Transfer rumours: Kounde, Grimaldo, Laporte, Pavard, Wijnaldum, Dennis, Suarez
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Barcelona will make a final attempt to sign Sevilla and France defender Jules Kounde, despite acknowledging they are unable to match Chelsea's £55m bid for the 23-year-old. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Sevilla and Chelsea have agreed a fee for Kounde, who has agreed terms on a five-year contract, but he has thrown the move into doubt by turning up unannounced for Sevilla's pre-season tour. (Sun), external
Barca will turn to Manchester City and Spain centre-back Aymeric Laporte, 28, if they fail to sign Kounde. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Manchester City will make an improved offer for Brighton and Spain left-back Marc Cucurella but have other options if a fee cannot be agreed. (Mail), external
City have been offered Benfica's Spanish full-back Alejandro Grimaldo, 26, as an alternative option to Cucurella. (i Sport), external
Manchester United and Chelsea are competing to sign Bayern Munich and France defender Benjamin Pavard, 26. (L'Equipe, via Sun), external
Nottingham Forest are exploring a deal for Nigeria striker Emmanuel Dennis, with Watford wanting about £25m for the 24-year old. (Mail), external
Borussia Dortmund are weighing up a move for Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 35, after his contract with Atletico Madrid expired this summer (Sky Sports - in German), external
About 20,000 Suarez masks were made for fans of Uruguayan side Nacional to wear during their game against Cerrito amid speculation he is one step away from confirming his return to his first club. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external
Chelsea are struggling to attract bids for Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 27, and Germany attacker Timo Werner, 26, because of their wage demands. The Blues are also finding it difficult to offload players such as Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, 28, and England midfielder Ross Barkley, 28. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Paris St-Germain have offered Roma the chance to sign Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 31. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external
West Ham would prefer to sign Blackburn and Chile striker Ben Brereton Diaz, 23, than Burnley's Dwight McNeil, although Crystal Palace could move for the English winger, 22. (Mail), external
AC Milan are in talks with Tottenham over signing English defender Japhet Tanganga, 23, and a potential loan move for Spurs' Senegal midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, 19. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Milan have also asked Spurs about prospective deals for France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 25, and Spain left-back Sergio Reguilon, 25. (Mail), external
Brighton want to sign Austria midfielder Florian Grillitsch, 26, who is a free agent after his contract with Hoffenheim ended this summer. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Juventus are discussing the possibility of ending the contract of 31-year-old Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Aston Villa and England Under-19 midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka is not interested in signing a new deal at Villa Park, with Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund monitoring the 18-year-old's situation. (Sky Sports), external
Aston Villa and Leicester City are interested in PSV Eindhoven and Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, 24. (Football Insider), external
Bordeaux and South Korea striker Hwang Ui-jo, 29, claims he has an offer to join West Ham this summer. (Sun), external
Newcastle are tracking Red Bull Salzburg and Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, 19. (Mail), external
Queens Park Rangers have agreed a deal to sign Brighton midfielder Taylor Richards, 21, on a loan deal. (Football Insider), external
Brazil right-back Dani Alves, 39, will sign a one-year deal with Mexican side Pumas after leaving Barcelona as a free agent. (ESPN), external
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