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• Arsenal will seek to off-load fringe players before deciding whether to smash the club's transfer record for the second time this summer with a raid on Monaco for Thomas Lemar.
• Paris Saint-Germain have been back in touch with Arsenal as they ramp up their interest in forward Alexis Sanchez.
• Liverpool are close to completing the £8m signing of Andy Robertson from Hull City after he left the Championship club's training camp in Portugal to agree terms.
• Swansea are among the clubs weighing up a move for Wilfried Bony. The Ivory Coast international also has interest from France, Turkey and China.
• Tottenham face the prospect of having to pay record signing Moussa Sissoko to leave the club this summer.
• Paris Saint-Germain star Angel Di Maria says he wants to remain at the club despite interest from Serie A giants Inter Milan.
• Sadio Mane will join Liverpool's pre-season trip to Germany after being cleared to resume full training next week.
• LA Galaxy head coach Curt Onalfo plans to keep hold of Ashley Cole and hints the club are keeping an eye on Zlatan Ibrahimovic's current situation.
• Arsenal are hoping to beat Manchester United to the signing of 16-year-old Feyenoord prospect Joshua Zirkzee.
• Newcastle are set to sign former Liverpool and Sunderland defender Javier Manquillo.
• West Bromwich Albion captain Jonny Evans is set to sign a new contract after the club rejected the advances of Leicester City.
• Jack Wilshere is free to leave Arsenal this summer.

• PSG have renewed their interest in Alexis Sanchez and are now emerging as favourites to sign the striker should he leave Arsenal this summer.
• Jurgen Klopp has warned his senior Liverpool stars not to feel too comfortable in their starting roles this season as he builds a squad that can sustain a rotation policy.

• Ivan Perisic is hoping to push through a £44m move to Manchester United, who are growing increasingly confident of signing the Inter Milan winger in the next 48 hours.
• Newcastle United are close to signing Jacob Murphy, the Norwich City winger, but Rafa Benitez has challenged Mike Ashley to "keep his word" about transfer spending before the club's return to the Premier League.

• Ross Barkley wants £150,000-a-week to join Tottenham - more than they pay their star striker Harry Kane.
• Real Madrid have put a combined £89m price tag on Chelsea targets Alvaro Morata and Danilo.
• Manchester United have ended their pursuit of Tottenham's Eric Dier with the north London club unwilling to sell.
• Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny's £10m move to Juventus will spark a clear-out at the Emirates.
• Arsenal want to overhaul the squad with defenders Carl Jenkinson, Mathieu Debuchy, Calum Chambers and Kieran Gibbs all set to go to make way for fresh faces. Jack Wilshere has also been told he can leave.
• Newcastle and Crystal Palace are considering moves for West Ham goalkeeper Adrian.
• Islam Slimani wants to stay in the Premier League - but fears Leicester are pricing him out of a move to promoted Newcastle.
• Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo is set to go to one of Championship duo Fulham and Middlesbrough on loan.

• Watford have launched a loan bid for Benfica winger Andre Carrillo.
• Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino is preparing a move for Manchester City youngster Patrick Roberts on a season-long loan.
• Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann is the latest Premier League player to be in line for a big-money pay day from China.
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will reject all offers for Alexis Sanchez but fallen England star Jack Wilshere has been told he can leave the Emirates.
• Ashley Cole will not move from LA Galaxy to Birmingham this summer without a battle.
• Hull look set to land Liverpool midfielder Kevin Stewart in an £8m deal.
• Craig Shakespeare insists it's premature to suggest Riyad Mahrez will be on the move to Roma, Arsenal or Barcelona this summer.

• Real Madrid have given up on signing David de Gea this summer.
• Tottenham are interested in Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic.

• Romelu Lukaku believes Jose Mourinho has made him a better player after only 10 days working with the Manchester United manager.
• Erik Lamela will not travel with the Tottenham squad on their tour of the United States and he will not be fit until late September at best, as he continues his rehabilitation from a long-term hip problem.

• Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths is a doubt for Wednesday night's Champions League clash against Linfield.
• Free agent Simon Church has turned down the chance to return to Scotland's top flight with Hibernian.

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