Aston Villa are interested in signing Arsenal's 21-year-old forward Chuba Akpom on loan.
( Birmingham Mail )

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte would allow the sale of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 24, to Real Madrid if it meant being able to sign forward Alvaro Morata, 24, from the Spanish club.
( Sun )

Conte's side have failed with a £27m bid for 20-year-old Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie, who has been labelled "the new Yaya Toure".
( Daily Star )

The Blues will launch a bid to sign midfielder Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munich this summer, with the German club valuing the 29-year-old at £56m.
( El Mercurio )

Liverpool could still lose forward Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, despite the 24-year-old Brazilian signing a new deal at Anfield until 2022.
( Daily Mail )

Watford have agreed a loan deal for AC Milan's 22-year-old French striker M'Baye Niang, with an option for a permanent transfer.
( Watford Observer )

Leicester are facing a major battle to keep record signing Islam Slimani, with Chinese club Tianjin ready to offer £40m for the 28-year-old Algeria striker.
( Daily Mirror )

Forward Gaston Ramirez, 26, has handed in a transfer request to Middlesbrough amid interest from Leicester.
(SkySports)

Portugal centre-back Pepe, 33, will move to Hebei China Fortune when his Real Madrid contract expires at the end of the season. The Chinese club have offered to triple his salary.
( AS )

Crystal Palace have agreed a £9m fee for Norwich winger Robbie Brady, 25.
( Croydon Advertiser )

Villa are insisting on getting back the £12m they paid for striker Ross McCormack if they sell the 30-year-old, who has been training with the club's Under-23 squad following a falling-out with manager Steve Bruce.
( Daily Mirror )

Former Sunderland player Emanuele Giaccherini wants to leave Napoli, and both Roma and Milan are interested in signing the 31-year-old winger.
( Calcio Mercato )

Sunderland will rival their former boss Dick Advocaat, now manager of Fenerbahce, in the race to sign Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam, 31.
( Sun )

The Black Cats are also considering making a bid for QPR's 30-year-old former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha.
(Daily Telegraph)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has held showdown talks with Granit Xhaka after the midfielder was accused of racially abusing an airport worker.
( Daily Mirror )

Hull City boss Marco Silva says he believes Ryan Mason will play for Hull again once he recovers from his fractured skull.
( Daily Telegraph )

Jose Mourinho has given Anthony Martial a stark warning that his performances at Manchester United must improve.
(Guardian)

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has refused to answer questions over his future as speculation mounts that the 46-year-old could leave when his contract expires at the end of the season.
( Daily Mirror )

OTHER STORIES

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been compared to the character played by Al Pacino in American football film Any Given Sunday by forward Theo Walcott after the Frenchman gave a stirring speech to his players.
(Arsenal YouTube channel)