Chelsea and Saudi club Al-Hilal have begun the process of trying to sign 24-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, who has not travelled with Paris St-Germain on their pre-season tour of Asia. (RMC Sport – in French)external-link
Al-Hilal have made PSG’s Mbappe the same offer they made to Lionel Messi – 400m euros a year (£346m) until 2026, although Mbappe has an agreement in principle to join Real Madrid as a free agent next summer. (Nicolo Schira)external-link
Mbappe is prepared to sit out an entire season and leave PSG on a free transfer next summer after the French champions put him up for sale on Friday. (Sky Sports)external-link
The wife of Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane, 29, has been spotted in Munich, looking for properties and schools before a potential move to Bayern Munich. (Bild – in German; subscription required)external-link
Chelsea have made contact with Ajax to express an interest in signing 22-year-old Ghana attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus, 22. (Athletic – subscription)external-link
England midfielder Jordan Henderson, 33, has completed his medical before a £12m move from Liverpool to Saudi side Al-Ettifaq. (Athletic – subscription)external-link
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has promised more signings before the season to replace Henderson and 29-year-old Brazil midfielder Fabinho, who are poised to join the Saudi Pro League. (FourFourTwo) external-link
Victor Osimhen’s contract negotiations with Napoli remain at a stalemate, opening the door for Chelsea or Manchester United to sign the 24-year-old Nigeria striker. (Corriere dello Sport via Goal)external-link
Inter Milan believe it is now impossible to re-sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea after the Belgium striker, 30, approached rivals AC Milan and Juventus about a potential move. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)external-link
Galatasaray have offered 30-year-old Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, who is a free agent after his Crystal Palace contract expired, a deal worth £8m a year. (Mail on Sunday)external-link
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 36, is willing to pay out of his own pocket to leave Gremio and be reunited with former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi at Inter Miami. (ESPN via Sport – in Spanish)external-link
Manchester City have been told they must meet RB Leipzig’s £87m valuation to sign 21-year-old Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol. (Sunday Mirror)external-link
Crystal Palace are considering a move for Manchester City’s unsettled 29-year-old Spain defender Aymeric Laporte. (Star Sunday)external-link
Manchester United look ready to take up the extra year option on the contact of English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 25, despite Palace being interested in re-signing him. (Sunday Sun)external-link
Fulham are set to spend more than £30m on two centre-backs – Southampton’s Ghana international Mohammed Salisu, 24, and Ajax’s 23-year-old Nigeria international Calvin Bassey. (Sunday Telegraph)external-link
Jamaica forward Michail Antonio, 33, is keen to quit West Ham to join Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq this summer. (Football Insider)external-link
England striker Ivan Toney, 27, is considering changing agents, a sign that he is looking to leave Brentford before his eight-month ban for breaking betting rules ends in January. (Sun on Sunday)external-link
Manchester United believe a price of £50-60m would be a fair valuation of Atalanta’s 20-year-old Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund. (Football Insider)external-link
Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi has hinted at a potential swap deal involving 20-year-old Levi Colwill, with Chelsea using their English centre-back to help them sign Brighton’s 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo. (Talksport)external-link
Liverpool are still in contact with Southampton over a deal for Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia, 19, and are hopeful an agreement can be secured this month. (Football Insider)external-link
Southampton have turned down a new approach from Newcastle for England Under-21 right-back Tino Livramento, 20. (Talksport)external-link
Watford’s Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, 25, is closing in on a move to Marseille despite interest from Everton. The transfer would not affect Marseille’s pursuit of Sarr’s compatriot, 23-year-old Sheffield United forward Iliman Ndiaye. (FootMercato – in French)external-link
Manchester United are set to announce the double signing of twin brothers Jack and Tyler Fletcher, sons of former United midfielder Darren Fletcher, from Manchester City in a British record deal for 16-year-olds. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link
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