Atletico Madrid “extremely confident” of signing Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher, Fulham bid for Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe and Trent Alexander-Arnold to stay at Liverpool despite interest from Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid are “extremely confident” of securing a deal to sign Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24. (Team Talk), external

Crystal Palace are targeting a move for Marseille and Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, 26. (Standard), external

Inter Milan are hopeful Arsenal’s pursuit of Bologna and Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori, 22, will force them to sell 24-year-old Poland defender Jakub Kiwior. (Standard), external

Manchester United are considering a move for 25-year-old Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand from Sporting Lisbon. (FootballTransfers), external

Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Villarreal and Denmark Under-21 goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, who has also attracted interest from Marseille. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Chelsea have offered £17m plus add-ons for the 22-year-old Jorgensen in a bid to strengthen their goalkeeping options. (Mail), external

Trent Alexander-Arnold, 25, wants to stay with Liverpool despite the English full-back attracting interest from Real Madrid. (Mirror), external

Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay has denied there are any talks ongoing with Liverpool over a potential deal for Japan winger Takefusa Kubo, 23. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external

Newcastle are eager to push through a move for AC Milan and Germany defender Malick Thiaw, 22, for about £35m. (Times – subscription required), external