Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is prepared to wait until deadline day to sign Southampton defender Jose Fonte, 32, although Saints are unwilling to let him leave. ( Manchester Evening News )
Defender Phil Jones, 24, is keen to stay at United, despite interest from Stoke City and Arsenal. ( Guardian )
Goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, is furious at his treatment by Manchester City, and faces a race to find a new club before the transfer window closes. ( Daily Mail )
Meanwhile, Everton are cooling their interest in signing England international Hart. ( Daily Express )
Tottenham may offer midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, 21, in return in their attempt to sign 27-year-old Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko. ( Daily Mirror )
Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette, the 25-year-old Lyon forward, will remain with the French club, while winger and team-mate Rachid Ghezzal, 24, has turned down a move to Everton. ( RMC )
The Gunners may also be unsuccessful in their bid to sign Valencia centre-back Shkodran Mustafi, 24, with coach Pako Ayestaran confident of keeping the Germany international. ( Independent )
Lamine Kone, 27, has been told he will not be allowed to leave Sunderland for Everton as Black Cats boss David Moyes struggles to find defensive replacements. ( Daily Mail )
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka has confirmed goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 34, will miss the next two games with a hamstring injury. ( Sun )
Napoli have offered Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly, 25, a new contract with a 70m euro (£60m) release clause for clubs outside Italy. ( La Gazzetta dello Sport )
But Napoli are ready to take 25-year-old Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala on loan as they look to replace Koulibaly, should he leave before the transfer deadline. ( Times )
Southampton manager Claude Puel is targeting Lyon forward Rachid Ghezzal, 24, after the Algeria international rejected a move to Everton because he wants to play European football. ( Daily Star )
Watford are close to signing Newcastle United right-back Daryl Janmaat, 27, although West Ham are also interested in the Netherlands international. ( Newcastle Chronicle )
Chelsea have had a £30m bid for 21-year-old AC Milan centre-back Alessio Romagnoli turned down. ( Sky Italia )
Hull have opened talks with Tottenham over signing 25-year-old midfielder Ryan Mason. Spurs striker Clinton N'Jie, 23, is also set to join Marseille on a season-long loan as part of a deal for Tottenham to sign 21-year-old winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou. ( Sky Sports )
Hull caretaker manager Mike Phelan wants to make Aston Villa defender Micah Richards, 28, his first signing. ( Daily Mirror )
West Brom are chasing 22-year-old Leeds United full-back Charlie Taylor. ( Daily Star )
Everton and Hull City are chasing Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu, 29, although Napoli and Sevilla also want to sign the Italian. ( Le Parisien )
West Brom are close to signing Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez, 27, on loan. ( TalkSport )
Newcastle United keeper Tim Krul, 28, is set to sign a new contract before joining Ajax on a season-long loan. ( ESPN )
Wales' free agent Hal Robson-Kanu, 27, will wait until transfer deadline day to decide his next career move after interest from England, Spain, Italy and China. ( South Wales Evening Post )
Sunderland have submitted a £3m bid for Barnsley centre-back Alfie Mawson, 22, with Newcastle and Leeds also interested in the ex-Brentford man. ( Sheffield Star )
Queens Park Rangers are hoping to sign 28-year-old former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, who is a free agent after being released by Wolfsburg. ( ESPN )
Newcastle have offered Ireland goalkeeper Rob Elliot, 30, a new long-term contract as he recovers from injury.
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MANAGER MATTERS
Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti is keeping it in the family - by appointing 27-year-old son Davide as assistant coach. ( Daily Mirror )
Arsene Wenger has revealed he is "scared of the day" when he eventually leaves Arsenal.
( Daily Mirror )
OTHER STORIES
John Terry has no plans to come out of international retirement, even though new England manager Sam Allardyce has opened the door to a possible recall. ( Daily Telegraph )
The Premier League will ask Manchester United to turn up for their final White Hart Lane trip on time after late arrivals at Tottenham and West Ham last season. ( Daily Mail )
A Team GB football team taking the field for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics took a knock after the Scottish and Irish FAs re-affirmed their resistance to the idea. ( Sun )
Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho, 26, has been fully exonerated over his drugs ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency opted against appealing Uefa's decision to absolve him. ( Daily Telegraph )
Gareth Bale has signed a new contract with Real Madrid, keeping the 27-year-old at the club until 2021.
( Marca )