West Ham have received a formal offer from Manchester City for midfielder Declan Rice, with the proposal giving them £80 million upfront with a further £10 million in add-ons.
Having beaten Arsenal to last season’s Premier League title, Manchester City are now hoping to pip the Gunners to Rice’s signature.
Arsenal are still pushing to sign Rice – and West Ham are expecting them to come in with a third bid after having two offers rejected.
Sunderland teenager, Chris Rigg, has rejected interest from Newcastle and Manchester United and is set to sign a new contract at the Stadium of Light.
Tottenham want to thrash out a deal for James Maddison with Leicester City this week but seem likely to find the Foxes staying firm on their £60 million valuation of the England forward.
Mason Mount is ready to report for training at Chelsea and make himself available for their pre-season tour of the USA if a move to Manchester United remains on hold.
Arsenal have made an improved £41.5 million offer for Ajax defender, Jurrien Timber, and are close to agreeing personal terms with the Netherlands international.
Manchester United are weighing up a move for FC Utrecht midfielder, Taylor Booth, whose talents are admired by boss Erik ten Hag.
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Fulham are set to offer Leeds United midfielder, Brennan Aaronson, a route back to the Premier League.
Spain international, Nico Williams, is set to disappoint Aston Villa as he is close to agreeing a new contract at Athletic Bilbao.
Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker, Fernando Torres, is pursuing more than £650,000 in compensation from the Spanish government for damages incurred by his gym chain during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aston Villa are trying to find a bargain deal with Villarreal for defender Pau Torres to avoid having to pay his £55 million buyout clause.
Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez has been told he is “not welcome” at Paris Saint-Germain by club ultras after being linked with a move to the French capital.
Tottenham are closing on the signing of Empoli goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, who is in London to undergo a medical.
Former Everton midfielder, Gylfi Sigurdsson, is set to link up with Wayne Rooney at DC United.
Manchester United could miss out on Sofyan Amrabat this summer with AC Milan keen on the Morocco international as a replacement for Newcastle-bound Sandro Tonali.
Besiktas are lining up a move for Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho according to reports in Turkey.
Manchester United are set to pull off a transfer coup by winning the race to sign in-demand Watford teenager, Harry Amass.
Arsenal are considering a move for £30 million-rated Monaco midfielder, Youssouf Fofana, if they miss out on Declan Rice.
Celtic are in the running to sign Red Star Belgrade midfielder, Kings Kagawa, but face competition from across Europe for the Zambia international.
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