Chelsea make £30m bid while Liverpool and Newcastle try to seal deals

The Blues are reportedly looking to add to their squad to help them with that quest, and today have been linked with a big-money move.

That is just one of the stories to have made the headlines, with Liverpool, Newcastle United and Everton among the other clubs to feature.

Chelsea have made a £30million bid for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Alex Teixeira. (Daily Star)

Liverpool have sealed an £11million deal for Corinthians forward Alexandre Pato. (Daily Star)

Newcastle have renewed their £18million bid for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino. (Daily Mail)

Everton are set to make a £21million offer for Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko, having completed the sale of Steven Naismith to Norwich City. (Daily Express)

Chelsea are willing to meet AC Milan’s £30million asking price for striker Carlos Bacca. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Newcastle have made a move for Swansea City midfielder Jonjo Shelvey. (Sky Sports)

Arsenal are set to complete a £7.4million deal for Basel midfielder Mohamed Elneny within the next 24 hours. (The Independent)

Aston Villa manager Remi Garde is to be given a large transfer kitty after talks with the club’s board. (The Sun)

Newcastle have been warned off making a move for Oxford United midfielder Kemar Roofe by the League Two club’s manager, Michael Appleton. (Daily Mirror)

Peter Crouch has suggested he may leave Stoke City after struggling to break into the team over recent months. (Daily Telegraph)

Meanwhile, it is relatively quiet on the transfer front at Sunderland.