Gossip column: De Bruyne, De Gea, Berahino, Pedro, Biglia

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Manchester City have made a second bid, worth £47m, for Wolfsburg winger Kevin De Bruyne, 24, in an attempt to make the forward their fifth addition of the summer. (Guardian)

The improved bid will see the Belgium international demand to leave the Bundesliga side. (Daily Mirror)

Everton will turn down Chelsea's offer of £30m for England defender John Stones, 20. (Daily Mail)

But the Toffees are considering a move for AC Milan defender Cristian Zapata, 28, as a possible replacement for Stones, should the centre-back leave.(ESPN)

Real Madrid have submitted a final £21.2m bid for Manchester United's Spain goalkeeper David De Gea, 24. (Daily Star - from ABC)

Stoke will sign Inter Milan's Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, 23, for £12m on Tuesday at the third attempt.(Sun - subscription required)

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Tottenham are stepping up their interest in Manchester United's Javier Hernandez, 27, and West Brom's Saido Berahino, 21, and are confident of bringing at least one of the strikers in during this transfer window.(London Evening Standard)

Spurs are also hopeful of injecting some pace into their attack by completing the signing of 21-year-old Cameroon striker Clinton N'Jie from Lyon.(Daily Telegraph)

And the Londoners are also favourites to sign FC Basel's 18-year-old Swiss striker Breel Embolo for £10m.(Daily Mirror)

Liverpool are willing to listen to offers for long-serving Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva, 28. (Liverpool Echo)

Championship side Blackburn Rovers have moved for Reading midfielder Hope Akpan, 23.(Lancashire Telegraph)

But Middlesbrough and Sunderland target Jordan Rhodes, 25, will not be allowed to leave Ewood Park as part of a player-exchange deal because of a transfer embargo at Rovers. (Times - subscription only)

Manchester United have agreed terms with Argentina defender Lucas Biglia, 29, and will sign him from Lazio for £17.7m. (Le10Sport - in French)

Dani Alves has told Barcelona team-mate Pedro to follow his heart as the 28-year-old midfielder considers leaving the Camp Nou for Manchester United. (London Evening Standard)

United have suffered a blow in their efforts to sign defender Sergio Ramos, 29, from Real Madrid with the Spain international tempted by a new deal at the Bernabeu in which bonuses would take his earnings to £7.1m a year. (Independent)

West Brom are set to sign Liverpool's Spanish defender Jose Enrique, 29. (Liverpool Echo, from Tuttomercatoweb)

Everton could be on the verge of signing Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, 27, after bookmakers cut the odds on the move. (Metro)

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Nottingham Forest have accepted a £4m bid from Burnley for midfielder Henri Lansbury, 24, who will hold talks with the Clarets in Lancashire on Tuesday. (Nottingham Post)

Chelsea are set to sign Augsburg left-back Baba Rahman, 21, in a deal that could be worth up to £21.7m. (Daily Express)

Everton manager Roberto Martinez feels it is "very unfair" that the summer's transfer window is open during the Premier League season. (Daily Mail)

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich believes the Red Devils should forget about trying to sign Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 26, and focus on getting Tottenham's Hugo Lloris, 28. (Talksport)

Paris St-Germain defender Lucas Digne, 22, is set to opt for Roma instead of Liverpool. (ESPN)

Leicester City striker David Nugent, 30, is in talks with Middlesbrough after the Championship club had a £4m bid accepted. (Daily Mail)

Best of social media

Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin's got mail

Morgan Schneiderlin's postman is being kept busy. The Manchester United midfielder posted a picture on Twitter of the mail he has recently received. "From many places all over the world. Thank you for your mails," he tweeted.

Jose Fonte's Fantasy Football team

Southampton defender Jose Fonte obviously has a lot of faith in his own ability as he picks himself in his Fantasy Football Team and proves it with a picture on Instagram.

Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam has been tweeting get well to a Stoke fan who reportedly had a heart attack at the end of the Liverpool match.

And finally...

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has said he wants his new team-mates to experience the famous Munich beer festival, Oktoberfest - but needs the approval of manager Louis van Gaal. (Daily Mail)

A West Ham fan who promised to have a tattoo should his team beat Arsenal has already made good on his promise, getting the scoreline permanently marked on his back. (London Evening Standard)