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Published4 August 2026
Updated 5 August 2026
Nottingham Forest eye Tijjani Reijnders, Tottenham want Savinho and Nicolas Jackson, Real Madrid resume Vinicius Jr contract talks and Chelsea close in on Pep Chavarria.
United States striker Folarin Balogun, 25, has been offered to Tottenhamvia intermediaries, with the former Arsenalforward's future at Monaco uncertain. (Sun, external)
Spurs are in contact with Manchester City about Brazil winger Savinho, 22, while they are also interested in Liverpooland Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 27, and Eintracht Frankfurt's French attacking midfielder Jean-Matteo Bahoya, 21. (Athletic - subscription required, external)
Real Madrid are set to resume contract talks with Vinicius Jr's representatives this week but the club are not prepared to increase their most recent offer to the 26-year-old Brazil winger, who is linked with Arsenal. (ESPN, external)
Chelseaare close to finalising a deal with Rayo Vallecano for 28-year-old Spanish left-back Pep Chavarria, who has agreed personal terms with the Premier League side. (Athletic - subscription required, external)
Tottenhamare interested inChelseastriker Nicolas Jackson but are yet to make a formal approach for the 25-year-old Senegal international, who is valued at £65m by the Blues. (Mail, external)
Chelseaare eyeing a move for 26-year-old Porto and Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who was previously linked with Manchester United and has a 60m euro (£51m) release clause. (Mirror, external)
Manchester City have made a bid to sign Marseille and Argentina goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli, 34, with negotiations under way between the clubs. (Fabrizio Romano, external)
Newly promoted Hull Cityare rivalling relegated West Ham for 27-year-old Tottenham and Israel winger Manor Solomon, who is valued at about £20m. (The i Paper, external)
FormerManchester Unitedwinger Jadon Sancho, 26, has agreements in principle with a number of clubs in Europe, Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, with the England international assessing his options. (Sky Sports, external)
Fulham increase bid for Saints' Charles - Wednesday's EFL gossip
Fulham have increased their bid for Southampton and Northern Ireland midfielder Shea Charles to £25m after the Saints rejected their first offer, having set a valuation of £30m on the 22-year-old. (Daily Mail, external)
Striker Kaly Sene is also poised to depart Boro for Swiss side Young Boys in a deal worth £1m for the Senegalese 25-year-old. (Northern Echo, external)
Southampton winger Jay Robinson, 19, is set to join Monza on loan after the two sides agree a deal for the Englishman without a buy clause. (Fabrizio Romano via X, external)
Leicester City are close to two new additions including 23-year-old Bosnian striker Admir Bristic from Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana and Ipswich Town's Wes Burns, 31, with the Wales international expected to undergo a medical. (Telegraph, external)
