Chelsea will sign Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante, 25, for £30m over the weekend. They are also hopeful of signing Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 25, with Everton also interested in the Senegal international. These as reported by Daily Telegraph.
Here are other top transfer stories for today:
- Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez, 25, is also likely to leave the Premier League champions after turning down the offer of a new contract. (Guardian)
- Danny Drinkwater was expected to get an improved deal from Leicester but the 26-year-old midfielder says talks have not started.(Daily Mail)
- Manchester United will complete the £105m signing of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, when the France international returns from holiday. (Sun)
- Dimitri Payet's agent has denied the 29-year-old West Ham playmaker said that he would be "100%" staying with the Hammers. (Daily Express)
- West Ham made former striker Carlos Tevez an offer of £150,000-a-week to return to the club but the 32-year-old will instead sign for Brazilian side Corinthians. (Daily Mirror)
- Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 27, has told the Blues he wants to rejoin Atletico Madrid but new boss Antonio Conte wants the Spain international to stay. (AS, in Spanish)
- Liverpool have been linked with Bayern Munich playmaker Mario Gotze but the 24-year-old is set to sign for former club Borussia Dortmund. (Bild via Daily Mirror)
- Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is considering up the future of keeper Joe Hart, 29, as the club weighs up a move for PSV Eindhoven's 25-year-old custodian Jeroen Zoet. (Daily Mail)
- Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini says his side will not be able to sign midfielder Yaya Toure, 34, from former club Manchester City. (Sky Sport Italia, via Manchester Evening News)
- Ligue 1 side Marseille are set to sign Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez, 30. (Birmingham Mail)
- Inter are set to sign 19-year-old forward Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras. The Brazilian will 'officially' sign for Jiangsu Suning, who have the same ownership, for €30 million in January before immediately being loaned to Italy. (gianlucadimarzio.com)
- Manchester United are on the brink of agreeing a £105 million fee for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, with the Frenchman signing a five-year deal worth more than £200,000 a week. (The Sun)
- Crystal Palace have turned their attention to £20 million-rated West Brom striker Saido Berahino after their move for Christian Benteke stalled. (The Sun)
Here are other top transfer stories for today:
- Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez, 25, is also likely to leave the Premier League champions after turning down the offer of a new contract. (Guardian)
- Danny Drinkwater was expected to get an improved deal from Leicester but the 26-year-old midfielder says talks have not started.(Daily Mail)
- Manchester United will complete the £105m signing of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, when the France international returns from holiday. (Sun)
- Dimitri Payet's agent has denied the 29-year-old West Ham playmaker said that he would be "100%" staying with the Hammers. (Daily Express)
- West Ham made former striker Carlos Tevez an offer of £150,000-a-week to return to the club but the 32-year-old will instead sign for Brazilian side Corinthians. (Daily Mirror)
- Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 27, has told the Blues he wants to rejoin Atletico Madrid but new boss Antonio Conte wants the Spain international to stay. (AS, in Spanish)
- Liverpool have been linked with Bayern Munich playmaker Mario Gotze but the 24-year-old is set to sign for former club Borussia Dortmund. (Bild via Daily Mirror)
- Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is considering up the future of keeper Joe Hart, 29, as the club weighs up a move for PSV Eindhoven's 25-year-old custodian Jeroen Zoet. (Daily Mail)
- Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini says his side will not be able to sign midfielder Yaya Toure, 34, from former club Manchester City. (Sky Sport Italia, via Manchester Evening News)
- Ligue 1 side Marseille are set to sign Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez, 30. (Birmingham Mail)
- Inter are set to sign 19-year-old forward Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras. The Brazilian will 'officially' sign for Jiangsu Suning, who have the same ownership, for €30 million in January before immediately being loaned to Italy. (gianlucadimarzio.com)
- Manchester United are on the brink of agreeing a £105 million fee for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, with the Frenchman signing a five-year deal worth more than £200,000 a week. (The Sun)
- Crystal Palace have turned their attention to £20 million-rated West Brom striker Saido Berahino after their move for Christian Benteke stalled. (The Sun)
