Gossip column: Pogba, Lukaku, Icardi, Ayew, Sane, Chadli, Evans, Williams
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Manchester United's summer recruitment will not end once they complete a world record move for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 23. Manager Jose Mourinho also wants to sign an experienced central defender. (Sunday Times), external
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is confident the club will re-sign striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, from Everton with the Blues set to offer £60m for the Belgium international.(Sunday Express), external
Arsenal could bid £50m for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi, 23, if a deal for Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette, 25, falls through. (Daily Star Sunday), external
Manchester City could complete the £46.5m signing of Schalke forward Leroy Sane, 20, this weekend. (Bild - in German), external
West Ham are willing to bid £20m for Swansea City forward Andre Ayew, 26. (Mail on Sunday), external
Chelsea full-back Baba Rahman, 22, is set to join Schalke on a season-long loan deal less than year after joining the Blues for more than £20m. (Evening Standard), external
Swansea City are interested in Tottenham winger Nacer Chadli, 26. (Sky Sports), external
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is still "in the market for players" after losing a "heavyweight" in 31-year-old defender Per Mertesacker to a long-term injury. (Sunday Telegraph), external
The Gunners are planning a £15m move for West Brom defender Jonny Evans, 28. (Sunday Mirror), external
Swansea defender Ashley Williams, 31, will become Ronald Koeman's first signing at Everton after the clubs agreed a £10m deal for the Wales international. (Sunday People), external
Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela, 24, says he has never thought about leaving the club, despite speculation linking the Argentina international with a move.(ESPN), external
Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva, 29, is set to complete a £2.3m move to Turkish side Galatasaray next week. (Milliyet, via Sunday Express), external
Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo, a 21-year-old Real Madrid midfielder, is a loan target for Premier League newcomers Middlesbrough. (Sunday Mirror), external
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has told full-back Pablo Zabaleta, 31, he wants him to stay. (Manchester Evening News), external
Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj, 21, has told boss Jose Mourinho he wants to leave by permanently signing for another club, rather than going on loan. (Mail on Sunday), external
West Ham are interested in signing Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, 19, on a season-long loan deal. (Sun on Sunday), external
Burnley have agreed a deal to sign Liverpool full-back Jon Flanagan, 23, on a season-long loan deal. (Sunday Mirror), external
Paris St-Germain are keen on Real Madrid forward Jese, 23. (Sky Sports), external
Aston Villa boss Roberto di Matteo says Republic of Ireland defender Ciaran Clark, 26, will be staying despite interest from West Brom. (Birmingham Mail), external
Italian and Spanish clubs are pushing for changes to the Champions League, with a new breakaway competition a possibility. (Sunday Telegraph), external
Chelsea defender and USA international Matt Miazga, 21, says he is not aware of any plans for the Blues send him out on loan. (ESPN), external
Best of social media
An English football icon joined Twitter on Saturday. World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton sent his first tweets on the 50th anniversary of England's 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley.
It is 20 years to the day since Newcastle United made England striker Alan Shearer the most expensive player in world football when they signed him for £15m from Blackburn.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard liked what he saw from his old team in their 5-2 pre-season win over Galatasaray on Saturday.
And finally
Ninth-tier side Jarrow Roofing entertained Hartlepool in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, and had a rather unique excuse for failing to keep supporters up to date with how the second half was going...
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