Chelsea are considering a move for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Juventus have made a request for Jadon Sancho and Arsenal want another striker.
Chelsea are considering Everton’s England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin (27) as a cheaper option over Napoli’s Victor Osimhen (25) due to the high salary demands of the Nigerian striker. (Sun)
Juventus has asked Manchester United to cover part of the 24-year-old England and United winger Jadon Sancho’s wages to facilitate the transfer of Sancho. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Arsenal will be targeting another striker if a deal is completed to sign Spain midfielder Mikel Merino (28) from Real Sociedad. (Mirror)
22-year-old Albanian striker Armando Broja’s loan move from Chelsea to Ipswich is in danger of falling apart after a medical showed signs of injury. (Sun)
Porto have signed 20-year-old Spanish striker Sam Omorodion from Atletico Madrid for £12.7m, just weeks after his £33.9m move to Chelsea collapsed. (The Athletic – subscription required)
Nottingham Forest are keen to sign Arnaut Danjuma from Villarreal, with the 27-year-old Dutch forward wanting a permanent move rather than a loan move. (Football Insider)
Leicester City are in contract negotiations with Moroccan attacking midfielder Bilal El Hannous, with Genk wanting a fee of at least £17 million for the 20-year-old. (HITC)
Wolves are in contract talks to sign 19-year-old winger Luca Coleosci, who currently plays for Burnley and Italy Under-21. (Express & Star)
Chelsea midfielder Tino Anjorin (22) has verbally agreed to join Serie A club Empoli. The former England Under-20 international will move on a free transfer. (Fabrizio Romano)
Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson (31) is open to a new contract with Liverpool after turning down an offer from Saudi Arabia. Liverpool are eyeing Valencia’s Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili (23) as their successor. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior, 24, will wait until the end of this season to decide whether to pursue a move to Saudi Arabia. (ESPN)
Real Sociedad are in negotiations to sign the 35-year-old former Germany defender Mats Hummels, who became a free agent after leaving Borussia Dortmund at the end of last season. (The Athletic – subscription required)
Everton forward Neal Maupay, 28, wants to return to his native France and join Ligue 1 club Nice. (Nice Matin, via Get Football News France)
Brentford are closing in on the signing of Brazilian winger Gustavo Nunes, 18, from Gremio for £10 million (Sky Sports).