Daily#Sports#Updates.

We’re now less than a month away from the start of the 2022/23 Premier League season which means preparation for the new campaign is well underway.

Arsenal
Arsenal 5-1 Ipswich
Nurnberg 3-5 Arsenal
vs Everton at the M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore (Sunday July 17, 12am BST)
vs Orlando City at the Exploria Stadium, Florida (Thursday July 21, 12:30am BST)
vs Chelsea at the Camping World Stadium, Florida (Saturday July 23, 8pm BST)
vs Sevilla at the Emirates Stadium, London (Saturday July 30, 12.30pm BST)

Aston Villa
Walsall 0-4 Aston Villa
vs Leeds at the Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Sunday July 17, 5.35am BST)
vs Brisbane Roar at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Queensland (Wednesday July 20, 10.45am BST)
vs Manchester United at the Optus Stadium, Perth (Saturday July 23, 10.45am BST)
vs Rennes at Roazhon Park, Rennes (Saturday July 30, 5pm BST)
Bournemouth
vs Sheffield Wednesday behind closed doors in Portugal (Friday July 15, 11am BST)
vs Braga behind closed doors in Portugal (Tuesday July 19, kick-off TBC)
vs Bristol City at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth (Saturday July 23, 3pm BST)
vs Real Sociedad at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth (Saturday July 30, 3pm BST)

Brentford
Boreham Wood 0-2 Brentford
vs Stuttgart at the Zeppelinstadion, Germany (Saturday July 16, 2.30pm BST)
vs Strasbourg at Obere Wiesen, Germany (Tuesday July 19, 12:30pm BST)
vs Wolfsburg at AOK Stadion (Saturday July 23, 5pm BST)
vs Brighton at the Amex Elite Football Performance Centre (Tuesday July 26, kick-off TBC)
vs Real Betis at the Brentford Community Stadium (Saturday July 30, 3pm BST)

Brighton
Brighton 0-0 Union Saint-Gilloise
vs Reading at the Madejski Stadium (Saturday July 23, 3pm BST)
vs Brentford at the Amex Elite Football Performance Centre (Tuesday July 26, kick-off TBC)
vs Espanyol at the Amex Stadium (Saturday July 30, 3pm BST)
Chelsea
vs Club America at the Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas (Saturday July 16, kick-off TBC)
vs Charlotte FC at the Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte (Wednesday July 20, kick-off TBC)
vs Arsenal at the Camping World Stadium, Florida (Saturday July 23, kick-off TBC)

Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace 1-1 Accrington Stanley
Crystal Palace 5-4 Millwall
vs Liverpool at the National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore (Friday July 15, 1.35pm BST)
vs Manchester United at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (Tuesday July 19, 11.10am BST)
vs Leeds United at the Optus Stadium, Perth (Friday July 22, 11.05am BST)
vs QPR at Loftus Road (Saturday July 23, 3pm BST)
vs Montpellier at Selhurst Park (Saturday July 30, 3pm BST)

Everton
vs Arsenal at the M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore (Sunday July 17, 12am BST)
vs Minnesota United at the Allianz Field, Minnesota (Thursday July 21, 1am BST)
vs Blackpool at Bloomfield Road (Sunday July 24, 3pm BST)
vs Dynamo Kyiv at Goodison Park (Friday July 29, kick-off TBC)

Fulham
vs Nice at the Estadio Algarve, Portugal (Saturday July 16, 8:15pm BST)
vs Benfica at the Estadio Algarve, Portugal (Sunday July 17, 8:15pm BST)
vs Estoril at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota, Portugal (Sunday July 24, kick-off 6pm BST)
vs Villarreal at Craven Cottage (Sunday July 31, 3pm BST)

Leeds United
Leeds 4-0 Blackpool
vs Brisbane Roar at the Cbus Super Stadium, Robina (Thursday July 14, 10am BST)
vs Aston Villa at the Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Monday July 17, 5.35am BST)
vs Crystal Palace at the Optus Stadium, Perth (Friday July 22, 11.05am BST)
vs Cagliari at Elland Road (Sunday July 31, 6pm BST)

Leicester City
Leicester 1-2 Notts County
vs OH Leuven at the Den Dreef Stadion, Belgium (Saturday July 16, 1pm BST)
vs Hull at MKM Stadium (Wednesday July 20, 7:45pm BST)
vs Derby at Pride Park (Saturday July 23, 1pm BST)
vs Preston at Deepdale (Saturday July 23, 3pm BST)
vs Sevilla at the King Power Stadium (Sunday July 31, BST)

Liverpool
Manchester United 4-0 Liverpool
vs Crystal Palace in Singapore (Friday July 15, 1.35pm BST)
vs RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena, Germany (Thursday July 21, 6:15pm BST)
vs Red Bull Salzburg at the Red Bull Arena, Austria (Wednesday July 27, 7pm BST)
vs Strasbourg at Anfield (Sunday July 31, 7:30pm BST)

Manchester City
vs Club America at the NRG Stadium, Houston (Thursday July 21, 1.30am BST)
vs Bayern Munich at Lambeau Field, Green Bay (Saturday July 23, 8pm BST)

Manchester United
Manchester United 4-0 Liverpool
vs Melbourne Victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (Friday July 15, 11.05am BST)
vs Crystal Palace at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne (Tuesday July 19, 11.10am BST)
vs Aston Villa at the Optus Stadium, Perth (Saturday July 23, 10.45am BST)
vs Atletico Madrid at the Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo (Saturday July 30, 1pm BST)
vs Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford (Sunday July 31, 4pm BST)

Newcastle United
Newcastle 5-1 Gateshead
vs 1860 Munich at SaalfeldenArena Bürgerau, Austria (Friday July 15, 1:30pm BST)
vs Mainz at the Kufstein Arena, Austria (Monday July 18, 3pm BST)
vs Benfica at the Estadio da Luz, Portugal (Tuesday July 26, 8pm BST)
vs Atalanta at St James’ Park, Newcastle (Friday July 29, 7.45pm BST)
vs Athletic Bilbao at St James’ Park, Newcastle (Saturday July 30, 3pm BST)

Southampton
vs RB Leipzig at Lavanttal-Arena, Austria (Saturday July 16, 1pm BST)
vs Klagenfurt at Wörthersee Stadion, Austria (Monday July 18, 6pm BST)
vs Watford at Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip (Saturday July 23, 3pm BST)
vs Monaco at St Mary’s (Wednesday July 27, 7:45pm BST)
vs Villarreal at St Mary’s (Saturday July 30, 3pm BST)

Tottenham Hotspur
vs Team K-League at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul (Wednesday July 13, 12pm BST)
vs Sevilla at the Suwon World Cup Stadium, South Korea (Saturday July 16, 12pm BST)
vs Rangers at Ibrox (Saturday July 23, 3pm BST)
vs Roma at the Sammy Ofer Stadium, Israel (Saturday July 30, 7:15pm BST)

West Ham United
Servette 0-2 West Ham
Ipswich 1-2 West Ham
Boreham Wood 1-1 West Ham
vs Reading at the Select Car Leasing Stadium (Saturday July 16, 3pm BST)
vs Rangers at Ibrox (Tuesday July 19, 7:45pm BST)
vs Luton Town at Kenilworth Road (Saturday July 23, 3pm BST)
vs Lens at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, France (Saturday July 30, 5:15pm BST)

Wolves
Wolves 4-1 Forest Green
Wolves 3-0 Burnley
vs Deportivo Alaves at Camilo Cano Stadium, Spain (Wednesday July 20, 6pm BST)
vs Levante behind closed doors in Spain (Thursday July 21, 9:30am BST)
vs Besiktas at Camilo Cano Stadium, Spain (Saturday July 23, 6pm BST)
vs Sporting CP at the Estadio Algarve, Portugal (Saturday July 30, 6:45pm BST)
vs Farense at the Estadio de Sao Luis, Portugal (Sunday July 31, 6:45pm BST)

Newcastle United have held talks with Real Sociedad about signing Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 22, from the Spanish side in a club-record deal. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Leeds United and Brazil forward Raphinha, 25, is set to travel to Barcelona to complete a move to the Nou Camp. (Athletic – subscription required)

Leeds are poised to accept a £49m bid, which could rise to £57m, from the La Liga club for their skilful attacker. (Guardian)

Chelsea have an interest in Paris St-Germain and France centre-back Presnel Kimpembe, 26. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, has offered his services to Paris St-Germain in an attempt to play alongside Argentine forward Lionel Messi, 35, after saying he wants to leave Manchester United. (Le Parisien, via Express)

But PSG have turned down the chance of signing Ronaldo as they do not have enough space on their wage bill to pay him. (ESPN)

Manchester United’s pursuit of Ajax’s Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez, 24, has reached a key stage, with the clubs set to meet on Wednesday to discuss finalising a £43m move. (Daily Express)

Arsenal have dropped their interest in Martinez after having a deal worth up to £38m rejected. (Goal)

Newcastle have also added Espanyol and Spain striker Raul de Tomas, 27, to their transfer shortlist. (Ekrem Konur)

England midfielder Declan Rice has a gentleman’s agreement with West Ham to stay for one more season before the 23-year-old is allowed to leave. (Talksport)

Chelsea have launched a bid to hijack 33-year-old Poland striker Robert Lewandowski’s move from Bayern Munich to Barcelona. (Mirror)

Italy midfielder Jorginho, who has one year left on his contract with Chelsea, says he would “like to stay” at the Stamford Bridge club amid speculation about the 30-year-old’s future. (Athletic – subscription required)

Spain right-back Cesar Azpilicueta is thought to be keen on a move to Barcelona, but Chelsea have told the 32-year-old they will only let him leave when they have reinforced their defence. (Mail)

Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti has hinted that Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly, the 31-year-old Senegal centre-back, could be about to leave the Serie A club, telling the club’s fans on Instagram: “If he wants to choose something else, we wish him all the best because he deserves it.” (Daily Express)

Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold and football director John Murtough are both in Barcelona to try to finalise a deal for 25-year-old Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong. (Manchester Evening News)

Leicester City and Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, 25, and Wolves’ Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, are on Manchester United’s contingency plan if they fail to sign De Jong. (Talksport)

Barcelona have agreed to meet Leeds United’s asking price of £65m for Brazil winger Raphinha, 25, and the Spanish club’s priority will now be to sell De Jong to Manchester United. (Mirror)

Chelsea appear to be behind Barcelona in their attempts to sign Raphinha and the Blues could consider 26-year-old Bayern Munich and Germany forward Serge Gnabry instead. (Mail)

France forward Ousmane Dembele’s contract at Barcelona expired this summer, but the 25-year-old is set to sign a new deal which will keep him with the Nou Camp side until 2024. (Marca)

Wolves have rejected a £25m bid for English midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 22, from Everton. (Mail)

Fulham have got in touch with fellow London club Tottenham about signing their 24-year-old Wales defender Joe Rodon. (Football Insider)

Fulham are in advanced talks to sign Switzerland defender Kevin Mbabu, 27, from German club Wolfsburg in a deal worth an initial £5m. (Evening Standard)

Sevilla are interested in Tottenham’s 25-year-old Spain left-back Sergio Reguilon. (Mail)

Middlesbrough’s interest in Newcastle striker Dwight Gayle has cooled with chairman Steve Gibson reluctant to sanction a deal for the 32-year-old Englishman. (Football Insider)

Nathan Collins, 21, will become the most expensive Irish footballer in history when he completes a £20.3m move from Burnley to Wolves this week. (Irish Independent)

Arsenal made a £5.9m offer for Benfica’s Spanish full-back Alex Grimaldo, 26, after Scotland international Kieran Tierney lasted just 30 minutes on his return from injury. (Star)

Juventus and Roma have shown interest in Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira after Fiorentina decided not to sign the 26-year-old Uruguay international permanently following his loan spell last season. (Evening Standard)

Bayern Munich are considering Tottenham Hotspur and England forward Harry Kane, 28, as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski, with the 33-year-old Poland striker eager to leave the Bundesliga champions this summer. (Kicker – in German)

Chelsea and Paris St-Germain will enter the race to sign Lewandowski should his desired move to Barcelona fail to materialise. (Mail)

Barcelona believe they will be able to sign Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 27, from Manchester City. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is reluctant to bring Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, to Stamford Bridge this summer. (Mail)

West Ham United have turned their attention to Roma and Netherlands winger Justin Kluivert, 23, after missing out on Villarreal’s Arnaut Danjuma, 25. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Chelsea are preparing to match Napoli’s £34m asking price for Senegal centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, 31. (Corriere dello Sport, via Sun)

However, Juventus are planning to fund the signing of Koulibaly with the £90m fee they hope to receive for Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, with Bayern Munich and Chelsea favourites to sign the 22-year-old. (Tuttosport – in Italian)

Everton are set to offer England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 28, a new long-term contract. (Liverpool Echo)

Arsenal are in talks with Benfica after submitting a £6.4m offer for their Spanish left-back Alex Grimaldo, 26. (Express)

Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira, 26, has spoken to Jose Mourinho about a switch to Roma. (Mirror)

Manchester United are prepared to go through the transfer window without signing a defensive midfielder as they chase Barcelona’s Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25 and Denmark’s Christian Eriksen, 30. (Manchester Evening News)

Sevilla are among the clubs interested in Tottenham left-back Sergio Reguilon, 25. (Daily Mail)

Manchester City will sign a new centre-back this summer if Netherlands defender Nathan Ake, 27, joins Chelsea. (Fabrizio Romano)

Arsenal and Newcastle are interested in Lyon and Brazil attacking midfielder Lucas Paqueta but both Premier League sides feel the French club’s valuation of 65m euros (£55m) for the 24-year-old is too high. (CBS Sports)

Chelsea want £7m from Barcelona for Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta, 32, who has already agreed personal terms with the Catalan club. (Evening Standard)

Newcastle United have been offered Watford and Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis, 24, along with Burnley’s 25-year-old Ivory Coast winger Maxwell Cornet. (Chronicle Live)

Arsenal face competition from Manchester United to sign Chelsea and France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31. (Express)

Barcelona and Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets, 33, has been approached by MLS clubs over a move next summer. (Fabrizio Romano)

Norwich City have agreed a club-record deal worth £11.5m for Sao Paulo’s Brazilian attacking midfielder Gabriel Sara, 23. (Mirror)

England forward Phil Foden, 22, is set to sign a new six-year deal at Manchester City worth £200,000-a-week. (Star)

Arsenal could make a surprise approach for Chelsea and France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31. (Star)

Manchester United remain convinced that Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 30, will move to Old Trafford despite suggestions from Brentford that he could remain with them. (ESPN)

Ajax have told Manchester United to improve their offer of 43m euros if they want to sign Argentina centre-back Lisandro Martinez, 24. (90 Min)

United have been approached to sign Paulo Dybala as a potential replacement for Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, who wants to leave Old Trafford this summer. The 28-year-old Argentina attacker is a free agent after leaving Juventus at the end of last season. (Star)

The Red Devils are being put under pressure by their sponsors to hold on to Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner. (Mirror)

Barcelona have matched the £60m offer, including add-ons, put forward by Chelsea for Leeds United and Brazil attacker Raphinha, 25. (Goal)

Juventus are aware of negotiations between the agents of Matthijs de Ligt and Bayern Munich but the Serie A giants have yet to receive an opening bid for the 22-year-old Netherlands defender, who has also been linked to Chelsea. (Fabrizio Romano)

Chelsea have been informed that Bayern could make France defender Dayot Upamecano, 23, available if De Ligt joins the Bundesliga champions. (90 Min)

Brighton are in talks over an improved contract for Spain left-back Marc Cucurella, 23, amid interest from Manchester City. (Athletic -subscription required)

Arsenal are preparing to submit an opening bid for Benfica’s Spanish defender Alex Grimaldo, 26. (Jornal de Noticias, via Express)

Everton are not lining up a move for Watford and Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis, despite being linked to the 24-year-old. (Football Insider)

Manchester United are closing in on a deal for Albania goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha, 27, who is available on a free transfer after leaving Lazio. (Talksport)

Everton’s hopes of signing Chelsea striker Armando Broja have been boosted after the Stamford Bridge-club decided to leave the 20-year-old out of the squad travelling to America for a pre-season tour. (Liverpool Echo)

Former Derby boss Wayne Rooney is open to returning to DC United to manage the MLS team. (ESPN)

Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli has said Belgium striker Dries Mertens, 35, has rejected a new deal with the club. (Fabrizio Romano)

Borussia Dortmund have no intention of loaning out American attacker Gio Reyna, 19, who has received interest from Rangers. (Fabrizio Romano)

Brentford have made an offer for Wolfsburg and Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, 23, however the German club are reluctant to sell. (Sky Sports – in German)

Manchester United have made an improved £43m offer for 24-year-old Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez in a bid to beat Arsenal to the Argentina centre-back’s signature. (Mail)

Amid intense speculation over 37-year-old Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s future, Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has recognised the need to strengthen his team’s attacking options, while the Dutchman remains keen on adding a right-back and centre-back. (Manchester Evening News)

Ten Hag hopes to foil his former club Ajax’s attempts to re-sign Dutch striker Brian Brobbey from RB Leipzig for £13m. The 20-year-old came through the Eredivisie side’s academy before joining the Germans in 2021, but returned to Ajax on loan for the second half of last season, scoring seven goals in 11 league games. (Times – subscription required)

Arsenal are interested in Lyon’s 24-year-old Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta, who has also been linked with Newcastle. (Media Foot – in French)

Chelsea’s Moroccan playmaker Hakim Ziyech, who has been linked with AC Milan, has announced his decision to part ways with agent Nakhli Mondial after 12 years with the 29-year-old saying he wants to “take full control of my professional future”. (Ziyech’s Instagram)

Barcelona boss Xavi wants to re-sign France winger Ousmane Dembele, 25, who is a free agent after his contract at the Nou Camp expired. However, the club’s sporting director Mateu Alemany would prefer a move for Leeds’ Brazilian attacker Raphinha. (Mirror)

And Barca have submitted a ‘final offer’ of £47m for 25-year-old Raphinha, who has also been linked with Chelsea and Arsenal. (Sport – in Spanish)

Arsenal are interested in re-signing Algeria midfielder Ismael Bennacer from AC Milan with the 24-year-old having left the Gunners to join Empoli in 2017. (Calciomercatoweb – in Italian)

West Ham are weighing up a £13m move for Roma’s Netherlands forward Justin Kluivert, 23. (Gazzetta dello Sport via Team Talk)

The Hammers have been turned down by Villarreal’s Dutch winger Arnaut Danjuma, 25. (Goal)

Paris St-Germain have met Sassuolo to discuss a move for Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca but no agreement has yet been reached. The 23-year-old has also been linked with Newcastle. (Fabrizio Romano)

Southampton are looking to sign Manchester City and Burkina Faso defender Issa Kabore, 21, on loan but face competition from Nottingham Forest. (Mail)

Roma are considering making a bid for Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 29. (Fabrizio Romano)

Bournemouth are in talks to sign Tottenham’s 23-year-old English defender Japhet Tanganga, who has also attracted interest from Napoli and AC Milan. (Athletic – subscription required)

Nigeria midfielder Joe Aribo, 25, is close to joining Southampton from Rangers for an initial £6m. (Fabrizio Romano)

Millwall have agreed to sign Leeds United’s English midfielder Jamie Shackleton, 22, on loan. (Football Insider)

Southampton are interested in signing Manchester City and Burkina Faso defender Issa Kabore, 21, on loan. (Fabrizio Romano)

Chelsea are set to offer Spain defenders Cesar Azpilicueta, 32, and Marcos Alonso, 31, plus £51m to beat Manchester United in the race to sign Barcelona’s 25-year-old Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong. (Sport – in Spanish)

Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Netherlands defender Nathan Ake, 27, from Manchester City. (Times)

Manchester United are willing to listen to offers for Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, this summer amid interest from Chelsea and Napoli. (Sky Sports)

Paris St-Germain want to sign Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 33, and Sassuolo and Italy forward Gianluca Scamacca, 23. (Footmercato – in French)

Newcastle have joined Liverpool in being interested in 26-year-old Real Madrid and Spain winger Marco Asensio. (Sport – in Spanish)

Tottenham are close to signing Barcelona’s France defender Clement Lenglet, 27, on a season-long loan. (Standard)

Manchester United have been asked to pay combined transfer fees of £106m to sign Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez, 24, and Brazil winger Antony, 22, from Ajax. (Daily Record)

Brentford boss Thomas Frank is adamant they will not give up on signing 30-year-old Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, who is expected to join Manchester United. (Express)

Arsenal are considering a move for Benfica’s 26-year-old Spanish left-back Alex Grimaldo, with manager Mikel Arteta eager to add cover for Kieran Tierney. (Mirror)

Chelsea are looking to offer England defender Reece James, 22, a contract extension despite his current deal running to June 2025 – in an attempt to fend off interest from Manchester City and Real Madrid. (i Sport)

Chelsea remain favourites to sign Raphinha for £55m, with Leeds still waiting on an offer from Barcelona for the 25-year-old Brazil forward. (Standard)

Portugal forward Fabio Silva, 19, is set to join Anderlecht on a season-long loan from Wolves, who bought him for £35m two years ago. (Mail)

Leeds are prepared to pay a club record £32m to sign 21-year-old Belgium striker Charles de Ketelaere from Club Bruges. (Mirror)

Fulham have made two offers for West Ham’s 25-year-old French defender Issa Diop. (Mail)

Arsenal’s 21-year-old English midfielder Matt Smith is wanted by a host of Championship clubs including Millwall and Luton. (Sun)

Newcastle remain in talks with Everton over the signing of 21-year-old English winger Anthony Gordon. (Chronicle)

English left-back Omar Richards, 24, is set to leave Bayern Munich for Nottingham Forest. (Bild – in German)

Norwich City are interested in Manchester City’s 25-year-old Colombian forward Marlos Moreno. (Pink Un)

Arsenal are confident of beating Manchester United to the £30m signing of Leicester City’s 25-year-old Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans. (Sun)

Manchester United have made a £51m bid for Ajax’s 22-year-old Brazil forward Antony, but the Dutch club are holding out for a fee of £68m. (Goal)

Manchester United still do not know when Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, will return to training as the Old Trafford club prepare to leave for their pre-season tour to Thailand on Friday. (Times – subscription required)

Bayern Munich director Oliver Kahn says a move for Ronaldo would not fit in with the German club’s “philosophy”. (Mail)

Chelsea are preparing a £38m bid for Sporting Lisbon’s 23-year-old Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes, who is also a target for Wolves. (A Bola – in Portuguese)

Barcelona are considering Argentina left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, 29, again in case they cannot sign Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 31, from Chelsea. (Marca)

Everton are set to offer England Under-21 winger Anthony Gordon, 21, a new contract to ward off interest from Newcastle United. (Times – subscription required)

The Toffees also have no intention of selling England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and may offer the 25-year-old a new deal too. (Mirror)

Arsenal are looking to sell seven players – including Ivory Coast winger and club-record signing Nicolas Pepe, 27, and German goalkeeper Bernd Leno – in order to fund spending on further new signings. (Sun)

Fulham are in talks with the Gunners over a deal for the 30-year-old Leno. (West London Sport)

Leeds United have urged Barcelona to make a final offer for Raphinha this week as they want the 25-year-old Brazil forward’s future resolved as soon as possible. (Sport – in Spanish)

Crystal Palace are hopeful of beating Everton and Nottingham Forest to the signing of Wolves’ 22-year-old English midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White. (Talksport)

Palace are in talks to sign Swansea’s English midfielder Flynn Downes, 23, for £8m. (Mail)

But West Ham are also discussing a deal for Downes, who was a boyhood Hammers fan. (Sky Sports)

Tottenham are closing in on the £15m signing of 21-year-old England Under-21 full-back Djed Spence from Middlesbrough. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Nottingham Forest are hoping to complete deals for Bayern Munich’s English left-back Omar Richards, 24, and Liverpool’s 21-year-old Wales right-back Neco Williams by the weekend. (Athletic – subscription required)

Southampton are also interested in Williams and hope to beat Forest to the defender’s signature. (Football Insider)

Club Bruges have rejected a bid from Leeds for 21-year-old Belgium midfielder Charles de Ketelaere, who would prefer a move to AC Milan. (HLN – in Dutch)

England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 29, is set to fly to the United States to hold talks with two Major League Soccer sides following his release by Manchester United last month. (ESPN)

England’s players will receive a £55,000 bonus per player if they win the Women’s European Championship. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has taken a wage cut to sign a new one-year deal with Italian champions AC Milan. (Marca)

Juventus have reached an agreement to re-sign midfielder Paul Pogba, 29, on a four-year deal after the France World Cup winner’s contract expired at Manchester United. (Sky Sports)

Chelsea hope to complete the signing of one of their two defensive targets this week, with negotiations continuing for Netherlands internationals, Juventus’ Matthijs de Ligt, 22, and Manchester City’s Nathan Ake, 27. (Standard)

However, Bayern Munich have reached a verbal agreement with De Ligt in a blow to Chelsea’s hopes. (Sport1 in German)

Tottenham are still keen on signing Villarreal’s Spain international defender Pau Torres, 25, despite the impending arrival of France centre-back Clement Lenglet, 27, from Barcelona. (Mirror)

Fulham are close to signing Israel international winger Manor Solomon, 22, on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk. (Athletic – subscription required)

Newcastle are unwilling to meet Bayer Leverkusen’s £60m asking price for France international winger Moussa Diaby, 22. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Brentford expect to confirm the £18.9m signing of Scotland international defender Aaron Hickey, 20, from Bologna this week. (Guardian)

Nottingham Forest have held talks with Bayern Munich to sign English left-back Omar Richards, 24, who is available for £8.5m. (Telegraph via Nottingham Post)

Southampton are in talks to sign Nigeria international midfielder Joe Aribo, 25, from Rangers for £10m. (Athletic – subscription required)

Leicester have opened discussions with Feyenoord for 21-year-old Turkey international midfielder Orkun Kokcu. (Mail)

Everton have enquired about the availability of Chelsea’s Albania international striker Armando Broja, 20, as a replacement for Richarlison, who has joined Tottenham. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, 50, is eyeing a return to the Premier League after being sacked by Paris St-Germain. (Sun)

Bournemouth want English defender Nathaniel Phillips, 25, to return on loan from Liverpool. (Football Insider)

The 29-year-old, who has not been named, was taken into custody on Monday morning where he remains, as reported by the Telegraph.

The Metropolitan Police told BBC Sport: “On 4 July, an allegation of rape of a woman in her 20s was reported to police.

“It was reported the alleged rape happened in June 2022.”

The statement added: “On 4 July, a 29-year-old man was arrested at an address in Barnet on suspicion of rape and taken into custody where he remains.

“Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.”

A woman, also in her 20s, reported the alleged attack and showed police photos of “bruising”.

Police swooped to arrest a top footballer after a woman accused him of raping her during a holiday in the Med.

The international star — one of the best players at his Premier League side — was handcuffed and taken into custody yesterday.

He was held on suspicion of rape after six police cars arrived at his multi-million-pound gated mansion at 3am, while he was asleep.

The well-known player spent at least 15 hours being quizzed by detectives.

The ace — still in custody last night — had already begun training and was due to fly out on a pre-season tour with his club.