TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Fulham are also interested in signing the Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico on loan for a second time after his spell in 2018-19.
  (Times)



• West Ham have blocked Issa Diop's proposed move to Fulham after Nayef Aguerd, their new centre back, suffered an ankle injury in a 3-1 friendly defeat away to Rangers on Tuesday and could be sidelined for at least one month.
  (Times)



• Mikel Arteta confessed he will need to offload a number of Arsenal players in order to get his squad down to a reasonable size ahead of the new season - with up to eight players facing the axe.
  (Daily Mirror)



• AC Milan are in talks with Tottenham over signing English defender Japhet Tanganga, 23, and a potential loan move for Spurs' Senegal midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, 19.
  (Fabrizio Romano)



• Milan have also asked Spurs about prospective deals for France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 25, and Spain left-back Sergio Reguilon, 25.
  (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham have reportedly failed in an attempt to swap Joe Rodon for Roma midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo. Antonio Conte also offered £25million in addition to the centre-back, however, this was rebuffed by former manager Jose Mourinho.
  (Daily Express)



• Manchester City have had a £30m offer for Spain left-back Marc Cucurella rejected by Brighton, who value the 23-year-old at £50m.
  (Athletic)



• City will make an improved offer for Cucurella but have other options if a fee cannot be agreed.
  (Daily Mail)



• City have been offered Benfica's Spanish full-back Alejandro Grimaldo, 26, as an alternative option to Cucurella.
  (i Sport)



• Southampton are in talks to sign Bordeaux striker Sekou Mara. The highly-rated 19-year old has drawn attention from Premier League clubs such as Newcastle, Aston Villa and Leeds but Southampton have stepped in ahead of the rival competition.
  (Daily Mail)



• Barcelona will make a final attempt to sign Sevilla and France defender Jules Kounde, despite acknowledging they are unable to match Chelsea's £55m bid for the 23-year-old.
  (Sport)



• Nottingham Forest have signed free agent Jesse Lingard on a one-year deal.
  (Sky Sports)



• Sevilla and Chelsea have agreed a fee for Kounde, who has agreed terms on a five-year contract, but he has thrown the move into doubt by turning up unannounced for Sevilla's pre-season tour.
  (Sun)



• Barca will turn to Manchester City and Spain centre-back Aymeric Laporte, 28, if they fail to sign Kounde.
  (Fichajes)



• Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to sign Bayern Munich and France defender Benjamin Pavard, 26.
  (Sun)



• Nottingham Forest are exploring a deal for Nigeria striker Emmanuel Dennis, with Watford wanting about £25m for the 24-year old.
  (Daily Mail)



• Chelsea are struggling to attract bids for Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 27, and Germany attacker Timo Werner, 26, because of their wage demands. The Blues are also finding it difficult to offload players such as Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, 28, and England midfielder Ross Barkley, 28.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• West Ham would prefer to sign Blackburn and Chile striker Ben Brereton Diaz, 23, than Burnley's Dwight McNeil, although Crystal Palace could move for the English winger, 22.
  (Daily Mail)



• West Ham have made a bid of more than £34m for Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca, but the Serie A side value the Italian at around £42.6m.
  (Sky Sports)



• Brighton want to sign Austria midfielder Florian Grillitsch, 26, who is a free agent after his contract with Hoffenheim ended this summer.
  (Athletic)



• Aston Villa and England Under-19 midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka is not interested in signing a new deal at Villa Park, with Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund monitoring the 18-year-old's situation.
  (Sky Sports)



• Anthony Martial is staying at Manchester United after reviving his Old Trafford career this summer. Martial has scored three goals in as many games on tour in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, and new manager Erik ten Hag has decided that he will not be sold.
  (Daily Mail)



• Aston Villa and Leicester City are interested in PSV Eindhoven and Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, 24.
  (Football Insider)



• Brentford have agreed terms with free agent Ben Mee after the former Burnley captain's contract expired this summer.
  (Sky Sports)



• Bordeaux and South Korea striker Hwang Ui-jo, 29, claims he has an offer to join West Ham this summer.
  (Sun)



• Newcastle are tracking Red Bull Salzburg and Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, 19.
  (Daily Mail)



• Queens Park Rangers have agreed a deal to sign Brighton midfielder Taylor Richards, 21, on a loan deal.
  (Football Insider)



• Brazil right-back Dani Alves, 39, will sign a one-year deal with Mexican side Pumas after leaving Barcelona as a free agent.
  (ESPN)



• Borussia Dortmund are weighing up a move for Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 35, after his contract with Atletico Madrid expired this summer.
  (Sky Sports)



• Paris St-Germain have offered Roma the chance to sign Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 31.
  (Corriere dello Sport)

OTHER STUFF

• Former Wycombe Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa has made a swift retirement U-turn after he was filmed playing for Hashtag United.
  (Daily Star)



• Chelsea new owner Todd Boehly and consortium investors are to sensationally rebuild Stamford Bridge one stand at a time. SunSport has been told that the new owners plan a staged rebuild of the Bridge, with the stands replaced and upgraded one by one.
  (Sun)



• Loyal fans of cash-strapped Derby County are being encouraged to take out a short-term loan with a 42 per cent interest to pay for season tickets because the club does not offer a direct debit payment option.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• German football legend Uwe Seeler has died at the age of 85.
  (Sky Sports)