Manchester City are poised to challenge Manchester United for the 25‑year‑old French midfielder Manu Kone, while Aston Villa are interested in Chelsea’s 28‑year‑old defender Tosin Adarabioyo and Tottenham are in talks to sign a pair of Manchester City players.
Manchester City have identified Roma’s 25‑year‑old French midfielder Manu Kone as a potential signing, having already been linked with Manchester United this summer.
Aston Villa are interested in signing Chelsea’s 28‑year‑old English defender Tosin Adarabioyo as a possible replacement for Ezri Konsa after Arsenal’s acquisition of the England international.
Benfica have also contacted Chelsea regarding a potential deal for Adarabioyo.
Tottenham are in talks to sign Brazil winger Savinho, 22, and Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, 27, from Manchester City.
Barcelona are monitoring Harry Kane’s contract negotiations with Bayern Munich as the 33‑year‑old England striker approaches the final year of his contract.
Sunderland could break their transfer record by activating the €60 million (£51 million) release clause for Sporting’s Mozambique winger Geny Catamo, 25.
Everton are interested in signing Como’s 20‑year‑old Senegalese winger Assane Diao, whose valuation is estimated between £50 million and £60 million.
Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus has indicated he will not move to Napoli despite the club’s interest in the 29‑year‑old Brazil forward.
Juventus and Napoli have both expressed interest in Manchester United’s 25‑year‑old Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee, though each club must first sell players before pursuing the transfer.
Hull City are close to agreeing terms with Real Betis for 20‑year‑old Spanish winger Pablo Garcia.
Hull City, Ipswich Town and Al-Ittihad are pursuing the signing of Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, 26, from Girona.
Arsenal are working on deals to sign 19‑year‑old Gibraltar winger James Scanlon and 20‑year‑old English right‑back Habeeb Ogunneye from Manchester United.
Barcelona have paused attempts to sign 26‑year‑old Argentine forward Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid and are exploring alternative options.
Atletico Madrid are seeking to sign Spanish defender Jorge Salinas, 19, from Racing Santander ahead of Manchester United.
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