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In an effort to outbid Chelsea for the services of Leeds United winger Raphinha, 25, Barcelona is prepared to make an offer of up to £60 million. (Times)
Matthijs de Ligt, 22, is being pursued by Chelsea, but Juventus demands that his £102 million release clause be triggered. (Telegraph)
Chelsea is using Germany forward Timo Werner as a makeweight in a deal for De Ligt, and Juventus are interested in the player, but neither club has agreed on a price. (Mail)
Presnel Kimpembe, a 26-year-old defender for PSG and France, is still a target for Chelsea given that the Ligue 1 team is looking for a new center-back. (Goal)
Nathan Ake, a 27-year-old defender for Manchester City who has been linked to a return to former team Chelsea, won’t be moved unless a successor is already in place. (Manchester Evening News)
Tottenham is in advanced negotiations to acquire Middlesbrough’s 21-year-old English right-back Djed Spence for £15 million plus add-ons. (Sky Sports)
Juventus wants to trade their France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, for Roberto Firmino, 30, of Liverpool and Brazil. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Alvaro Morata, a striker from Spain who has been linked to Arsenal, will return to Atletico Madrid after Juventus decided against permanently signing the 29-year-old after his loan stint at the Serie A club. (Goal)
Ajax has turned down Arsenal’s second offer of £38 million for Argentina’s Lisandro Martinez. The 24-year-old is valued at £43 million by the Dutch club, but Manchester United is reportedly pushing to sign him this weekend. (Mail)
The 29-year-old England international Jesse Lingard is available on a free transfer, but West Ham may be able to sign him if he lowers his salary expectations. (Guardian)
Due to rivals’ reluctance to reach Ruben Neves’ £75 million asking price, Wolves have prevailed in their fight to keep the 25-year-old midfielder from Portugal at Molineux. (Sun)
Kalvin Phillips, a 26-year-old midfielder for Leeds United and England, will have a medical at Manchester City on Friday before finalizing a £45 million transfer to the Premier League winners. (Sky Sports)
Newcastle and Manchester United are competing to sign French defender Benoit Badiashile, 21, from Monaco, who is valued at £50 million. (Nice-Matin – in French)
Sergio Romero, a 35-year-old goalkeeper from Argentina, has expressed interest in returning to Manchester United barely one year after leaving the team and spending time with Venezia in Serie A. (Manchester Evening News)
Despite interest from Fulham and Crystal Palace, Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira, 26, favours a permanent move to Flamengo, where he is presently on loan. (Goal)
The 26-year-old English wingback Harry Toffolo of Huddersfield, who has one year left on his contract, will draw interest from Nottingham Forest. (Athletic)
Issa Kabore, a 21-year-old full-back for Burkina Faso, is a target for Forest and Manchester City. (Guardian)
After being released by Tottenham, left-back Jordan Hackett, 18, is expected to join Newcastle. He is a youth international for England. (Sun)
Bayern Munich demanded £43 million for Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, 33, and Barcelona’s third offer was refused. (Bild – in German)
Moussa Sissoko, a midfielder for Watford and France, is close to joining French club Nantes for £1.8 million. (Mail)
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