Tottenham could renew their interest in 28-year-old Germany defender Antonio Rudiger if he fails to extend his deal at Chelsea beyond next summer. (Daily Express)
Manchester City could launch a move for Harry Kane in the January transfer window with more details emerging around his failure to depart Tottenham over the summer. (Daily Express)
Bayern Munich have put talks with defender Niklas Sule on hold, which could give Chelsea a chance to make their move for the Germany defender. (Daily Express)
Manchester United have made West Ham's Declan Rice their top transfer priority next summer. The 22-year-old England midfielder is keen on a move to Old Trafford and was frustrated that the Hammers' £100m valuation priced him out of a move during the last transfer window. (Independent)
Barcelona will attempt to sign England forward Raheem Sterling, 26, on loan from Manchester City in January after failing with a bid to bring him to the Nou Camp during the summer. (Sport)
Brazilian forward Kayky, 18, has started training with Manchester City after they brought forward his move from Fluminense, which was originally set to be completed in January. (Manchester Evening News)
Dani Alves, the 38-year-old Brazilian former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris St-Germain defender, has held talks with Flamengo after leaving left Sao Paulo over a wage dispute. (Torcedores)
Juventus are interested in signing Serbia striker Luka Jovic, 23, on loan from Real Madrid, but the La Liga side would prefer to sell him.
(Calciomercato)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says 30-year-old France striker Alexandre Lacazette, whose contract runs out next summer, was in his plans and will play an "instrumental" part this season. (Metro)
Burnley boss Sean Dyche hopes a number of players will commit to the club after he signed a new deal. (Times)
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says there are "many reasons" for Rudiger to leave but that the centre-back is not being distracted by speculation. (Daily Mail)
Tuchel has played down talk that Chelsea tried to sign England striker Harry Kane, 28, from Tottenham, but said he expected him to join Manchester City.
(Guardian)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
Gareth Southgate is growing resigned to Callum Hudson-Odoi switching international allegiance to Ghana after the Chelsea forward rejected an U21 call-up for the European Championship qualifiers against Romania and Kosovo earlier this month. (Daily Mail)
Aston Villa defender Matty Cash is set to be approached by Poland ahead of the next round of World Cup Qualifiers. (Daily Mail)
Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal has left Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek, 24, out of his provisional squad for matches in October because of a lack of playing time.
(Manchester Evening News)
OTHER STUFF
Liverpool have opened talks with 26-year-old Guinea midfielder Naby Keita over a new contract. His current deal expires in 2023. (Calciomercato)
Raheem Sterling has lost his place in Manchester City's leadership group and been replaced by Rúben Dias following a vote by players and staff. (Times)
Derby boss Wayne Rooney is set to pocket around £21m after liquidating his image rights company. (Daily Mail)
Derby County face being deducted as many as 21 points after announcing their intention to enter administration. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United recorded an operating loss of £36.9m last season due to the impact of Covid-19. (Sky Sports)
Streaming platform DAZN is stepping up efforts to buy BT Sport, meaning it would take over the pay-TV channel's rights to show live Premier League football. (Times)
New PSG forward Lionel Messi is on the search for a new home and could move into a castle outside Paris called the Pink Palace worth £41m where the French president stayed.
(Sun)