Manchester City defender Micah Richards, 26, wants to move out on loan after Tottenham, Newcastle and Liverpool are put off by his £7m price tag. ( Daily Express )
West Ham are interested in making a loan move for Inter Milan midfielder Saphir Taider, 22, and Malaga's Portuguese full-back Vitorino Antunes, 27. ( Daily Star )
Arsenal will have to pay at least £24m up front to sign 22-year-old Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho. ( Daily Telegraph )
QPR remain confident of signing Cardiff City captain Steven Caulker, 22, despite a late move for the defender from Southampton. (Sky Sports )
Southampton defender Dejan Lovren, 25, is on course to complete a £20m move to Liverpool this week. ( Times )
Leicester are chasing Sporting Lisbon's Algeria striker Islam Slimani, 26. ( Daily Mail )
Liverpool have made an enquiry about the availability of 22-year-old Real Madrid midfielder Isco after the Spanish club signed Germany's Toni Kroos and Colombia's James Rodriguez. ( Daily Star )
Everton are close to signing 18-year-old midfielder Brendan Galloway from MK Dons, while the League One club's fellow midfielder Dele Alli, 18, is being linked with Liverpool. ( Daily Express )
Striker Didier Drogba, 36, is nearing a return to former club Chelsea as discussions take place over the Ivory Coast international signing a one-year deal. ( Daily Mail )
Tottenham will make a move for Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 24, once they have completed the signing of 21-year-old Swansea left-back Ben Davies. ( Daily Mirror )
The arrival of Davies at White Hart Lane could pave the way for Spurs left-back Danny Rose, 24, to move to Hull for £6m. ( Sun )
Celtic are one of three clubs trying to sign Villareal winger Javier Aquino on loan from Villareal, according to the Mexico World Cup player's agent. ( Herald )
OTHER GOSSIP
Southampton striker Dani Osvaldo, 28, the club's record £12.5m signing, faces a fine after being absent from training. ( Daily Mirror )
Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah, 22, will go on the club's pre-season tour to Austria despite fears he must do military service in his native Egypt. ( Daily Telegraph )
Liverpool's £10m summer signing Emre Can, 20, is in danger of missing the club's pre-season tour to the United States because of an injury. (Guardian )
AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has denied receiving any bid from Arsenal this summer for 23-year-old Italy striker Mario Balotelli. (Sky Sports )
Arsenal have reached a £3.2m transfer agreement with French side Nice for Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina, 25. (Lefigaro )
Real Madrid want to sign Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo, 28, as a replacement for Juventus-bound Alvaro Morata. (Marca )
Atletico Madrid have rejected transfer proposals worth £158m from top teams for their "core" players like Koke, 22, Arda Turan, 27, Miranda, 29, Diego Godin, 28, Juanfran, 29, Raul Garcia, 28 and Mario Suarez Mata, 27. (Marca )
Chelsea have offered £20m to Atletico Madrid for 29-year-old Brazilian defender Miranda. (AS )
Napoli manager Rafael Benitez is determined to sign Borussia Moenchengladbach's 23-year-old defensive midfielder Christoph Kramer. (L'Equipe )
Inter Milan are ready for a "decisive assault" for Cardiff City's 26-year-old Chilean midfielder Gary Medel. (Tuttosport )
Bayern Munich are willing to pay £33m to beat rivals Barcelona to the signature of Fiorentina's 26-year-old Colombian midfielder Juan Cuadrado. (Bild )
Paris St-Germain may be unable to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, due to constraints imposed by Financial Fair Play rules. That leaves Manchester United and Real Madrid as the only two potential candidates for the French international. (Lefigaro )
The future of Switzerland's World Cup star Xherdan Shaqiri remains uncertain after transfer talks with Liverpool failed to make any headway. The 22-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder is also coveted by AS Roma and Juventus. ( Bild )
AND FINALLY
Around 300 fans formed a human 'Oyston Out' sign outside Blackpool Tower in a protest against the Championship club's chairman Karl Oyston. ( Daily Mail )
West Ham will offer £100 season tickets when they move into the Olympic Stadium. ( Daily Express )