Football transfer gossip: Kane, Sandro, Sanchez, Ageuro, Mbappe, Lacazette, Sigurdsson

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Transfer news (latest update 12:00 BST)

Arsene Wenger is set for talks with France forward Olivier Giroud, 30, over his future as Arsenal seek to complete a club-record deal for Lyon's France striker Alexandre Lacazette, 26. (Evening Standard)external-link

Leicester City will have to offer at least £40m to even tempt Swansea City into discussing a possible deal for Iceland playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson, 27. (Leicester Mercury)external-link

Liverpool are interested in signing Kylian Mbappe, 18, but they are not convinced that the France and Monaco striker wants to move to England. (Sky Sports)external-link

Manchester United's hopes of signing Croatia winger Ivan Perisic, 28, have suffered a setback, with Inter Milan's new boss Luciano Spalletti desperate to keep the 28-year-old. (Corriere dello Sport via Daily Mail)external-link

Liverpool target Naby Keita has been told he can leave RB Leipzig, but the German club want £70m for the 22-year-old Guinea midfielder. (Guardian)external-link

England striker Daniel Sturridge, 27, is back in pre-season training at Liverpool, having made just 20 Premier League appearances last season. (Liverpool Echo)external-link

Stoke's Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri, 25, has dismissed rumours linking him with a move to Roma. (Blick via Stoke Sentinel)external-link

Tottenham are well placed to sign Barcelona's Spain midfielder Carles Alena and the 19-year-old could be available for 3m euros (£2.63m). (AS)external-link

Former Spurs midfielder Paulinho, 28, will cost Barcelona 40m euros (£35.1m) - the value of Guangzhou Evergrande's release clause. (Sport - in Spanish)external-link

But the Brazilian's move is 'unlikely' because of Chinese Super League regulations. (Daily Telegraph)external-link

Transfer news (previous update 07:00 BST)

Bookies have cut the odds on Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 23, signing for Manchester United from 20-1 to 6-1. (Daily Star)external-link

However, Spurs have laughed off United's interest in the England international, with chairman Daniel Levy valuing Kane at close to £200m. (Independent) external-link

Juventus and Brazil defender Alex Sandro, 26, has agreed to join Chelsea, with the Premier League champions closing in on a £61m deal. (Corriere della Sera via Metro)external-link

Sandro could be joined at Stamford Bridge by Southampton and Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 25, Everton's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 24, and 22-year-old Monaco and France midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko - with Chelsea prepared to spend £240m this summer. (Daily Express) external-link

Arsenal and Manchester City are considering a straight swap deal involving 28-year-old Chile forward Alexis Sanchez and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero, 29. (Daily Star) external-link

However, Sanchez has been urged by his international team-mate Arturo Vidal to ditch the Gunners for "best club in the world" Bayern Munich. (Sun)external-link

Arsenal and France forward Olivier Giroud, 30, has been in contact with the president of Lyon over a potential move to the Ligue 1 club this summer. (Independent) external-link

Manchester United are on the verge of signing Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic and could bring in the 28-year-old Serbia international by the end of the week. (ESPN)external-link

United are also close to signing 29-year-old Belgium midfielder Radja Nainggolan from Roma. (Il Tempo - in Italian)external-link

Everton have had a £30m bid rejected for Swansea's 27-year-old Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson. (Daily Mirror) external-link

Chelsea could make a shock £35m bid for Roma defender Kostas Manola. The 26-year-old Greece international was reportedly on the brink of a move to Zenit St Petersburg. (Daily Express)external-link

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has reassured Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, 31, that he will have a "positive experience" if he moves to the Chinese Super League. (Daily Mail)external-link

Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 19, has distanced himself from a move to Manchester United and says he expects to stay at German champions Bayern Munich. (Record - in Portuguese) external-link

France striker Kylian Mbappe, 18, is to be offered a 900% pay rise by Monaco to fend off interest from Real Madrid, Liverpool and Arsenal. (Sun) external-link

Liverpool are tracking Germany's Max Meyer, 21, at the Under-21 Euro 2017 tournament in Poland but face competition from Tottenham for the Schalke midfielder. (Daily Star) external-link

Crystal Palace will make a move for Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho. West Ham and Leicester are also interested in the 20-year-old Nigerian. (Daily Mirror)external-link

Juventus will bid £15m for Southampton's 25-year-old Portugal right-back Cedric Soares. (Sun) external-link

AC Milan and Italy keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has been linked to Real Madrid and Manchester United but posted a message on social media that he was open to discussing a new deal to stay with the Serie A side. (Daily Express)external-link

But the 18-year-old later posted another message saying his account had been hacked along with a show of support for his agent Mino Raiola. (Daily Mail)external-link

The back pages

Daily Star
The Daily Star leads with a possible swap deal involving Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez

Meanwhile...

Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang scored six goals playing alongside his father in a Paris FC veterans friendly match. (Paris FC website)external-link

Former England and Arsenal forward Rachel Yankey, 37, says there are not enough female managers in the game and "those barriers need to be broken down". (Guardian)external-link

The best of Sunday's transfer gossip

Manager Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United bosses he wants £100m-rated Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 23, and not former United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo, 32. (Sunday Mirror)external-link

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is planning a £105m double swoop at his former club Juventus for defenders Alex Sandro, 26, and Leonardo Bonucci, 30. (Sunday Express)external-link

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will consider signing Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, 21, should the Gunners lose out to Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappe, 18. (Mail on Sunday)external-link

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