbury has decided to call time on his career at 32.
DAILY RECORD
Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin has demanded FIFA put in place a "solidarity fund" for Ukrainian clubs, which could force Celtic to pay a transfer fee in any potential move for Tete.
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Barry Glendenning
Famously booed on to the pitch by Tottenham fans upon his introduction as a first-half substitute against Bournemouth at the back end of last season, then off again when he was replaced 23 minutes later, Davinson Sánchez might be excused for wanting to up sticks from London N17 and move elsewhere.
The feeling on the part of the club hierarchy appears mutual, as The Athletic reports they are prepared to do business with a Russian club in order to get the Colombian defender off their payroll. While the Premier League cannot prevent its member clubs trading with sides from Russia while the state’s invasion of Ukraine is ongoing, such morally questionable deals are discouraged. But hey, this is football and it seems Tottenham have accepted a €15m (£12.9m) bid from Spartak Moscow for their defender, who is reported to have serious reservations about moving to the Russian capital. Luckily for him, he may get to hitch his wagon to Galatasaray instead.
Having already confirmed the signing of the Crystal Palace legend Wilfried Zaha as a free agent, the Turkish champions are also reported to be courting Manchester United’s Brazilian midfielder Fred, whose future, or lack thereof, at Old Trafford could hinge on the club’s ability to bring a replacement midfielder into their squad. Scott McTominay has also been linked with a move away from United, who insist they will not accept a penny less than £40m for the Scotland international who has a keen admirer in the West Ham manager, David Moyes.
Nathan Aké is on the verge of signing a new and improved deal with Manchester City, while his young teammate Rico Lewis is also expected to put pen to paper on a contract extension with the treble winners after his impressive breakthrough season at the Etihad.
While Kylian Mbappé appears to have made it clear he has no interest in moving to Saudi Arabia, the same cannot be said of his Paris Saint-Germain mucker Marco Verratti, who is reported to be on the verge of a £30m move to Al-Hilal, despite interest from Liverpool and Atlético Madrid. Currently plying his trade with Bayern Munich, the former Liverpool striker Sadio Mané is also ready to join the stampede of high-profile players taking the Saudi riyal, and a move to Al-Nassr is on the cards.
The Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch could also be headed for the Bayern exit, with Newcastle reported to be interested in securing his services. Should their well-documented interest in the Southampton right-back Tino Livramento cool in the face of what they see as an excessive asking price of £50m, Newcastle may try to sign Sacha Boey from Galatasaray instead.
And finally, the Romanian goalkeeper Andrei Radu has coughed for the doctor, stuck out his tongue and said “AHHHHHHH!!!” ahead of his loan move from Internazionale to Bournemouth. Signed as back-up for Pedro Neto, his arrival clears the way for his Irish counterpart Mark Travers to move to Stoke.
Sport Witness
Player close to signing for 3rd division side following West Ham exit
Following a summer exit from West Ham United, it seems Armstrong Oko-Flex will be heading to Serie C.
According to Il Centro, relayed by TuttoMercatoWeb, the winger is now close to joining Pescara as a free agent.
The Italian club are reportedly preparing a ‘double shot’ as they’re about to agree deals for Oko-Flex and Fiorentina’s Samuele Spalluto.
The player joined West Ham in the summer of 2021 following a move from Celtic.
He even made an appearance for the Hammers’ first team last season, being used in the Europa Conference League match against Viborg FF.
The winger, however, didn’t have any other chances to play in David Moyes’ side. That’s why in January, he ended up being loaned to Swansea City, where he made 13 appearances.
West Ham didn’t want to give him a new contract, and with the Welsh club apparently not moving for a permanent transfer either, he’s now set to have his first experience outside of the UK.
Oko-Flex played for both England and Ireland youth ranks, but is a long way from a full international debut.
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