Manchester City will make a £40m bid for Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 23, if they fail to land 22-year-old Paul Pogba from Juventus for...
- Manchester City will make a £40m bid for Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 23, if they fail to land 22-year-old Paul Pogba from Juventus for £70m. (Daily Star)
- Winger Angel Di Maria, 27, says he struggled in his first season at Manchester United because of a tough World Cup with Argentina. Di Maria joined the Red Devils from Real Madrid for a British record fee of £59.7m. (Copa America website)
- Manchester United target and Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi, 27, has hinted at a move away from Spanish side Valencia after saying the club "know what I want". (Metro)
- Barcelona presidential candidate Jordi Majo claims he has been offered Real Madrid and Spain defender Sergio Ramos, 29, to increase the number of votes he gains in his campaign. (Marca) Tottenham have joined north London rivals Arsenal in the chase for Monaco's Geoffrey Kondogbia, 22, but the French midfielder would cost £25m. (Daily Mail)
- Spurs could also make a move for Paris-St Germain's 20-year-old midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who has asked to leave the club. (Times)
- Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has backed fellow Belgian Divock Origi, 20, to be a success at the club. Origi agreed a £10m move last summer, but spent last season on loan at French side Lille. (Liverpool FC Magazine)
- Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says £35m-rated Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 23, "is a phenomenal talent and a game-changer". Kompany's Belgium team-mate has been linked with a move to Etihad Stadium. (Goal.com)
- Stoke have turned down a "derisory" £3m bid from Europa League winners Sevilla for 26-year-old midfielder Steven Nzonzi. (Telegraph)
- Swansea manager Garry Monk, 36, is set to sign a new three-deal deal with the club. Monk guided the Swans to an eighth-place Premier League finish in his first full season in charge. (Daily Mail)
- Premier League newcomers Watford have been told to increase their contract offer to Genoa winger Diego Perotti, 24. The Hornets have had a bid accepted for the Argentine. (Mirror)
- Germany defender Benedikt Howedes, 27, says he rejected a transfer to Arsenal this summer to stay with Schalke. (Kicker, via Evening Standard)
- Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund are still hoping midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 24, stays at the club despite turning down a contract extension. The German has one year left on his current deal and has been linked with a move to Barcelona or Manchester United. (WAZ, via Metro)