Swansea City are set to sign Sevilla striker Fernando Llorente on a two-year deal. The Spaniard will undergo a medical on Friday.
Here are other top transfer stories for today:
- Real Madrid starlet Martin Odegaard is set to join a Bundesliga club on loan, with Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburg both monitoring the teenager, but is waiting to see if Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp makes an offer. (Daily Mail)
- Roma are closing in on an initial loan deal for Thomas Vermaelen. Barcelona are asking for €2 million up front and €12m to make the move permanent next summer. (gianlucadimarzio.com)
- Arsenal have been joined by Chelsea in the race to sign Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi but neither club has made a bid. (BBC)
- Islam Slimani has handed in a transfer request after Sporting received an offer of £16.75 million from an unnamed English club for the striker. (The Sun)
- Everton have not received an official bid from Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku and have no intention of selling the striker. (Daily Mail)
- Everton will make an improved offer for Swansea captain Ashley Williams after having an initial £10 million bid rejected. (Sky Sports)
- Diafra Sakho's move from West Ham to West Brom has fallen through after it emerged he would not be fit for the start of the season. (Various)
- Gianfranco Zola is yet to be appointed Hull manager but will target a move for Torino's Maxi Lopez if he lands the job.
- Everton have made an approach for Wolfsburg's Germany winger Julian Draxler, who also interests Arsenal. The 22-year-old has a £63m release clause. (Independent)
- The Merseyside club will refuse to budge on their £50m valuation of 22-year-old England defender John Stones, who is a target for Manchester City. (Sky Sports)
- Liverpool could offload unwanted striker Mario Balotelli, 25, to Ajax. (Daily Mail)
- Diego Costa, 27, is likely to stay at Stamford Bridge, after Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo said the Spain striker's "place is with Chelsea". (Marca,via ESPN)
- However, Chelsea will have to work to re-sign former striker Romelu Lukaku's signature, after Everton offered the 23-year-old £135,000 a week to stay at the club. (Daily Mirror)
- Real Madrid are prepared to offer £55.1m to sign Bayern Munich's 24-year-old Austria midfielder David Alaba. (AS)
- Former England captain Rio Ferdinand, 37, says that he would be interested in working under national team manager Sam Allardyce with a view to stepping up to take charge in the future. (Times)
- Jurgen Klopp will not allow midfielder Lucas Leiva, 29, to leave Liverpool until he has secured defensive cover for his injury-depleted backline. (Liverpool Echo)
- Arsenal want to promote former winger Freddie Ljungberg, 39, from his role coaching the club's under-15s to fill the under-18s role vacated by Thierry Henry earlier this summer. (Times)
- Veteran Stoke striker Peter Crouch, 35, could move to Championship side Wolves in a bid for more first-team football. (Birmingham Mail)
Finally…
- Paul Pogba's world-record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United is complete, and will be announced when the 23-year-old France midfielder returns from holiday. (Manchester Evening News)
Here are other top transfer stories for today:
- Real Madrid starlet Martin Odegaard is set to join a Bundesliga club on loan, with Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburg both monitoring the teenager, but is waiting to see if Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp makes an offer. (Daily Mail)
- Roma are closing in on an initial loan deal for Thomas Vermaelen. Barcelona are asking for €2 million up front and €12m to make the move permanent next summer. (gianlucadimarzio.com)
- Arsenal have been joined by Chelsea in the race to sign Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi but neither club has made a bid. (BBC)
- Islam Slimani has handed in a transfer request after Sporting received an offer of £16.75 million from an unnamed English club for the striker. (The Sun)
- Everton have not received an official bid from Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku and have no intention of selling the striker. (Daily Mail)
- Everton will make an improved offer for Swansea captain Ashley Williams after having an initial £10 million bid rejected. (Sky Sports)
- Diafra Sakho's move from West Ham to West Brom has fallen through after it emerged he would not be fit for the start of the season. (Various)
- Gianfranco Zola is yet to be appointed Hull manager but will target a move for Torino's Maxi Lopez if he lands the job.
- Everton have made an approach for Wolfsburg's Germany winger Julian Draxler, who also interests Arsenal. The 22-year-old has a £63m release clause. (Independent)
- The Merseyside club will refuse to budge on their £50m valuation of 22-year-old England defender John Stones, who is a target for Manchester City. (Sky Sports)
- Liverpool could offload unwanted striker Mario Balotelli, 25, to Ajax. (Daily Mail)
- Diego Costa, 27, is likely to stay at Stamford Bridge, after Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo said the Spain striker's "place is with Chelsea". (Marca,via ESPN)
- However, Chelsea will have to work to re-sign former striker Romelu Lukaku's signature, after Everton offered the 23-year-old £135,000 a week to stay at the club. (Daily Mirror)
- Real Madrid are prepared to offer £55.1m to sign Bayern Munich's 24-year-old Austria midfielder David Alaba. (AS)
- Former England captain Rio Ferdinand, 37, says that he would be interested in working under national team manager Sam Allardyce with a view to stepping up to take charge in the future. (Times)
- Jurgen Klopp will not allow midfielder Lucas Leiva, 29, to leave Liverpool until he has secured defensive cover for his injury-depleted backline. (Liverpool Echo)
- Arsenal want to promote former winger Freddie Ljungberg, 39, from his role coaching the club's under-15s to fill the under-18s role vacated by Thierry Henry earlier this summer. (Times)
- Veteran Stoke striker Peter Crouch, 35, could move to Championship side Wolves in a bid for more first-team football. (Birmingham Mail)
Finally…
- Paul Pogba's world-record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United is complete, and will be announced when the 23-year-old France midfielder returns from holiday. (Manchester Evening News)
