TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal have completed the signing of centre-back William Saliba from Saint-Etienne on a long-term contract.
  (Sky Sports)



• Arsenal have paid around £15m in loan fees and wages to secure Dani Ceballos' one-year loan from Real Madrid.
  (Sun)



• Arsenal are set to lose academy star Xavier Amaechi on a permanent transfer to Germany with Bayern Munich eyeing up the youngster.
  (Sun)



• Arsenal have reopened talks with Celtic over a £25m deal for Kieran Tierney.
  (Scottish Sun)



• Spurs defender Toby Alderweireld's transfer value has increased dramatically after the 30-year-old Belgium centre-back's £25m release clause expired on Thursday.
  (Sun)



• Everton have told Crystal Palace they are prepared to bid £60m and include 28-year-old Turkey striker Cenk Tosun as part of a deal for Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 26 - but fear they could miss out to Chelsea.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has told manager Mauricio Pochettino he will back him in the transfer market after securing a new £320m shirt sponsorship deal, with the club preparing an £80m bid for Juventus and Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, 25.
  (Times )



• Manchester United could be forced to meet Leicester City's £80m asking price for England defender Harry Maguire after United's 25-year-old Ivorian centre-back Eric Bailly suffered a knee injury in Thursday's friendly win over Tottenham.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Wolves are in talks to sign Real Madrid's Spain Under-21 defender Jesus Vallejo, 22, on a season-long loan, while the club are also close to agreeing a £17m fee with AC Milan for the 21-year-old Italian striker Patrick Cutrone.
  (Daily Mail)



• Southampton's Portuguese defender Cedric Soares, 27, is being eyed by Monaco as Ralph Hasenhuttl tries to trim his wage bill at St Mary's.
  (Foot Mercato)



• Manchester United are preparing for 26-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba's departure and are closing in on a £70m move for Lazio's Serbia international Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 24.
  (Daily Mirror)



• However, Pogba could actually stay at Old Trafford for at least another year, which would scupper any move for Milinkovic-Savic.
  (Daily Express)



• Aston Villa are on the verge of making their 11th signing of the transfer window - and taking their summer spending to £120m - with an £11m move for Club Brugge and Zimbabwe midfielder Marvelous Nakamba, 25.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Juventus and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 34, will not be able to persuade Paris St-Germain striker Neymar to move to the Serie A side- because the 27-year-old Brazil international has his heart set on rejoining Spanish giants Barcelona.
  (Daily Star)



• Borussia Dortmund are in talks to sign Barcelona's Brazilian forward Malcom for 42m euros (£37.5m).
  (Goal)



• Manchester United have been told they will have to spend more than £30m on Newcastle's 21-year-old English midfielder Sean Longstaff.
  (Manchester Evening News)



• Middlesbrough are expected to sign English winger Marcus Browne, 21, from West Ham United.
  (Teesside Gazette)



• Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti is remaining optimistic over his side's chances of signing Colombia forward James Rodriguez, 28, from Real Madrid this summer.
  (Marca)



• Meanwhile, the agents of Lille and Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe, 24, have been in Naples to discuss a possible transfer to Napoli. The Italian club would also throw in Algeria midfielder Adam Ounas, 22, in a deal worth more than 82m euros (£73m).
  (Gazzetta dello Sport)



• Former Roma captain Daniele De Rossi has joined Boca Juniors on a one-year deal.
  (Sky Sports)



• Lyon's 23-year-old French striker Moussa Dembele will be on Manchester United's shortlist if the club sell Belgium international Romelu Lukaku, 26.
  (Sky Sports)



• Norwich City have been put off by Ipswich Town's £5m valuation for 20-year-old English midfielder Andre Dozzell.
  (Norwich Evening News)



• Nice winger Allan Saint-Maximin, 22, could become Steve Bruce's second signing at Newcastle United after the club bid £20m for the France Under-21 winger.
  (Sun)



• The Magpies are also close to signing former Chelsea midfielder Kyle Scott, 21, on a free transfer. Scott has played for the England Under-16s, Republic of Ireland Under-17s and USA Under-18s and Under-20s.
  (Newcastle Chronicle)



• Aberdeen forward Stevie May's hopes of returning to hometown club St Johnstone look to have ended. The 26-year-old Scot had passed a medical earlier in the week but talks stalled between the clubs.
  (Daily Record)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Mauricio Pochettino has apologised for some of the tough tackles his Tottenham players produced in a pre-season friendly against Man Utd.
  (Sky Sports)



• Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has dismissed Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale, 30, as a potential transfer target, insisting he is focused on building a team rather than acquiring individuals.
  (Independent)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

• The FA will send staff to watch Ademola Lookman at RB Leipzig on a regular basis to make sure England manager Gareth Southgate is kept updated on his progress.
  (Daily Mail)

OTHER STUFF

• Arsenal duo Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac are both unharmed after escaping an attempted robbery in London on Thursday.
  (Sky Sports)



• The EFL has given Bury until the close of business on Thursday to provide outstanding information regarding football creditor debts and future funding.
  (Sky Sports)



• Darren Bent has announced his retirement from football at the age of 35.
  (Sky Sports)



• Cesc Fabregas has been banned from driving after he was caught hitting 68mph in a 40mph zone in London.
  (Sky Sports)



• Everton have revealed designs for their new 52,000 capacity stadium which will be built on dockland in north Liverpool.
  (Sky Sports)



• Willian has agreed a new one-year extension at Chelsea.
  (Sky Sports)