Chelsea have opened talks with Barcelona for 25-year-old Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who has been heavily linked with a move Manchester United this summer. (Athlete – membership required)
Chelsea are willing to offer France defender Wesley Fofana £200,000-a-week if they can seal a deal with of the city of Leicesterwho want £85m for the 21-year-old. (Post office)
Manchester United held initial talks with RB Salzburg for the signing of 19-year-old Slovenian striker Benjamin Cesko. (Sky Sports)
Chelsea they also had a meeting with Cesko’s agent. (Fabricio Romano)
Bournemouth is close to signature BarcelonaThe 33-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Neto. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Tottenham have opened talks with Udinese over Italian left-back Destiny Udogie, 19, with the option to loan the defender back to the Serie A club. (Fabricio Romano)
England goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 25, will not play Manchester United and again after joining Nottingham Forest on loan, says ex-Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara. (Talksport)
ChelseaEngland defender Levi Colwill, 19, is set to join Brightonwith Spanish Seagulls defender Marc Cucurella, 24, on the verge of moving in the opposite direction. (football. London)
The Blues will have a buyout clause in the deal for Colwill. (Fabricio Romano)
Croatian winger Ivan Perisic, 33, reached out to the former Tottenham Star and compatriot Luka Modric for advice before deciding to leave Inter Milan for north London this summer. (mirror)
Several Championship and League One clubs are interested in signing him Manchester UnitedWales midfielder Charlie Savage, 19, on loan. (Post office)
