Paper Talk

• Furious Antonio Conte's Chelsea future is in doubt after the Blues' summer transfer failings.
• Liverpool and Spurs target Demarai Gray wants assurances from Leicester about his first-team prospects. Leicester are prepared to spend £25m on Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho.
• Romelu Lukaku's imminent £75m switch to Manchester United from Everton has accelerated Wayne Rooney's exit from Old Trafford.
• Leicester will make a £20m bid to snatch Kelechi Iheanacho from under the noses of Premier League rivals West Ham and Southampton.
• Middlesbrough are to return with an improved offer for Cyrus Christie after Derby rejected their second bid.
• Aston Villa are set to win the race for Glenn Whelan after Derby ended their interest in the midfielder.
• Florian Lejeune thought Rafa Benitez was a 'prank caller' when he phoned to lure him to Newcastle.
• Pedro Obiang is poised to commit his long-term future to West Ham.
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• Real Madrid have told Kylian Mbappe to 'expect us' as they tell him he will be signed after Alvaro Morata and James Rodriguez leave the club.
• Leeds are keen to sign Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
• Stoke City have revived their bid to sign £12m-rated Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph.
• Leicester are in pole position to sign Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho in a £25m deal.
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• Liverpool have suffered a blow in their pursuit of Naby Keita after Leipzig insisted they will not sell any "key players" this summer.
• Chelsea have not ruled out an Eden Hazard and James Rodriguez swap deal.
• Manchester United are considering a swoop for Borussia Dortmund star Julian Weigl.
• Leeds United are plotting a swoop for Manchester United starlet Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
• Chelsea are closing in on a deal for Swansea striker Fernando Llorente.
• Nemanja Matic fears his move to Manchester United could be off.
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• Sir Alex Ferguson has told pals he would have signed John Terry on a free if he was still Manchester United boss.
• Sam Allardyce's retirement plans could be put on hold following MLS interest.
• Hector Bellerin's future will be resolved in a meeting with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
• Liverpool have been told to forget about signing RB Leipzig ace Naby Keita.
• Leicester are favourites to sign Kelechi Iheanacho after West Ham pulled the plug on a deal for the Manchester City forward.
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• Manchester United could wait until the January transfer window to sign Benfica star Nelson Semedo.
• Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has spoken to Ronald Koeman about a potential transfer to Everton.
• Riyad Mahrez is expected to start pre-season training with Leicester on Friday as Arsenal are unwilling to match his £50m price tag.
• Arsenal have not made an approach for Napoli midfielder Jorginho, according to his agent.
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• Manchester United have agreed a world-record £100m deal with Everton for Romelu Lukaku that includes the sale of Wayne Rooney, who is valued at about £10m.
• Chelsea, whose manager Antonio Conte is furious that Manchester United have been allowed to steal a march of one of their prime transfer targets, claim they remain Romelu Lukaku's first-choice destination.
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• Watford have joined the race to sign Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.
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• Marseille believe they are in pole position to sign France striker Olivier Giroud from Arsenal in a deal worth £24.7m plus add-ons.
• Brighton and Sunderland are interested in signing West Ham's Robert Snodgrass.
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• Dedryck Boyata could miss Celtic's entire Champions League qualifying campaign after rupturing knee ligaments.