Football transfer gossip: Eriksen, Coutinho, Mbappe, Drinkwater, Hazard
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Transfer news
Barcelona are turning their attention to Tottenham and Denmark attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen, 25, because of Liverpool's refusal to sell 25-year-old playmaker Philippe Coutinho. (Independent), external
Liverpool priced Brazil international Coutinho at 150m euros (£136.5m) during negotiations this week. (Daily Record), external
Borussia Dortmund and France forward Ousmane Dembele remains Barcelona's top target, with the Spanish side set to return with an improved 140m euro (£127m) bid for the 20-year-old. (AS), external
If Barcelona fail to sign Dembele or Coutinho, they could pursue 28-year-old Inter Milan and Croatia winger Ivan Perisic, who is a long-term target for Manchester United. (Sport Italia via Football Italia), external
Paris St-Germain midfielder Angel di Maria, 29, has emerged as a surprise target for Barcelona as they seek to replace Neymar following his move to the French club. (Sport), external
PSG have offered 18-year-old forward Kylian Mbappe an annual salary of 18m euros (£16.4m) over five years to convince him to leave Monaco. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Mbappe is keen on a move to PSG but no deal has been reached and the transfer may not happen this summer. (ESPN), external
Real Madrid have ended their interest in Mbappe and could turn to Chelsea and Belgium attacking midfielder Eden Hazard, 26. (Don Balon via Daily Star), external
Chelsea have yet to return with an improved bid for Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 27, after the Foxes rejected a £15m offer earlier this summer. (Telegraph), external
Midfielder Jack Colback, 27, is set to leave Newcastle after a training ground row with boss Rafael Benitez. (Daily Mail), external
Tottenham are in talks to sign Ajax centre-back Davinson Sanchez, 21, for £35m. (Mirror), external
Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Isco, 25, now has a release clause of 700m euros (£637m) after signing a four-year deal with the option of a further season. (AS), external
Burnley will submit a £15m bid to sign Leeds and New Zealand striker Chris Wood, 25, to replace Andre Gray, who left for Watford this week. (Sun), external
Leeds have rejected a £12m offer - believed to be from Burnley - for Wood. (Yorkshire Evening Post), external
Leeds have lined up Hamburg striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga, 25, as a possible replacement for Wood. (Bild - in German), external
Real Madrid have ended their interest in Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 25, and Manchester United counterpart David de Gea, 26. (Don Balon via Express), external
Swansea will offer £20m for former midfielder Joe Allen, 27, despite Stoke saying the Wales international is not for sale. (Mirror), external
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley says he cannot compete financially with the top Premier League clubs so cannot give manager Rafael Benitez enough money to spend in the transfer window. (Sky Sports), external
French side Nantes, managed by former Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri, want to take 19-year-old Arsenal midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide on loan. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Roma director of football Monchi says the Italian club will not increase their £32m offer for Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez. (Sun), external
Tottenham have made an approach for 20-year-old Celta Vigo midfielder Pape Cheikh Diop, but face competition from French side Lyon. (Daily Mail), external
West Ham have reached a verbal agreement with Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder William Carvalho, 25, over a proposed move. (Diario de Noticias via Talksport), external
West Brom boss Tony Pulis believes the club will soon have five new signings to add to their squad. (Times - subscription required), external
Manchester United are close to completing the signing of 19-year-old Oliveirense striker Bruno Amorim, according to the Portuguese club's director Antonio Jose Leite. (Noticias ao Minuto via Daily Express), external
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Meanwhile...
Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart says he turns up to filming in his Huddersfield shirt when the club are playing and also gets sent a recording of the side's matches by the Premier League newcomers. (Times - subscription required), external
WWE wrestler Triple H has sent West Ham an inspirational video message before their Premier League opener against Manchester United. (Twitter), external
Paris St-Germain defender Thomas Meunier has posted a photo of himself with fellow right-back Serge Aurier - who is reportedly set to leave the French club - with the caption 'se queda' ('he stays') in a parody of Gerard Pique's photo with Neymar before the latter left Barcelona for PSG. (Twitter), external
Meunier himself is pushing for a move to Real Madrid as he does not want to be second choice to Dani Alves. (AS), external
Likely competition from Amazon could force Sky to pay an extra £600m each year to retain the rights to the majority of Premier League matches. (Guardian), external
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho handed his Super Cup runners-up medal to a young fan from Bristol after the 2-1 defeat by Real Madrid. (Bristol Post), external
Everton have been one of the big-spending sides in the Premier League this summer but manager Ronald Koeman says his side are not yet on the same level as the top-flight's top six. (Daily Telegraph), external
Best of Friday's transfer news
Arsenal have offered Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, a new contract worth £300,000 per week, to make him the Premier League's highest-paid player. (Daily Mail), external
Juventus are prepared to offer £23m to try to persuade Liverpool to sell German midfielder Emre Can. (Gazzetta dello Sport via Daily Mirror), external
West Ham have made a club record bid of 30m euros (£27.1m) for 25-year-old Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder William Carvalho. (Daily Telegraph), external
Barcelona cannot afford to buy Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho if they sign France forward Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund, according to Spanish football journalist Graham Hunter. (BBC Radio 5 live)
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is battling a pay crisis following England left-back Danny Rose's criticism of the club's ambition. (Daily Mirror), external
Rose got a "heroes' welcome" from the Spurs dressing room, with team-mates threatening to speak out. (Sun), external
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