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Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White

Arsenal are monitoring English midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White as Nottingham Forest may consider selling the 24-year-old to balance their books. (Star)external-link

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said the club rejected an offer of 200m euros (£172m) for 16-year-old Spain forward Lamine Yamal. (Marca)external-link

Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal want to buy Brazil winger Raphinha from Barcelona and are willing to offer a deal worth up to 100m euros (£86m) for the 27-year-old. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

Newcastle United want to sign Portugal centre-back Goncalo Inacio, 22, and Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande, 20, from Sporting Lisbon but financial restrictions could prevent them. (Fichajes – in Spanish)external-link

France forward Kylian Mbappe will not announce his move from Paris St-Germain to Real Madrid while there is still a chance the two teams could meet in the Champions League. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

Juventus are looking into a move for 22-year-old forward Mason Greenwood, who is on loan at Getafe from Manchester United and whose contract with the Old Trafford club runs out in 2025. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)external-link

Eintracht Frankfurt are unlikely to activate the £8.5m clause to turn 26-year-old Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek’s loan move from Manchester United into a permanent switch. (Bild, via Goal)external-link

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes he still has time to convince club co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to keep him on, despite discussions having taken place about his potential successor. (ESPN)external-link

Manchester United will not seek to sign Fiorentina loanee Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina, but the 27-year-old Morocco midfielder is a target for AC Milan and Juventus.(Tuttosport via Football Italia)external-link

Juventus centre-back Gleison Bremer is Manchester United’s number one summer transfer target, with the 27-year-old Brazil defender having a 50m euros (£43m) release clause in his contract. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)external-link

Napoli do not intend to trigger a £7.7m option to buy Belgium midfielder Leander Dendoncker, who is on loan at the Italian club from Aston Villa.(Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Barcelona are keen to tie down 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsi to a new contract following his first-team breakthrough, amid interest from the Premier League. (Marca – in Spanish)external-link

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