Chelsea and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspaper New
Chelsea are plotting a move for Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho, with Raheem Sterling potentially heading in the opposite direction, while Crystal Palace are interested in Eddie Nketiah, plus more.
Chelsea are considering a move for Manchester United’s England winger Jadon Sancho, 24, and could look to include 29-year-old England forward Raheem Sterling in a swap deal. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Chelsea have resumed talks with Napoli for Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 25, with the terms becoming more favourable for the English club. (Sky Sports), external
Selling Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 27, to Napoli will boost Manchester United’s pursuit of 23-year-old Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte, whose club Paris St-Germain are holding out for £51m. (ESPN), external
Crystal Palace are considering a move for Arsenal’s England forward Eddie Nketiah, 25, after his potential switch to Nottingham Forest broke down. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Nottingham Forest have submitted a third bid of £29.7m to Feyenoord for Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez, 23, which would be a record sale for the Dutch club. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Napoli are hoping to sign Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour from Brighton, with the 23-year-old set to have a medical this week. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Celtic’s Denmark midfielder Matt O’Riley, 23, is having a medical before his move to Brighton for what will be a record sale by a Scottish club. (Sky Sports), external
Manchester City are considering a move for 19-year-old Iceland striker Orri Oskarsson from FC Copenhagen. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Brazil winger Vinicius Junior, 24, has delayed a decision over whether to sign a new contract with Real Madrid until 2025 amid interest from the Saudi Pro League. (Teamtalk, external)
Barcelona have pulled out of the race to sign Manchester City and Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 30, due to the £21m asking price. (Mundo Deportivo, via Goal, external)
Manchester City are willing to accept offers for Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes, 25, following the return of former Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 33, from Barcelona. (Football Insider), external
West Ham are ready to offload England midfielder James Ward-Prowse, 29, before Friday’s transfer deadline. (Teamtalk), external
Liverpool could make a move for Sporting Lisbon’s Portugal defender Goncalo Inacio, 22, while Bayer Leverkusen’s Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie, 22, is also a target. (Teamtalk)
DAILY MIRROR
Liverpool are still edging towards a deal for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Justin Bijlow was seen crying as he waved goodbye to the Feyenoord fans after their 1-1 draw against Sparta Rotterdam. The goalkeeper is set to fly to Southampton to complete his transfer.
Charlie Patino was once hyped as the next big thing at Arsenal – but he’s now leaving the club for just £1m.
Manchester City midfielder Maximo Perrone has joined Como on a season-long loan deal.
Leicester have seen their first bid for Genk star Bilal El Khannouss rejected by the Belgian club.
RB Leipzig defender Mohamed Simakan has emerged as a late option for Liverpool, according to reports in Italy.
THE SUN
Manchester United are set to use funds from Scott McTominay sale towards signing PSG star Manuel Ugarte. He is the club’s No1 midfielder target and they are reportedly set to pay £51m for him.
Chelsea face competition from Al-Ahli for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. The Saudi Pro League club have submitted an initial bid of around £55 million.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
England’s rugby union players have been left shocked and disappointed by the resignation of highly-rated defence guru Felix Jones.
Chelsea are interested in a Jadon Sancho-Raheem Sterling swap deal with Manchester United.
THE ATHLETIC
Former West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna has agreed a one-year deal with Watford.
Manchester City have considered a move to sign coveted talent Orri Oskarsson from FC Copenhagen as back-up to Erling Haaland.
Nottingham Forest have made a fresh bid for Santiago Gimenez but the offer is still thought to fall below Feyenoord’s valuation of the striker.
James Rodriguez is close to signing for La Liga side Rayo Vallecano. The 33-year-old is a free agent after he rescinded his contract with Brazilian club Sao Paolo earlier this summer.
DAILY EXPRESS
Arsenal could end up bringing as many as three new players to the Emirates Stadium before the summer window slams shut.
DAILY RECORD
Rapid Bucharest will reportedly try to convince Ianis Hagi to join the club from Rangers by making him their top earner – although the player himself will have to take a huge pay cut from the salary he currently earns in Govan.
Brendan Rodgers insists Celtic owe it to fans to splash the cash in the coming days after a summer of self-inflicted transfer stress.
Rangers are set to hand John Souttar a new contract after Ben Davies headed off to Birmingham on loan.
THE SCOTTISH SUN
Dundee could pull off a stunning transfer coup this week by landing Ronaldinho’s son Joao Mendes on loan. The Brazilian legend’s kid has just joined Burnley after spending last year in the Barcelona academy.
