Valencia and Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi has agreed personal terms with Arsenal, with the Spanish club prepared to accept a bid upwards of £25m for the 24-year-old.
( Guardian )

Everton have explored the possibility of signing Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata, 28, with the Spain international apparently surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.
( Times )

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho must sell players before he can buy another central defender.
( ESPN )

Chelsea have made a £39m bid for 23-year-old Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Mario.
( Daily Express)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants a 'sweeper-keeper' and will look to replace Joe Hart, 29, with Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 24.
( Daily Mirror )

Arsenal have made an improved bid of £35m for Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez, having had a £30m offer for the 25-year-old turned down.
( Sun )

West Brom are interested in striker Christian Benteke but will have to break their club transfer record to sign the 25-year-old Belgium international from Liverpool.
( Guardian )

Inter Milan have made a bid for 19-year-old Santos striker Gabriel Barbosa, who has also been the subject of an approach from Leicester City.
( Sun )

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants midfielder Nemanja Matic, 28, to turn down a move to Juventus and stay at the Stamford Bridge club.
( Daily Mail )

But Chelsea forward Pedro, 29, wants to leave the club and Conte is open to offers for the Spain international.
( Daily Star )

Everton are looking to buy a striker but Manchester City's Wilfried Bony, 27, is not a target. The Goodison Park club want to offload 26-year-old forward Oumar Niasse for £13.5m.
( Liverpool Echo )

Toffees boss Ronald Koeman admits the club may not be able to resist an offer from Chelsea for Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, 23.
(London Evening Standard)

Manchester City had some help from an unlikely source when signing 20-year-old Germany winger Leroy Sane - Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil.
( Manchester Evening News )

Aston Villa are ready to sell midfielder Ashley Westwood, 26, to Burnley and bring in Mile Jedinak, 32, from Crystal Palace.
( Daily Mirror )

Swansea City, Burnley and Hull City are all interested in signing Wales defender James Chester, 27, from West Brom.
( HITC )

Newcastle's attempts to sign another striker could see them make a move for Anderlecht forward Idrissa Sylla, 25.
( Daily Telegraph )

Sheffield Wednesday are considering a move for 28-year-old Birmingham City midfielder Stephen Gleeson.
( HITC )

MANAGER MATTERS

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino, 44, told his players he wanted to "kill" them after their failed Premier League title challenge last season.
( Times )

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has promised a new brand of football at Selhurst Park this season, with a view using to the style employed by Spanish champions Barcelona.
( City AM )

Jose Mourinho will put his Manchester United squad through a brutal training regime with players given just five days off during August.
( Sun )

Everton manager Ronald Koeman says his squad is only "70% fit" heading into their Premier League opener against Tottenham after being given too much time off this summer.
( Daily Mail )

Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has told his players they must speak English in and around the club's training ground.
( Daily Express)

Claudio Ranieri has joked that there is more chance of E.T. landing in Piccadilly Circus than Leicester retaining their Premier League title.
( SkySports )

OTHER STORIES

Samir Nasri has been put on a special fat-burning programme after failing a basic sprint test at Manchester City.
( Sun )

Former Croatia international Robert Prosinecki has called out Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain, labelling the Argentine a "little pig" and adding "he's even more fat than me".
( Metro )

Forward Andre Ayew, 26, says his close friendship with 29-year-old midfielder Dimitri Payet played a big part in his decision to join West Ham.
( Sky Sports )

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has sacked highly-respected lawyer Stephen Taylor-Heath in the wake of the club losing a sexual discrimination case against former employee Lucy Ward.
( Daily Star )

Birmingham City have issued a warning to the club's shareholders after some were targeted in a phone and email scam.
( Birmingham Mail )

Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah, 18, has agreed a new four-year contract with the Old Trafford club.
( Daily Telegraph )

Bastian Schweinsteiger has insisted he is still happy in Manchester despite being banished by Jose Mourinho.
( Daily Mirror )

Southampton boss Claude Puel has labelled Nathan Redmond the south coast's answer to Thierry Henry.
( Daily Star )

Aitor Karanka says he will not be phoning Jose Mourinho for advice as he embarks on his first Premier League campaign with newly-promoted Middlesbrough.
( Daily Star )