Sevilla and France midfielder Steven N'Zonzi, 29, has handed in a transfer request as he tries to push through a move to Arsenal. (Daily Mail)
Sokratis Papastathopoulos has completed his move to Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund. ( Sky Sports)
Juventus have opened talks with Real Madrid to take Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 33, to Italy. (Marca)
Chelsea are ready to negotiate a swap deal to send Spanish striker Alvaro Morata, 25, back to former club Juventus in exchange for Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain, 30. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
Premier League clubs hoping to sign Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, 29, are set to be disappointed as the Poland international will stay at the German champions. (Daily Star)
Netherlands defender Daley Blind, 28, would have to take a pay cut to rejoin Ajax from Manchester United this summer. (Daily Telegraph)
Liverpool are expecting a £10m offer for England striker Daniel Sturridge from Turkish club Besiktas. (Daily Star)
Riyad Mahrez has been excused from Leicester training as he moves closer to a switch to Manchester City. ( Sun)
Huddersfield and Wolves are interested in 22-year-old Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore. The Spaniard has an £18m release clause. ( Sun)
Leicester City and Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 31, will be a target for Chelsea if they sell Belgian Thibaut Courtois, 26, and Roma if they offload Brazil's Alisson, 25. ( Sky Sports)
Napoli have left Italy midfielder and Manchester City target Jorginho, 26, off their list for a pre-season training camp. (Manchester Evening News)
Former Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 40, is expected to sign a two-year deal with French champions Paris St-Germain this weekend. (L'Equipe)
AC Milan have signed former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina on a free transfer after he left Napoli. ( Sun)
Huddersfield are targeting Leicester and Nigeria striker Ahmed Musa, 25, and Hertha Berlin and Germany left-back Marvin Plattenhardt, 26. (Daily Mirror)
West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster, 35, is on the verge of a £2.5m move to Watford. (Daily Telegraph)
Chelsea want 80m euros (£70.8m) for Brazil forward Willian amid interest from Barcelona and Manchester United in the 29-year-old. (Mundo Deportivo)
RB Leipzig are hoping to beat Manchester United to the signing of Nottingham Forest's 16-year-old English left-back Matthew Bondswell. (Daily Mail)
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers and Rangers counterpart Steven Gerrard are both keen to sign Wales winger Harry Wilson, 21, from their former club Liverpool.
( Sun)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Patrick Vieira's Nice coaching career has got off to a rocky start with Mario Balotelli and Alassane Plea failing to show up.
(Sky Sports)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
England players have been told they must belt out the national anthem as Gareth Southgate encourages 'togetherness'. (Daily Telegraph)
Japan hailed as 'an example for all teams' after leaving dressing room spotlessly clean with a note of thanks in Russian after being knocked out. (Daily Mail)
Spain have lined up former Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores as their next manager after Julen Lopetegui was sacked on the eve of the World Cup for joining Real Madrid. (AS)
Russia World Cup hero Denis Cheryshev could be asked to provide anti-doping chiefs with documentary evidence an injection he was given was legal after his own father was quoted saying it contained "growth hormone". (Daily Telegraph)
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said he was deeply proud after his team hit back from 2-0 down to beat Japan. ( Sky Sports)
Neymar may have scored for Brazil in their 2-0 victory over Mexico but it was his theatrics that got everyone talking during the last-16 World Cup clash.
(Daily Mail)
OTHER STUFF
Aston Villa owner Tony Xia has stunned club officials by claiming he does not want to sell to Americans. (Daily Mirror)
Former Croatia striker Davor Suker says "it is not about how much you earn per week" for England's players any more and that they are "hungrier" than before.
(Daily Telegraph)