Monday's transfer gossip: Fernandez, Caicedo, Hincapie, Shelvey, Felix, Lindelof, Bellingham

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Chelsea have reopened talks with Benfica about trying to sign Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 22, before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Fernandez would prefer to leave in January and hopes Benfica president Rui Costa will accept the Blues' offer. (Record - in Portuguese) , external

Brighton have rejected a second offer of £65m plus £5m in add-ons from Arsenal for 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo. (Athletic - subscription required) , external

Tottenham have submitted a 25m euro (£22m) verbal offer to Bayer Leverkusen for the transfer of Ecuador centre-back Piero Hincapie, 21. (Bild - in German), external

Nottingham Forest are on the verge of signing Newcastle United's English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 30. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Barcelona are keeping tabs on 23-year-old Atletico Madrid and Portugal forward Joao Felix, who is currently on loan at Chelsea. (Sport - in Spanish), external

Inter Milan have lined up Manchester United and Sweden centre-back Victor Lindelof, 28, as a replacement for Milan Skriniar if the 27-year-old Slovakia defender moves to Paris St-Germain. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Tottenham are working on a deal to sign Birmingham City's 17-year-old English midfielder Jobe Bellingham, the brother of Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19. (Football Insider), external

Galatasaray are leading the chase to sign Liverpool's 25-year-old English defender Nat Phillips, who is valued at £10m. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Everton are keen to bring in a forward as well as Udinese's 27-year-old Brazilian defender Rodrigo Becao. (Mail), external

The Toffees, meanwhile, have turned down a bid from PSV Eindhoven to sign 20-year-old English centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite on a permanent deal. (Mail) , external

Nottingham Forest are in advanced talks to sign Paris St-Germain and Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas, 36. (Football Insider), external

Sporting Lisbon are close to a loan deal for Barcelona and Spain right-back Hector Bellerin, 27, as a replacement for 23-year-old Spain defender Pedro Porro, who Tottenham hope to sign. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Manchester City will challenge Barcelona for the signing of Girona and Spain Under-21 defender Arnau Martinez, 19. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external

Sevilla are in advanced talks to sign Spanish midfielder Bryan Gil, 21, from Tottenham on loan until the end of the season. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Newcastle United have agreed a fee of around £3m for West Ham and Scotland Under-21 right-back Harrison Ashby, 21. (Times - subscription required), external

Fulham have held talks with Sheffield United over their Norway midfielder Sander Berge, with the 24-year-old also linked with Newcastle. (90min), external

The Cottagers are also in advanced talks to sign 26-year-old Serbia midfielder Sasa Lukic from Torino. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Brighton have completed the signing of AIK and Sweden midfielder Yasin Ayari, 19, for 6m euros (£5.2m). (Fabrizio Romano), external

Aston Villa could look for a loan deal before the transfer window closes because boss Unai Emery wants to at least add an experienced striker to his squad following the sale of English striker Danny Ings, 30, to West Ham. (Express and Star), external

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