Al-Ittihad interested in Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, Tottenham to rival Crystal Palace for Bilal El Khannouss and Napoli want quick deal for Rasmus Hojlund.
Al-Ittihad want to sign Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and have already held talks with the 30-year-old Portugal midfielder’s representatives. (Sun), external
Tottenham are set to hijack Crystal Palace’s attempts to sign Morocco midfielder Bilal El Khannouss from Leicester after missing out on England forward Eberechi Eze, 27. (Africa Foot), external
Napoli could complete a deal for Manchester United’s 22-year-old Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund by Monday as they seek a quick replacement for injured Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku, 32. (Corriere Dello Sport – in Italian), external
Atalanta are set to rival West Ham and Nottingham Forest in the race to sign Monaco’s 21-year-old France Under-21 midfielder Soungoutou Magassa. (Footmercato – in French), external
West Ham are interested in 29-year-old Italy midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini, who has been stripped of the Roma captaincy. (Sky Sport Italia – in Italian), external
Borussia Dortmund are closing in on signing two Chelsea players, with English forward Carney Chukwuemeka, 21, having agreed a permanent move in a deal worth 25m euros (£21.7m) while 20-year-old Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino will move on loan. (Sky Sport Germany – in German), external
Roma want to sign Greece full-back Kostas Tsimikas, 29, on loan from Liverpool. (Giancluca di Marzo – in Italian), external
Real Betis are still working on a deal to sign Manchester United’s 25-year-old Brazil winger Antony. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Brentford are considering a move for Coventry’s 24-year-old English defender Bobby Thomas if they sell Republic of Ireland defender Nathan Collins, also 24, before the transfer deadline. (Football Insider), external
Como have turned down Tottenham’s improved bid of 45m euros (£39m) for Argentina midfielder Nico Paz, 20. (Nicolo Schira), external
Championship side Derby have reached an agreement with Sturm Graz to sign 21-year-old Scotland right-back Max Johnston. (Florian Plettenberg), external