Real Madrid expect to complete Bernardo Silva signing, Bayern Munich confident of deal for Marcus Rashford, Manchester United win race to sign Mateus Fernandes.
Real Madrid are expected to complete the signing of Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 31, to kick off Jose Mourinho’s second spell at the club, when his contract expires at Manchester City later this month. (Mail – subscription required), external
Bayern Munich believe they can secure the signing of Manchester United and England forward, Marcus Rashord, 28, following positive talks with his representatives. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United are increasingly confident of landing Portugal and West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, 21, after fending off interest from Arsenal. (Times -subscription required), external
Newcastle have rekindled their interest in signing Manchester City and England goalkeeper James Trafford, 23, as work continues to bolster the club’s goalkeeping unit. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Arsenal are weighing up a move for Real Sociedad and Spain winger Ander Barrenetxea, who has also been watched by Tottenham. (Sun), external
Leeds and Liverpool are both interested in Midtjylland and South Korea central defender Lee Han-beom, 23, with Napoli, Monaco and Lyon among a number of other clubs keeping tabs on the player. (Teamtalk), external
Brighton & Hove Albion have made a £30m offer to sign Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic, 19, from Tottenham. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Besiktas have entered advanced talks with Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard, 31, over a £20m transfer. (Caught Offside, external)
Galatasaray are interested in signing Aston Villa‘s Emiliano Buendia, 29, and Unai Emery’s side could replace him with West Ham‘s Crysencio Summerville, 24. (Football Insider, external)
Barcelona will look to offload out of favour goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 34, to Ajax. (Fichajes – in Spanish, external)
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