Everton have been put off making a move for Manchester City keeper Joe Hart because of the combined £7m cost of the loan fee and wages.
( Daily Mirror )

Chelsea have told Napoli they will not increase their offer for Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 25, with their last bid worth £40m.
( Daily Telegraph )

Chelsea have had a £30m bid rejected for AC Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli, 21.
( Sky Sports )

Torino defender Nikola Maksimovic, 24, is another target for Chelsea - but Napoli are also interested in signing the Serbia international. (Football Italia) Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, 33, is due to finalise his move to Manchester City on Thursday and trigger Joe Hart's exit from the club.
( Sky Sports )

Barcelona will turn to Ajax keeper Jasper Cillessen, 27, as a replacement for Bravo in a £10.35m move. (Marca) Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is open to allowing 26-year-old centre-back Mamadou Sakho to leave the club on loan to regain his match sharpness.
( Guardian )

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign Southampton centre-back Jose Fonte for about £12m but has been told he must offload some of the club's big earners.
( Sun )

West Brom are unwilling to sell defender Jonny Evans, 28, to Arsenal for any less than £25m.
( Daily Telegraph )

Baggies boss Tony Pulis has targeted a move for Sporting Lisbon forward Islam Slimani, 28.
( Daily Star )

Inter Milan have opened talks with Newcastle United for midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 27.
( TalkSport )

Arsenal have inquired about Monaco's Congolese defender Marcel Tisserand, with Espanyol also hoping to sign the 23-year-old.
( Daily Mirror )

Brazil forward Gabriel Barbosa is being chased by Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester - and the 19-year-old Santos player is now ready to make a decision on his future after winning gold at the Rio Olympics.
( Daily Express )

West Ham are hoping to sign Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony, 27, and end their pursuit of Juventus forward Simone Zaza, 25.
( Gazzetta World )

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 26, looks set for a move away from the Premier League, with Bologna, Lazio and Chievo interested in signing the Italy international.
( Gazzetta World )

Major League Soccer clubs in the USA will throw big-money offers at England forward Wayne Rooney, 30, if he decides to leave Manchester United.
( Daily Mirror )

Tottenham are interested in signing Barcelona forward Munir, 20, with Everton and Stoke also keeping an eye on the Spaniard.
( Sport )

Watford and West Ham have both registered an interest in Newcastle United defender Daryl Janmaat, 27.
( Daily Mail )

Napoli will have to go head-to-head with Hull City to sign striker Nemanja Nikolic, 28, from Legia Warsaw.
( ESPN )

Hull have also offered striker Abel Hernandez, 26, an increased contract to ward off interest from Aston Villa and several Italian clubs.
( Hull Daily Mail )

Arsenal's Swiss international midfielder Granit Xhaka, 23, has been offered the chance to play for the Kosovo national side.
(London Evening Standard)

MANAGER MATTERS

Jose Mourinho has revealed that he rejected job opportunities in Spain and Italy to stay in the Premier League and take charge of Manchester United.
( Daily Mail )

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he cannot wait for the transfer window to be closed, as he can't believe how "obsessed" people were with signing new players.
( Liverpool Echo )

OTHER STORIES

Former Arsenal striker Gervinho has made a bumpy start to life in the Chinese Super League. The Ivorian was sent off while playing for Hebei China Fortune, after stamping on a delicate area of an opponent.
( Metro)

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira says he admires Arsene Wenger's strict transfer policy, but the current Gunners side are missing a "physical presence and personality".
( Guardian )

Tottenham are to offer Erik Lamela a new deal in a bid to tie down the Argentinian after great run of form.
( Daily Mirror )

Former Stoke City striker Mamady Sidibe has signed for a Sunday League team in the Potteries - and pays £4 each week to play.
( Daily Mirror )

Marcus Rashford has been staying behind after Manchester United training to get extra shooting tips from superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
( Sun )

England boss Sam Allardyce has not ruled out a return to international football for Chelsea defender John Terry, 35.
( Guardian )

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, 18, is set to be dropped from Allardyce's first England squad and demoted to the Under-21s after not playing in his side's first two Premier League games.
( Daily Express )

After the overall success in Rio British Olympic officials will have another go at persuading the home nations to enter men's and women's football teams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
( Guardian )