Arsenal have been encouraged in their £70m pursuit of Brazil forward Rodrygo, who is not guaranteed a starting spot under new Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso. (Daily Mirror)
Atletico Madrid are willing to go all out to sign Tottenham and Argentina defender Cristian Romero, 27, and are willing to put a deal in place worth about £61m. (AS)
West Ham have rejected a £50m bid from Tottenham for Ghana forward Mohammed Kudus, 24. (Talksport)
Manchester United are stepping up their interest in Aston Villa and England striker Ollie Watkins, 29, and have held tentative talks with the Midlands club who want a fee of about £60m. (Daily Mirror)
Newcastle are aiming to tie up a deal for Burnley's English goalkeeper James Trafford, 22, as early as next week and remain in talks with Nottingham Forest for Sweden winger Anthony Elanga, 23. (i paper)
Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma, 28, has told Brighton he wants to stay at the club and sign a new deal despite being linked with Bayern Munich. (Sky Sports)
Sunderland have turned their attention to signing Chelsea's Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, 25, but face competition from Aston Villa and Bournemouth. (Times)
The Black Cats are also nearing the capture of Union Saint-Gilloise's DR Congo player Noah Sadiki, 20, who can play in defence or midfield. (Sunderland Echo)
Wolves defender Nasser Djiga, 22, might join Rangers on loan for the season having made just five Premier League appearances after joining in February. (Express and Star)
Crystal Palace will not consider selling Eberechi Eze for a sum lower than the £68million release clause in the player's contract, amid interest in the midfielder from Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea have held talks with Borussia Dortmund over a potential deal for 21-year-old Soumaila Coulibaly, with the French centre-back likely to be sent on loan to Strasbourg next season by the Blues. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United want £25m for Jadon Sancho, 25, with Juventus still interested in the England winger. (Corriere dello Sport)
Sancho is prepared to lower his wage demands to join the 36-time Serie A winners. (Eurosport Italia)
Valencia's Spanish defender Cristhian Mosquera, 21, has turned down a lucrative new contract with the La Liga club because he wants to join Arsenal. (Las Provincias)
OTHER STUFF
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has passed away in a traffic accident. Jota was travelling with his brother Andre in the province of Zamora when the car went off-road, reports local media. (Sun)
Gareth Bale has tabled a £40m bid to buy his hometown club Cardiff City. (Times)
Morecambe are facing administration following their relegation from the EFL after the club’s board was sacked with takeover talks hitting a massive roadblock. (Sun)