Arsenal and Liverpool continue to be linked with a move for Barcelona star Pedro, Robin van Persie wants a Man Utd pay-off and a trio of clubs chase Breel Embolo.
ARSENAL MAINTAIN PEDRO PURSUIT
Barcelona midfielder Pedro continues to be linked with amove to Arsenal, despite the fact he penneda new four-year contractat the Nou Camp at the start of last month.
TheSunday Mirror reports that Arsenal have "made contact" with Barca over a move for the 27-year-old, who is now supposed to be concerned about his lack of playing time with the Catalan giants.
It presents a remarkable U-turn from Pedro, who looked happy enough signing his new deal along with Jorda Alba in June.
The crux of the story seems to revolve around the fact that Pedro, who has also been linked toLiverpoolby Catalan paper Sport to replace Raheem Sterling may not be first choice and will look to cement his place at next summer's Euros by securing a move.
What the Mirror fails to report is that Pedro, who has been linked with Man City too, has a 150million euro buy-out in his new deal, around £107million. So that should put paid to any potential interest from Arsene Wenger and Brendan Rodgers. Manuel Pellegrini on the other hand might have the means...
VAN PERSIE SEEKS PAY-OFF
The Sunday Mirror has an exclusive regarding
Robin van Persie, except it's not an exclusive because the Sunday People have an almost identical story.
The former suggests RvP is chasing a £12m pay-off from Man Utd before he signs a four-year deal at Galatasaray.
The latter says he wants £13m paying to him - the last 12 months of his £250,000-a-week Old Trafford deal.
TEAMtalk can confirm £250,000-a-week for 12 months is £13m, so congratulations to theSunday People.
Both papers do however agree on the £5m fee United want for the 31-year-old to "get him off the wage bill".
TRIO TO REEL IN £10M BREEL
The Sunday People exclusively reports that West Ham are battling Tottenham and West Brom to sign £10m-rated FC Basel striker Breel Embolo.
The 18-year-old is a target for the Premier League trio after scoring 10 times for the Swiss side last season.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino, we're told, had scouts watching the Cameroon-born frontman last season. As for WBA and West Ham, they must have just jumped on the bandwagon.
AND THE REST
Manchester City are poised to break the British transfer record and sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba for £71m (Sunday Mirror & People).
Newcastle are closing on a deal for Northampton's teenage striker Ivan Toney (Sunday Mirror).Sunderland are ready to make a £2.5m bid for QPR forward Junior Hoilett (Sunday Mirror).
Manchester United have stepped up their bid to land £40m Harry Kane after United officials made direct contact with Tottenham over a move for the England striker (The Sun).
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe wants to smash the club'stransfer record by paying £14m to land QPR striker Charlie Austin (The Sun).
Sunderland have signed Belgium defender Nicolas Lombaerts from Zenit St Petersburg for £5m (The Sun).
Steve McClaren is closing in on PSV Eindhoven midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum as his first signing for Newcastle after the player snubbed a switch to arch-rivals Sunderland (People).
QPR striker Charlie Austin is keeping West Ham and Newcastle sweating while he waits for Chelsea to come in for him (People).
Burnley will press Liverpool this week for an £8m compensation deal for striker Danny Ings after rejecting a proposed £5m fee (People).
Manchester City are ready to offer Wolfsburg up to £50m for Kevin De Bruyne as they prepare for a transfer battle with Paris-Saint Germain (Telegraph).
Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling will report for pre-season training on Monday but his future could be settled in the next seven days with Manchester City poised to launch a third bid (Telegraph & Star).
Chelsea are set to complete the £8m capture of Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic this week (Telegraph).
Manchester United have told Real Madrid they will not sell goalkeeper David De Gea, 24, unless they are allowed to signSergio Ramos(Telegraph).
Newcastle will bid £15m for QPR striker Charlie Austin (Star).
Hull are chasing Man Utd striker James Wilson (Star).
Crystal Palace are showing an interest in striker Dani Osvaldo (Star).
Chelsea have Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger on their radar (Star).
Tottenham will have to pay £18m if they want to sign winger Yannick Ferreira Carrasco from Monaco (Star).
Chelsea and Barcelona have been left to battle it out for Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan with Manchester United opting to focus on Morgan Schneiderlin and possibly Bastian Schweinsteiger (Mail).
Liverpool's pursuit of Christian Benteke has hit an impasse until Aston Villa give them an indication they will be prepared to drop their asking price for the Belgian striker from the £32.5m buy-out clause (Mail).
Robin van Persie plans to return to Manchester United next week for talks with manager Louis van Gaal about his future as Valencia became the latest club to expressan interest in signing him (Mail).
Chelsea fear Manchester United are ready to hijack their swoop for Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic (Mail).
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has flown to Spain to finalise a deal with Atletico Madrid for their 26-year-old Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld, who spent last season on loan at Southampton (Mail).
Glen Johnson is in talks with West Ham over a return to Upton Park following his release by Liverpool (Express).
Newcastle United have been rebuffed in their £11m offer for Bordeaux's Uruguay forward Diego Rolan (Sud Ouest [French publication]).
