Crystal Palace have turned down an increased £18m offer from Tottenham for winger Wilfried Zaha, 23. Palace want a fee similar to the £25m Everton paid for DR Congo winger Yannick Bolasie, 27.(HITC)
Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron, 22, could be set for a move to Arsenal, who are ready to make an £11m bid to sign him from Argentine champions Lanus. (Sun)
Middlesbrough have agreed a deal with the Gunners to sign defender Calum Chambers, 21, on a season-long loan. (Goal)
Everton and West Ham have both made offers for Manchester City and Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony, 27. (L’Equipe, via Talksport)
Everton still want to sign Napoli and Italy forward Manolo Gabbiadini, 24, despite having a £19.6m bid rejected. (Daily Express)
Liverpool have submitted a £30m bid for Gremio and Brazil forward Luan, 23. Manchester United had also been linked with a move for the Olympic gold medallist.(Sun)
However, the Reds are unlikely to sign Borussia Dortmund and USA winger Christian Pulisic, 17, by the transfer deadline, with the German side keen to keep him.(ESPN)
Leicester City are considering a £50m move for two Sporting Lisbon players – 27-year-old Portugal midfielder Adrien Silva and Algeria forward Islam Slimani, 28.(Guardian)
Chelsea are close to agreeing deals for Inter Milan and Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, 23, and left-back Marcos Alonso, 25, from Fiorentina.(Daily Mail)
Manchester City are prepared to subsidise France defender Eliaquim Mangala’s wages in order to move the 25-year-old out of the squad. (Daily Record)
Lyon turned down a £43m offer from West Ham for France forward Alexandre Lacazette, 25, according to the club’s owner.(SFR Sport – in French)
New Arsenal signing Shkodran Mustafi, 24, says Germany team-mate Mesut Ozil convinced him to move to Emirates Stadium. The defender will complete a medical with Arsenal at the weekend.(Metro)
Palermo have made contact with Liverpool over signing Italy striker Mario Balotelli, with coach Davide Ballardini keen to work with the 26-year-old.(Media Gol – in Italian)
Hull City are in talks with Manchester United to sign former England Under-21 forward Will Keane, 23.(ESPN)
Hull are also interested in signing Bristol City and Ivory Coast striker Jonathan Kodjia, 26, but face competition from Aston Villa and Derby.(Daily Mirror)
Crystal Palace are set to sign 28-year-old Genoa midfielder Tomas Rincon after agreeing a £6.8m fee for the Venezuela captain.(Times – subscription required)
The Eagles are also close to signing Chelsea’s France striker Loic Remy, 29, on loan.(Daily Express)
Hull are nearing a £10m deal for Derby midfielder Jeff Hendrick and are also set to sign Southampton forward Jay Rodriguez on a season-long loan.(Daily Star)
Sunderland are favourites to sign Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason, despite Hull having agreed an £8m fee for the 25-year-old.(Daily Star)
Leicester City defender Danny Simpson, 29, says he would love to sign a new contract with the Premier League champions.(Daily Mail)
Newcastle are hoping to sign West Brom winger Callum McManaman, 25. The Magpies are also close to signing Chelsea and Ghana winger Christian Atsu, 24, on loan for the rest of the season. (Sky Sports)
West Brom have triggered the release clause in Malaga midfielder Ignacio Camacho’s contract. The 26-year-old is keen to move, while his £15.35m transfer would set a new club record for the Baggies.(Birmingham Mail)
Chelsea are interested in 34-year-old Diego Lopez with AC Milan happy to sell their back-up goalkeeper. (Gazzetta World)
Nottingham Forest’s takeover is in doubt with prospective new owner Evangelos Marinakis not happy about the sale of winger Oliver Burke, 19, to RB Leipzig. (Times – subscription required)
England boss Sam Allardyce is interested in calling up players who qualify for the Three Lions on residency, including West Ham’s Portugal Under-18 winger Domingos Quina, 18.(Telegraph)
Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi praised Thierry Henry after the ex-Arsenal man took his first training session since joining the Belgium coaching staff.
West Brom striker Saido Berahino, who is reportedly a target for both Stoke City and Crystal Palace, has jetted off on holiday.
However, Berahino still tweeted his excitement about the arrival of West Brom new boy Nacer Chadli after the Belgium midfielder joined from Tottenham.
Meanwhile, Chadli’s Belgium and Tottenham team-mate, defender Jan Vertonghen, wished him good luck.
Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel gave the thumbs up as he recovered from a hernia operation.
Barcelona accidentally ran a competition on their website to “win the signed Paco Alcacer jersey” before they have confirmed the signing of the 23-year-old Valencia forward. (Marca)
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has said he will give Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic extra time off over the international break. “For Zlatan, I give holidays a la carte,” he said. (Metro)
Barcelona’s under-12 team have been praised for their sportsmanship after they comforted their Omiya Ardija Junior opponents following their narrow 1-0 Junior Soccer World Challenge victory. (Daily Mail)