Manchester United will complete the world-record signing of Paul Pogba for £112 million after the Red Devils and Juventus agreed a split of agent Mino Raiola's compensation.
Here are other top transfer stories for today:
- Former Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is expected to complete a move to MLS side Portland Timbers in the next 48 hours. (Sky Sports)
- Roma are set to re-sign Wojciech Szczesny on loan from Arsenal with a view to a permanent £13.4 million deal. (Sky Sports)
- Tottenham will offer Danny Rose a new contract to ward off interest from the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)
- Manchester City are confident of sealing the £50 million signing of Everton defender John Stones, with terms set to be finalised as soon as the end of the week. (Daily Mail)
- David Moyes wants to sign Marouane Fellaini for a third time by bringing the £13 million-rated Manchester United midfielder to Sunderland. (Manchester Evening News)
- Real Madrid have also been linked with Pogba - and coach Zinedine Zidane reckons "everybody" is interested in his compatriot, adding "anything can happen" before the transfer deadline. (Sky Sports)
- Alternatively, the Champions League winners accept that they cannot compete for Pogba and are ready to turn their attention to signing Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko with the Magpies wanting £30m for the 26-year-old. (Daily Telegraph)
- If City fail to tie up a deal for Stones, manager Pep Guardiola has Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci, 29, as a back-up option. (Daily Mirror)
- Everton are already preparing for life without Stones and have earmarked Sunderland's Lamine Kone, 27, as a possible £14m replacement for their defence. (Sun)
- Arsenal have spoken to the agent of Valencia's German defender Shkodran Mustafi, 24. (Emanuele Giulianelli on Twitter)
- Manchester City centre-back Eliaquim Mangala, 25, could replace Mustafi at Valencia - if City sign Stones. (Sun)
- Chelsea have bid £38m for Napoli's 25-year-old Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly. (Sky Italy)
- Southampton are interested in signing Barcelona striker Cristian Tello, 24, for around £10m and Malaga midfielder Recio, 24 for £5m, (Sun)
- Barcelona want 23-year-old Newcastle striker Ayoze Perez to serve as back-up to Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez. (IBTimes)
- Former Real Madrid and Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, 33, has contacted fellow Dutchman Jaap Stam about a move to Reading. (Get Reading)
- Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa, 30, has told manager Claudio Ranieri he wants to leave the Premier League champions to join Swansea in a £10m deal. (Sun)
- Swansea also want to sign Sevilla and Spain striker Fernando Llorente, 31, on loan. (IUSport - in Spanish)
Finally…
- New Sunderland manager David Moyes has turned down the chance to sign Aston Villa defender Micah Richards, 28, for £5m. (Northern Echo)
Here are other top transfer stories for today:
- Former Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is expected to complete a move to MLS side Portland Timbers in the next 48 hours. (Sky Sports)
- Roma are set to re-sign Wojciech Szczesny on loan from Arsenal with a view to a permanent £13.4 million deal. (Sky Sports)
- Tottenham will offer Danny Rose a new contract to ward off interest from the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)
- Manchester City are confident of sealing the £50 million signing of Everton defender John Stones, with terms set to be finalised as soon as the end of the week. (Daily Mail)
- David Moyes wants to sign Marouane Fellaini for a third time by bringing the £13 million-rated Manchester United midfielder to Sunderland. (Manchester Evening News)
- Real Madrid have also been linked with Pogba - and coach Zinedine Zidane reckons "everybody" is interested in his compatriot, adding "anything can happen" before the transfer deadline. (Sky Sports)
- Alternatively, the Champions League winners accept that they cannot compete for Pogba and are ready to turn their attention to signing Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko with the Magpies wanting £30m for the 26-year-old. (Daily Telegraph)
- If City fail to tie up a deal for Stones, manager Pep Guardiola has Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci, 29, as a back-up option. (Daily Mirror)
- Everton are already preparing for life without Stones and have earmarked Sunderland's Lamine Kone, 27, as a possible £14m replacement for their defence. (Sun)
- Arsenal have spoken to the agent of Valencia's German defender Shkodran Mustafi, 24. (Emanuele Giulianelli on Twitter)
- Manchester City centre-back Eliaquim Mangala, 25, could replace Mustafi at Valencia - if City sign Stones. (Sun)
- Chelsea have bid £38m for Napoli's 25-year-old Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly. (Sky Italy)
- Southampton are interested in signing Barcelona striker Cristian Tello, 24, for around £10m and Malaga midfielder Recio, 24 for £5m, (Sun)
- Barcelona want 23-year-old Newcastle striker Ayoze Perez to serve as back-up to Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez. (IBTimes)
- Former Real Madrid and Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, 33, has contacted fellow Dutchman Jaap Stam about a move to Reading. (Get Reading)
- Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa, 30, has told manager Claudio Ranieri he wants to leave the Premier League champions to join Swansea in a £10m deal. (Sun)
- Swansea also want to sign Sevilla and Spain striker Fernando Llorente, 31, on loan. (IUSport - in Spanish)
Finally…
- New Sunderland manager David Moyes has turned down the chance to sign Aston Villa defender Micah Richards, 28, for £5m. (Northern Echo)
