TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Arsenal have been offered the chance to sign 26-year-old Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund.
  (Sun)



• Lyon have announced the return of Alexandre Lacazette on a free transfer after the forward left Arsenal.
  (Sky Sports)



• Tottenham have had their attempt to sign Manchester United's England striker Marcus Rashford, 24, rejected.
  (Times)



• Tottenham have announced the signing of goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
  (Sky Sports)



• Chelsea have told their Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 29, he can rejoin Inter Milan on loan if the finances are right for the Premier League side.
  (Guardian)



• However, Inter are not confident of reaching an agreement with Chelsea because of the finances involved.
  (Daily Mail)



• Benfica's Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez, 22, is hesitant to join Manchester United because they are not in the Champions League next season.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Liverpool have pulled in front of the Red Devils in the race for Nunez.
  (Daily Star)



• Rangers and Bournemouth are among the clubs interested in West Ham youngster Emmanuel Longelo.
  (Sun)



• Nunez has informed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp that he would prefer to move to Anfield.
  (Sun)



• Manchester United have made an initial offer of 60m euros (£51m) - plus 20m euros (£17m) in add-ons - for Barcelona's 25-year-old Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who has been contacted by manager Erik ten Hag.
  (Marca)



• Wales striker Gareth Bale, 32, could sign for Madrid-based Getafe because of a desire not to uproot his family following his Real Madrid exit.
  (Daily Mail)



• But Bale's agent Joshua Barnett has dismissed any link between the La Liga club and his client.
  (Fabrizio Romano)



• Brazil forward Richarlison, 25, has told Everton he wants to leave the club.
  (Sun)



• Newcastle United are close to a breakthrough in their pursuit of Lille centre-back Sven Botman after weeks of negotiation.
  (Daily Telegraph )



• England striker Harry Kane is optimistic about his Tottenham future under manager Antonio Conte - and could be persuaded to finish his career at the club.
  (Daily Mail)



• Manchester City's Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus has been offered to Tottenham in a blow to their north London rivals Arsenal, who have also been linked with the 25-year-old.
  (Times)



• City are set to make contact with Leeds United over a transfer for 26-year-old England midfielder Kalvin Phillips.
  (Sun)



• West Ham will listen to offers for Algeria winger Said Benrahma, 26, this summer.
  (Daily Mail)



• Leicester City, Wolves and Everton are all tracking Torino's New Zealand international midfielder Matt Garbett, along with Spanish giants Sevilla.
  (Sun)



• Juventus have cooled their interest in former Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard after initially expressing an interest in signing the 29-year-old England international on a free transfer.
  (Goal)



• Leeds United have confirmed the signing of Denmark right-back Rasmus Kristensen from Red Bull Salzburg.
  (Sky Sports)



• PSV Eindhoven midfielder Ibrahim Sangare has set his heart on a move to the Premier League, with Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Newcastle monitoring the 24-year-old Ivory Coast international.
  (Sky Sports)



• Matt Targett has completed his permanent move to Newcastle after the club activated their option to sign him following his successful loan spell.
  (Sky Sports)



• Leicester City are attempting to fend off interest from Manchester United and Chelsea in their centre-back Wesley Fofana.
  (Daily Express)



• Tottenham are in talks with Inter Milan to sign Italy international centre-back Alessandro Bastoni, who played under Antonio Conte at the San Siro.
  (Sky Sports)



• Southampton have made a move to sign Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, 20, from Manchester City.
  (Daily Mail)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has dropped out of the race to become Barnsley's next manager after officials reportedly failed to show for a scheduled meeting on Zoom.
  (Daily Mail)



• Tam Courts is set to make a shock exit from his role as Dundee United manager after opening talks over a move to Croatia with Rijeka.
  (Daily Record)



• Dundee have appointed former Salford City boss Gary Bowyer as their new manager.
  (Sky Sports)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

• Harry Kane is set to be rested from England's final two Nations League games with Tammy Abraham set to lead the line.
  (Daily Mail)



• Wout Weghorst ended Wales' impressive home unbeaten run by scoring a late winner in a dramatic injury-time as Netherlands ran out 2-1 winners in Cardiff.
  (Sky Sports)



• Scotland ensured there would be no hangover from World Cup qualification failure as they clinched a 2-0 win over Armenia to kick-start their Nations League campaign.
  (Sky Sports)



• Republic of Ireland suffered successive Nations League defeats as Ukraine bounced back from World Cup play-off heartbreak with a 1-0 victory at Aviva Stadium.
  (Sky Sports)



• Ecuador could be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup, to be replaced by Chile, after claims one of their players - Byron Castillo - faked a birth certificate and is actually Colombian.
  (Daily Express)

OTHER STUFF

• Derby County preferred bidder Chris Kirchner has refused to comment on reports suggesting his takeover of the club is about to collapse.
  (Sky Sports)