Gossip column: Nasri, Stones, Evans, Kone, Mustafi, Williams, Lukaku, Icardi
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AC Milan, Inter Milan and Roma are interested in signing Samir Nasri, 29, with Manchester City willing to listen to offers for the French midfielder. (Sky Sports), external
City want £18m for the Frenchman, who only started four Premier League games last season. (Daily Star), external
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola could make an increased bid for John Stones after City previously refused to match Everton's £50m asking price for the 22-year-old England defender. (The Times - subscription required), external
Perhaps in preparation for the departure of Stones, Everton have offered £18m for Sunderland's Ivory Coast international defender Lamine Kone, 27. (Daily Mail), external
Arsenal could sign Valencia's German defender Shkodran Mustafi, 24, and Northern Ireland centre-back Jonny Evans, 28, of West Brom before the season starts after Per Mertesacker and Gabriel were injured in pre-season. (Daily Mirror), external
The Gunners are battling Napoli for Inter Milan's Argentina striker Mauro Icardi, 23. Arsenal are willing to offer France striker Olivier Giroud, 29, plus £30m in exchange. (Gazzetta), external
But Chelsea are also interested in the £50m-rated player, after failing to sign Everton's striker Romelu Lukaku, 23. (Daily Star) , external
Or the Blues will bid £65m for Lukaku and are willing to wait until transfer deadline day to sign the Belgian. (Daily Express), external
Arsenal are also interested in re-signing Besiktas' Oguzhan Ozyakup, 23, who played for the Gunners as a youngster. But they face competition from AC Milan, Fiorentina and Borussia Dortmund for the Turkey playmaker. (Gazzetta), external
Championship side Wolves are set to break their transfer record and beat Liverpool to sign Benfica's Brazilian forward Anderson Talisca, 22. (The Sun), external
Everton boss Ronald Koeman is still keen on Swansea and Wales defender Ashley Williams, 31, despite having an initial £10m bid rejected. (Daily Mirror), external
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Juan Mata could all be on their way out of Manchester United. (Daily Telegraph), external
The true cost of France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba's move to Manchester United is £190m. (Squawka), external
Paris St-Germain have finished their transfer business for the summer, according to the club's president. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Former England manager Roy Hodgson has turned down two job offers, one in China and another in the Premier League, and may now retire from football.(Bleacher Report), external
Wilfried Bony, Samir Nasri, Jesus Navas and Eliaquim Mangala could all be on their way out of Manchester City. (Daily Mail), external
Everton have had an £18m offer for Crystal Palace's 27-year-old Congolese winger Yannick Bolasie rejected, with the London side hoping for a figure closer to £30m. (Guardian), external
Leicester are close to signing Deportivo La Coruna's Spanish striker Lucas Perez, 27.(Sport via Leicester Mercury), external
Former Valencia coach Gary Neville, who has returned to football punditry, says he will focus on business and television "for now." (The Times - subscription required), external
Greece goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos, 37, says he will not be leaving Middlesbrough this summer. (Hartlepool Mail), external
Besiktas say they will not be signing Liverpool strikers Mario Balotelli, 25, and Christian Benteke, 25, after being put off by the Italian's temperament and the Belgian's asking price. (Talksport), external
West Ham striker Andy Carroll, 27, is looking for a return to the England set-up. (ESPN), external
Former England striker Gabby Agbonlahor, 29, has been told he is unlikely to play for Aston Villa again. (Birmingham Mail), external
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed he is "quite scared" of retirement and says he cannot comprehend how contemporaries such as Sir Alex Ferguson have coped without working full-time. (Daily Telegraph), external
Best of social media
Manchester United's announcement of Paul Pogba's signing was a slick demonstration of modern marketing and keeping sponsors involved - or at least it would have been had Twitter user Chris Grimes not scooped the big, planned release by sharing an exclusive picture of the player wearing the club's kit.
Manchester Airport's Twitter account, external gave some amusing updates on the arrival of Pogba into the airport on Monday.
While this 'fact' about Pogba is, in fact, nonsense...
Mesut Ozil had a message of encouragement, external for Arsenal and Germany team-mate Serge Gnabry, who is competing for his country at the Rio Olympics. "Now you're showing the world again what a talented player you are," said Ozil.
Olympics? Last-minute training before the Premier League starts on Saturday? Neither of those stopped Harry Kane finding the time for a round of golf.
And finally
England manager Sam Allardyce has been snapped in a drive-thru in Bolton. (ESPN), external
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