Manchester United may be preparing a late offer to tempt former Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, 34, away from Paris St-Germain. (Daily Star)
PSG are open to selling as many as 10 players, including Senegalese former Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye, 31, in order to complete the signing of the Argentina legend. (Athletic)
The French club have also ended their interest in Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba, 28. (Le Parisien – in French)
Having had the first part of his Chelsea medical, Inter Milan’s Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 28, could play in their Premier League opener against Crystal Palace on Saturday. (Daily Star)
Lyon have made an offer for Liverpool and Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri, 29. (L’Equipe – via Get French Football News)
Manchester United are set to confirm the signing of Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 28, on Wednesday – in time for the Frenchman to play in Saturday’s Premier League game against Leeds. (Daily Star)
Liverpool are eyeing a move for Rennes and Belgium winger Jeremy Doku, 19. (Voetbal 24 – in Dutch)
Chelsea’s England striker Tammy Abraham, 23, is being eyed by Arsenal, Roma and Atalanta. (Goal)
Roma are closing in on £34m deal for Abraham as Chelsea look to offload the out-of-favour striker on loan with an option to buy. (Mail)
Roma manager Jose Mourinho is also keen on a move for Arsenal and France striker Alexander Lacazette, 30. (Gazzetta dello Sport – via Boot Room)
Leicester are keen on signing Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard, 28, if fellow Englishman James Maddison, 24, leaves the club. (Football London)
The Foxes are also said to want Schalke’s 21-year-old Turkey centre-back Ozan Kabak – who spent the latter part of last season on loan at Liverpool – and West Ham’s French defender Issa Diop, 24. (Leicester Mercury)
Everton are interested in Newcastle United’s English midfielder Sean Longstaff, 23. (Athletic)
Bayern Munich are considering re-signing Franck Ribery. The 38-year-old French winger has been training with the club since leaving Fiorentina. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Manchester City’s England winger Raheem Sterling, 26, is set for new contract talks with the club. (Sun)
City’s England defender John Stones, 27, has agreed a £250,000-per-week deal to stay with the English champions until 2026. (Mail)
Tottenham and France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 24, is considering his future at Spurs. (Athletic)
