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Chelsea are not willing to meet the £70m asking price for Real Madrid attacking midfielder James Rodriguez, 25.

Ajax want about 30m euros (£26.5m) for 24-year-old midfielder Davy Klaassen, who has been linked with Everton.

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, 19, says he is undecided about whether to join Brighton or Newcastle on loan.

Sweden midfielder Sebastian Larsson is believed to have been offered a new deal by Sunderland but the out-of-contract 32-year-old will wait to see what other offers he gets before deciding on his future.

Stoke have had no interest in defender Philipp Wollscheid and may have to lower their demands or subsidise his wages if they want to offload the 28-year-old.

Reading manager Jaap Stam is on Leeds' shortlist as they search for a new manager, but the Dutchman plans to stay with the Royals and would only leave for a Premier League club.

Sheffield Wednesday want to strengthen their central defence and have expressed an interest in Newcastle United's Grant Hanley, 25, and Middlesbrough's Daniel Ayala, 26.

League One side Blackburn hope to sign midfielder Peter Whittingham, who is out of contract at Cardiff, but face competition from a Championship club for the 32-year-old's signature

Bradford boss Stuart McCall has played down speculation over his future by insisting he will not be resigning.

Manchester City hope Arsenal will accept £50m for forward Alexis Sanchez as they plan to make the 28-year-old their highest paid player on £275,000 a week.

World Cup-winning England Under-20 goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, 20, says he is unsure about his future at Newcastle.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has convinced Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 24, to join the club - with an offer expected on Monday.

Morata hinted on social media that he could be joining United, 'liking' an Instagram post appearing to confirm an imminent move.

United could offer Zlatan Ibrahimovic a short-term deal, despite releasing him, if the 35-year-old Swedish striker successfully recovers from knee surgery.

Paris St-Germain have made a huge step towards signing Monaco's 18-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, who is also wanted by Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United.

Chelsea are favourites to sign Real Madrid's Colombian attacking midfielder James Rodriguez, 25.

Liverpool are ready to make a last attempt to stop midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 23, from signing a new £100,000-a-week contract with Arsenal.

Manchester United are close to agreeing a deal for Monaco's Brazil midfielder Fabinho, 23.

Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez, 26, has not ruled out staying at Leicester City for the new season, despite making clear his intentions to leave the club this summer.

Mahrez says he has not received any formal offers.

Manchester United's imminent signing of central defender Victor Lindeloff, 22, means the Old Trafford outfit will sell defender Chris Smalling, 27.

West Ham are ready to move for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, 30.

France defender Laurent Koscielny, 31, has distanced himself from reports linking him with Marseille, saying he is happy at Arsenal.

Italy striker Andrea Belotti, 23, wants to stay at Torino and might refuse to leave even if a team meets his 100m euro release clause, according to club president Urbano Cairo.

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, 18, will sign a new deal at AC Milan.

Huddersfield Town are hoping to make Reims' French central defender Julian Jeanvier, 25, their first signing following promotion to the Premier League.

West Brom and Newcastle are both keen on Celtic's 26-year-old Scotland striker Leigh Griffiths.

Uruguayan forward Gustavo Viera, 16, is set to attract interest from several Premier League teams - with his club, Montevideo-based side Liverpool, expecting him to move to Europe.

Barcelona are set to make an £88m bid for Marco Verratti after the 24-year-old midfielder declared that he wants to leave Paris St-Germain.

Hibernian's Scottish forward Jason Cummings, 21, on the verge of joining former Rangers boss Mark Warburton at Nottingham Forest.

12-06-2017; AFRISTEPHO BLOG