PREM RUMORS AND NEWS

London Evening Standard "The Gunners have a made a £44million offer but Lyon are leveraging ongoing interest from Atletico Madrid to raise their asking price to around £57m. Lacazette was expected to move to Atletico this summer but Fifa upheld a transfer ban against the Spanish club, meaning they cannot sign players..." June 26

Sky Sports "The Reds are monitoring the situation and have registered their interest in the player. Real Madrid are leading the race to sign Mbappe for what is almost certain to be a world-record transfer fee. Monaco want to keep him but there are reports in the French press he has turned down a 900 per..." June 26

The Guardian "Liverpool have been handed encouragement in their attempt to sign Naby Keïta from RB Leipzig, although the German club have indicated that they are not prepared to allow the Guinea international to leave for less than £70m. Jürgen Klopp has identified the 22-year-old central midfielder as a key..." June 26

Liverpool Echo "Daniel Sturridge's absence from training sessions at Melwood was a regular source of frustration for Jurgen Klopp last season. But the Reds striker looks like he is keen to address the problem this summer. Liverpool don't report back for pre-season training for another week - but Sturridge..." June 26

The Telegraph "Guangzhou Evergrande manager Luiz Felipe Scolari believes midfielder Paulinho's proposed move to Barcelona is unlikely to happen as the Chinese Super League's transfer regulations make it too expensive to find a replacement. The Brazilian's form for the six-time Chinese champions has been..." June 26

Daily Star "The Sunday Mirror reported this morning that the Tottenham forward was a target for Jose Mourinho. United’s boss was said to be trying to convince his board to break the bank for the England star. It would take a world-record bid to get him away from Spurs with £100m mentioned as United’s..." June 26

The Sun "The Chile star labelled his international team-mate and Gunners striker “spectacular” and told him where he should move this summer. Reports had claimed the Bundesliga champions were turning their attention towards Yannick Carrasco. But Vidal, currently on duty with Sanchez in the..." June 26

Daily Mirror "Everton have had a £30million bid rejected for Swansea’s Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson. That is unlikely to put off Everton manager Ronald Koeman, who has already splashed out on Jordan Pickford and Davy Klaassen. Everton will, however, announce the £5.2m signing of Malaga striker..." June 26

The Express "Chelsea are in need of defensive reinforcements with John Terry set to leave the club on a free transfer next month. A number of big-name centre-backs have been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, including Juventus star Leonardo Bonucci and Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly. However, Italian..." June 26

101 Great Goals "The Mirror on Sunday have an attention grabbing transfer story this weekend, claiming Man United could be gearing up for a world record bid for Harry Kane. Attention on Tottenham’s striker comes as links to Cristiano Ronaldo die down. Last weekend the papers were full of reports claiming..." June 25

The Express "Giroud is set to demand to quit the Emirates Stadium as soon as his fellow French international puts pen to paper to join the club. Arsene Wenger has been locked in talks this weekend with the Lyon star who scored 28 goals in 30 Ligue 1 appearances last season and is confident of doing a..." June 25

Daily Mail "Arsene Wenger has placed Manchester United winger Anthony Martial on his wish list should the Gunners lose out to Real Madrid for No1 target Kylian Mbappe. Wenger is prepared to pay £40million for Martial, who fell out of favour at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho last season and started fewer..." June 25

Sky Sports "Diego Costa has told Atletico Madrid he wants to sign for them again, according to Sky sources. The Chelsea striker revealed on June 8 that he had received a message from manager Antonio Conte telling him he was not in his plans at Stamford Bridge for next season. If Costa moved back to..." June 25

Daily Mirror "Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will continue the Anfield spending spree with a £30million move for Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The Kop boss completed a £39m deal for Roma winger Mohamed Salah on Thursday and, has now set his sights on raiding the Emirates for the Gunners' England..." June 25

Daily Mail "Liverpool remain in the hunt to sign Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk. Chelsea are expected to make a £60million offer for the Holland international to prompt negotiations with the south coast club, however, the 25-year-old is still keen on a move to Anfield. Southampton lodged a..." June 25

Metro "Daniel Sturridge would benefit from leaving Liverpool this summer after spending four years at Anfield. That is the verdict of former Reds midfielder Jason McAteer, who believes a switch to France would be ideal for the 27-year-old striker. Sturridge’s future on Merseyside is up in the air..." June 25

Daily Mirror "Rafa Benitez is feeling increasing frustration at promoted Newcastle over the club’s lack of transfer activity. Tensions are rising on Tyneside, with manager Benitez unhappy after missing out on a string of targets. The role of owner Mike Ashley is once more under the spotlight and Toon fans..." June 25

The Telegraph "Arsenal have held further talks with Lyon over the striker Alexandre Lacazette, who would be a club record £49m signing, plus additional payments, should he decide to come to the Premier League club despite there being no Champions League football at the Emirates nest season. The..." June 24

Metro "Manchester United’s path to sign Nelson Semedo has been cleared after Barcelona refused to meet Benfica’s asking price for the right-back, according to reports in Portugal. O Jogo claims that the Barcelona view the Portugal international as an alternative to their priority target, Hector..." June 24

ESPN UK "Manchester United are making progress in their pursuit of Alvaro Morata but have yet to agree a fee with Real Madrid, sources have told ESPN FC. Manager Jose Mourinho has identified Morata as the striker he wants to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic. There is still hope a deal could be secured..." June 24

Daily Mirror "Wayne Rooney faces being stuck on the bench at Old Trafford next season with Manchester United unwilling to fund a cut-price exit. Rooney is struggling to find another club and has not received an offer which comes remotely near his current United salary of up to £300,000-a-week. He has one..." June 24

The Independent "Arsene Wenger has spoken directly to Kylian Mbappe over the phone about a potential move to Arsenal this summer. Wenger and Mbappe spoke one-on-one about the teenager joining the Gunners from Monaco this summer in a world-record move which is likely to cost around £118m. According to..." June 24

London Evening Standard "Chelsea hope to complete the £35.1m signing of Tiemoue Bakayoko next week, but will face a battle to keep Nemanja Matic. The Blues have agreed a deal in principal with Monaco for Bakayoko, who has been coach Antonio Conte's first choice target to strengthen midfield for several..." June 24

Chronicle Live "Eibar have started to source alternatives for £8.7million defender Florian Lejeune and anticipate the French centre-back will leave for Newcastle imminently. The centre-back wants to join Newcastle and the two clubs have been in contact again this week as a move for the player moves closer...." June 24

Stoke Sentinel "Stoke City have issued a `hands off Jack Butland' warning to the likes of Arsenal. The Gunners are being linked with the England goalkeeper after reports they were lining him up as the long-term replacement for 35 year-old Petr Cech. Stoke's hierarchy are braced for such stories, but insist..." June 24

London Evening Standard "Watford have turned their attentions to Middlesbrough defender George Friend after refusing to meet Arsenal’s £15million valuation for Kieran Gibbs. Standard Sport reported earlier this month that the Gunners may be forced to lower their asking price for Gibbs as a host of interested clubs..." June 24

Daily Mail "Premier League rules limiting the extent to which a club's wage bill can increase year-on-year could result in Arsenal being forced to sell assets this summer. The Gunners are trying to tie Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil to new contracts at the Emirates but, should they be successful, they could..." June 23

The Independent "Manchester United have received a boost in their hunt for a new central midfielder after Monaco star Fabinho admitted he would be “tempted” to moving to Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho is in the market for a deep-lying midfielder to play alongside Ander Herrera this summer which would allow Paul..." June 23

Sunderland Echo "Grayson and free agent Nigel Pearson are the two favourites, while Kevin Phillips and German coach Jens Keller from Bundesliga Second Division club Union Berlin also remain high up in the betting. Sunderland's plans to replace David Moyes in the managerial hotseat have been hampered by ongoing..." June 23

Liverpool Echo "Everton are understood to have completed a deal to sign Sandro Ramirez. And an announcement over his £5.2m transfer from Malaga is expected today. The 21-year-old is on international duty with Spain's under-21s in Poland but it is believed an Everton delegation flew out to finalise the..." June 22

Daily Mirror "Manchester City may have to lower their £25million valuation of Joe Hart in order to shift the England No.1. City have adopted a ‘two-tier’ valuation of Hart, in a bid to ensure they can offload their current longest-serving player this summer. The Blues want £25million for Hart if he joins..." June 22

Express "The Chinese conglomerate, which also owns the Club Med holiday chain among many other businesses, saw its shares fall by 9.6 per cent during the afternoon session of trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange. They eventually pulled back to be down 7.1 per cent at the close of the day’s..." June 22

Daily Star "Atletico’s transfer ban won’t be lifted until January with AC Milan and Juventus both keen on taking Costa to Serie A. But Costa does not want to uproot and move to Italy and it is now looking increasingly likely he will stay at Stamford Bridge for the first half of the season. That scenario..." June 22

The Telegraph "Craig Shakespeare is plotting a £25million move for Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, as Leicester prepare to spend big this summer. Shakespeare, the new Leicester manager, has been alerted to Iheanacho's availability and is ready to pay a significant fee for the Nigeria..." June 22

Daily Mail "Chelsea are close to signing Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco for £35million, which could prompt Nemanja Matic to leave for Manchester United. Blues boss Antonio Conte has made it clear he wants Bakayoko, 22, who made his debut for France last month. The midfielder enjoyed a fine season in the..." June 22

Daily Mirror "John Terry is willing to drop into the Championship as he fancies getting more silverware. Ex- Chelsea and England defender Terry, 36, is a free agent this summer and weighing up several offers after celebrating a fifth title with Blues. These include hefty terms from Championship duo..." June 22

The Sun "The former Chelsea captain has spoken to Swansea, Bournemouth and West Brom since quitting Stamford Bridge at the end of last season. The ex-England captain will also bank ANOTHER £2m if he can help lead Villa back up to the Premier League. And he was also handed a lucrative chance to end..." June 22

Daily Mail "Chelsea target Alex Sandro will have to ask to leave Juventus before they accept any offer from the Premier League champions. Chelsea have had an initial £45million offer rejected while Juventus have opened discussions about a new deal for the Brazilian left back. Juventus director general..." June 22

London Evening Standard "As reported by Standard Sport on Monday, a £16.6million fee has been agreed between Lyon and the Premier League champions are discussions last week. Traore, who scored 13 goals while on loan at Ajax last season, is keen for further first-team football and is expected to finalise a move over the..." June 22