There are just seven days left in the month of July as the final month of the summer transfer window and the return of competitive football gets closer.
Newcastle United are understood to be back in for a Chelsea striker but could face competition from Everton while the Magpies have seen a bid for a Leeds United star rejected and have now identified a Burnley ace as an alternative if the Yorkshire club won’t budge on their £35 million valuation.
Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur are willing to sell a midfielder ‘for the right price’ with a Turkish side being linked and Liverpool have an offer from Juventus for one of their striker’s on the table to consider.
EFL Championship side Sheffield United hope to complete a deal for a Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder before the end of the week and Fulham are close to completing a deal for a Swiss international defender.
Elsehwre, with Barcelona increasingly confident of hijacking Chelsea’s move for a Sevilla defender the Blues could now block one of their current player’s proposed moves to the Nou Camp while Arsenal have confirmed their interest in signing a brazilian playmaker but say no official bid has been made.
Finally, Manchester United could move for a player they have long been linked with if they are unable to complete a deal for Frenkie de Jong in this window.
Here are the Premier League transfer news stories making the headlines on Monday morning:
5. Arsenal admit Paqueta interest
Arsenal have admitted that they are interested in signing attacking midfielder Lucas Paquetá but said that there are no present talks with Lyon about the Brazil international (The Times) | Getty Images
6. Kounde move could impact Azpilicueta future
Chelsea may be prompted to block Cesar Azpilicueta’s move to Barcelona if the Catalan club are successful in hijacking their move for Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde (Daily Mail) | Getty Images
7. Blades closing in on Khadra deal
Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom expects talks with Reda Khadra to continue this week and hopes a deal for the Brighton midfielder will be completed before their EFL Championship opener next Monday (The Star - Sheffield) | Getty Images
8. Newcastle back in for Broja
Newcastle and Everton are understood to be back on Armando Broja watch after West Ham dropped their interest in the Chelsea striker (Inews) | Getty Images