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Paris St-Germain offered Brazil forward Neymar, 30, to Manchester City in exchange for their 27-year-old Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, but the Premier League champions turned down the deal. (Le Parisien - in French)
Liverpool have enquired about signing Ajax's 22-year-old Brazil winger Antony, who has also been linked with Manchester United. (Football Insider)
Chelsea have agreed to pay Sevilla's asking price of £51m plus £4m in add-ons for France defender Jules Kounde, 23. (Sun)
The Blues are also in talks with Paris St-Germain over a £50m deal for Presnel Kimpembe, but fear the 26-year-old France defender will turn down a move to Stamford Bridge. (Standard)
Chelsea are also preparing a bid to challenge Manchester United for the signing of Barcelona and the Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25. (Relevo, via Mirror)
Tottenham are interested in signing Italy winger Nicolo Zaniolo, 23, from Roma but need to sell some players first. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
England midfielder Harry Winks, 26, and Spain winger Bryan Gil, 21, are among eight Spurs first-team players who have been told they can leave this summer. (Standard)
Chelsea are willing to let Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta leave for Barcelona once they have secured a replacement for the 32-year-old. (Marca - in Spanish)
Crystal Palace are in talks with Bayern Munich over a deal to sign 22-year-old United States international centre-back Chris Richards. (Mail)
Arsenal have been offered the chance to sign Borussia Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji but the 27-year-old Switzerland international would prefer to join Manchester United this summer. (Express)
Nottingham Forest are the latest club to show an interest in England winger Jesse Lingard, 29, who has also held fresh talks with West Ham. (Guardian)
Lingard is considering offers from Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia but has ruled out a move to a MLS club. (ESPN)
Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 35, is in talks to join Villarreal on a free transfer after leaving Manchester United at the end of last season. (Mail)
Brighton will demand more than £50m from Manchester City for 23-year-old Spain left-back Marc Cucurella. (90Min)
Monaco have made a £15m bid for Leicester's 23-year-old French midfielder Boubakary Soumare. (Footmercato - in French)
Wolves are considering a move for 31-year-old Belgium striker Christian Benteke, who is about to enter the final year of his contract at Crystal Palace. (Sun)
Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour is to hold talks with manager Thomas Tuchel over his future, with Everton considering a loan move for the 21-year-old Scotland international. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Guardian Rumour Mill
Daniel Harris
If there’s one thing for which Paris Saint-Germain are famous, it’s the achingly sincere lovingkindness of their owners. As such, when it manifests, we can be inspired but not surprised, and their generous offer to Manchester City, of Neymar in exchange for Bernardo Silva, is shockingly benevolent even for them. Amazingly, though, City spurned this largesse, opting to retain a midfielder entering his peak years and whose skill, intelligence and work ethic underpin so much of what they do, rather than take on an over-the-hill prima donna disinclined to take instruction but attached to colossal wages. But that’s ingratitude for you.
There is, however, interest in Presnel Kimpembe, PSG’s centre-back. For reasons unclear to anyone but them, Chelsea would like to buy him for £50m, but though Paris wouldn’t mind getting shot, the player is happy at his boyhood club and keen to remain so.
He is not Chelsea’s sole defensive target. As noted by yesterday’s Mill – and in many others like it over what seems like the past four decades – they would like to sign Jules Koundé from Sevilla. The 23-year-old would reduce the combined age of Thomas Tuchel’s first choice back three from 93 to 68, but Barcelona – who pipped the Blues to Raphinha despite being on the verge of financial oblivion and then signed Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich – are also interested, because they are an entirely solvent and trustworthy organisation. Sadly, though, they still cannot afford to pay Frenkie de Jong the €17m they owe him in deferred wages – but he, like us, is neither disloyal nor a brute, and as such, understands that the club’s august status and unimpeachable righteousness is an elemental truth of the cosmos that brooks no argument.
Still in west London, Billy Gilmour will soon hold talks with Tuchel, to discover just how unwanted he is – the likelihood is very. He does, though, have an out, because a decent cup-game against a weakened Liverpool more than two years ago caused Frank Lampard to decide he was good. And though a season-long loan spell at Norwich suggested to the contrary, Everton remain interested in taking him, because if there’s one thing Lampard – who has, in recent times, recruited Hakim Ziyech, Donny van de Beek and Dele Alli – knows about, it’s midfielders.
Across London, Antonio Conte continues to feast on the carcass of Daniel Levy’s wallet. Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, Clément Lenglet and Djed Spence have already arrived at Tottenham, top-four contenders turned into top-four contenders at a stroke. But now Conte fancies cementing that position by spending yet more money – on Nicolò Zaniolo from Roma. It may be that the club have to sell first – Harry Winks, Tanguy Ndombele, Bryan Gil, Giovani Lo Celso, Japhet Tanganga, Matt Doherty and Emerson Royal are all available – but it seems like a small problem – easily solved by a public outburst or threat.
Elsewhere, Liverpool have, apparently, investigated the possibility of signing Antony from Ajax – a player for whom they have no use whatsoever. Except Manchester United are also keen to sign the betatted Brazilian, and the joy of snaffling him from under their rivals’ noses as they did Darwin Núñez, inflicting a further place-putting humiliation in the process, is an extremely moreish sensation.
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THE SUN
PSG offered Neymar to Manchester City, according to reports, but their suggestion of a swap deal with Bernardo Silva heading the other way was apparently rejected.
Chelsea have reportedly told Barcelona they are interested in signing Frenkie de Jong.
Bruno Fernandes appeared to take a swipe at wantaway star Cristiano Ronaldo - by suggesting Manchester United are better without him in the team.
Christian Benteke is a target for Wolves.
Marco Asensio has reportedly sacked his agent - and that could put Arsenal and Newcastle on red alert.
Chelsea have been made aware of Bayern Munich's asking price for defender Benjamin Pavard, according to reports.
Thomas Tuchel is about to end his seven-month pursuit of Sevilla star Jules Kounde and clinch a hat-trick of deals worth £133.5million in a stunning week for Chelsea.
Oleksandr Zinchenko will have his Arsenal medical today after flying to Orlando to join the Gunners' pre-season tour.
Bruno Fernandes appeared to take a swipe at wantaway star Cristiano Ronaldo - by suggesting Manchester United are better without him in the team.
Allan Saint-Maximin has been warned by Newcastle boss Eddie Howe after discovering he keeps leaving his Ferrari right outside the front door to the club's training ground.
THE GUARDIAN
Chelsea are close to agreeing a fee with Sevilla for Jules Koundé but they could face competition for the French centre-back from Barcelona.
West Ham have held further talks with Jesse Lingard amid interest in the former Manchester United midfielder from Nottingham Forest.
THE TIMES
Uefa has failed to reach out to Liverpool supporters' groups for their experiences at the Champions League final, raising fresh concern about the review into how the event descended into chaos.
Chelsea prevented Christian Pulisic, the United States captain, from answering a question on gun control during their pre-season tour of his home country.
Hosting an Old Firm match in Northern Ireland was proposed as a means to bolster the peace process, newly released government documents have shown.
England international Joe Marler has admitted he still "buries his head in the sand" over concussion fears after a frightening incident led him to forget that he was a father.
The top England players will be available for less than half of their club's regular-season fixtures during the next Gallagher Premiership campaign, in the build-up to the 2023 World Cup.
Pep Guardiola has admitted to being frustrated that the absence of three senior players - John Stones, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan - from Manchester City's tour to the United States has scuppered his hopes for an ideal pre-season.
The participation of inter-sex athletes in elite sport is under scrutiny again after two "difference in sex development" runners were among the fastest qualifiers for the women's 200m semi-finals at the World Championships.
DAILY STAR
Cristiano Ronaldo is thought to be 'willing to do anything' to escape Manchester United this summer amid fears that Lionel Messi could claim his Champions League goalscoring record.
DAILY MIRROR
Cristiano Ronaldo could potentially have a move to Atletico Madrid ruined by a couple of recent Chelsea transfer flops.
Chelsea attempted to sign striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich this summer, according to Barcelona president Joan Laporta.
Arsenal transfer chief Edu has finally managed to get the better of Juventus with the Serie A side admitting defeat in their pursuit of Gabriel Magalhaes.
Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez will not take charge of his side's first match of pre-season against Inter Miami after once again being denied entry into the United States.
Timo Werner could lead a clearout of up to 15 players at Chelsea as the club looks to streamline its playing squad ahead of the new campaign.
DAILY MAIL
Newcastle have been dealt a fatal blow in pursuit of one of their summer transfer targets as winger Moussa Diaby declared that he would be playing for Bayer Leverkusen again next season.
Monaco have made a £15m bid for Boubakary Soumare with Leicester seeking to recoup more of the £23m they spent on the out-of-favour midfielder.
Clubs across the football league will provide extra coach travel to ensure that supporters can follow their teams on the opening weekend of the season despite a 24-hour rail strike.
Leeds have signed former West Ham forward Sonny Perkins, 18, on a three-year contract. West Ham are entitled to compensation for Perkins and a fee will be set by a tribunal if they and Leeds cannot reach a deal.
DAILY EXPRESS
Tottenham could line up a swap deal with Roma in an attempt to get their hands on the Italian club's winger Nicolo Zaniolo this summer.
Arsenal have been given the opportunity to secure the signature of long-term target Arthur Melo this summer.
Leeds United and Everton have been offered the chance to sign Paris Saint-Germain defender Layvin Kurzawa this summer.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Jesse Lingard is hoping to make a decision on his future by the weekend with West Ham United currently leading the chase for the England forward.
Billy Gilmour will hold talks with Thomas Tuchel over his Chelsea future after dropping down from the first team's tour of the United States.
Two of Russia's best tennis players have refused to rule out defecting in order to avoid being thrown out of Wimbledon again next year, with one admitting she may never return home after coming out as gay.
World Rugby has been weighing up the introduction of a centrally-contracted group of referees to oversee international matches.
DAILY RECORD
Rangers fans are set for a huge Champions League ticket boost for their club's crunch eliminator against Belgian shock troops Union Saint Galloise.
SCOTTISH SUN
Top-flight clubs have been told VAR could be introduced in mid-October - after the first round of Premiership games.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst insists he hopes Glen Kamara will stay at the club for many years amid rumoured interest in the club's Finnish star from Galatasaray.
C&H
Aguerd injury update
West Ham boss David Moyes has given an update on Nayef Aguerd who hobbled off after being injured whilst making a retrieving tackle in the first half of last night’s game against Glasgow Rangers.
Until then the £30 million central defender had looked in decent shape but his loss of the ball and attempted recovery caused damage which hopefully won’t keep him out of the first Premier League game of the season against Manchester City.
He was replaced by Issa Diop, who of course has been at the centre of transfer speculation which may now be put on hold should the injury to Aguerd prove more serious than expected.
Moyes, in the meanwhile, has revealed that early checks show no break in the ankle which was damaged during the unfortunate incident.
Speaking after the game the manager said: ” We’ve already had Nayef x-rayed and there’s no break in his ankle, which is good news.
It might be some ligaments, or he’s twisted his ankle – it blew up immediately so we have to hope it’s not a problem.”
As is usually the case the player is set for a scan.
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