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Tottenham are preparing to table an opening offer of £40m for Leicester playmaker James Maddison – but the Foxes want £60m for their 26-year-old England star.
Napoli’s reported rejection of Paris St-Germain‘s 100m euro (£86m) move for 24-year-old Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen could spark an auction – with Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle poised to launch bids.
Sunderland teenager Chris Rigg has rejected interest from Newcastle and Manchester United and is set to sign a new contract at the Stadium of Light.
Mason Mount is ready to report for training at Chelsea and make himself available for their pre-season tour of the USA if a move to Manchester United remains on hold.
Bayern Munich could be at the front of the queue for 29-year-old Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane, who is said to be keen on the move to Germany.
Newcastle are in advanced talks with relegated Southampton over a potential £15m deal for 20-year-old English full-back Tino Livramento.
England pair Jadon Sancho and Harry Maguire are among 13 players Manchester United are willing to sell this summer.
Manchester United’s long pursuit of Adrien Rabiot faces a setback with the 28-year-old France midfielder set to sign a fresh deal at Serie A giants Juventus.
Chelsea have reached a full agreement on personal terms with £80m-rated midfielder Moises Caicedo but will now need to settle on a fee with Brighton to sign the 21-year-old.
Mohamed Salah is not heading for the Anfield exit any time soon despite speculation linking the Egypt and Liverpool forward, 31, with a transfer to Saudi Arabia.
However, Salah’s out-of-contract former Liverpool team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 29, is debating whether to accept a lucrative offer to become the first England international to join the Saudi Pro League.
Arsenal are lining up Youssouf Fofana, 24, as an alternative to West Ham’s England midfielder Declan Rice, but the Hammers and Newcastle are also chasing the Monaco and France midfielder.
AC Milan will sign former England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 27, from Chelsea for 15m euros.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is keen on a reunion with Villarreal’s Spanish centre-back Pau Torres, 26, who they feel they can get for less less than his £51.5m release clause with just one year remaining on his contract.
Former Everton and Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, 33, is set to complete shock transfer to Wayne Rooney’s DC United.
Promoted Sheffield United are in “advanced” talks to sign English centre-back Mason Holgate, 26, on loan from Premier League rivals Everton.
Liverpool have joined Arsenal in the race to sign Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia, 19, from relegated Southampton.
Bundesliga side Wolfsburg will demand £26m for Netherlands Under-21 defender Micky van de Ven, 22, who has been linked with Tottenham.
Sunderland’s English teenager Chris Rigg, 16, has rejected a move to the Black Cats’ north-east rivals Newcastle to remain at the Stadium of Light.
Arsenal make an improved £41.5m bid for Ajax and Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber, 22.
