Manchester United and Liverpool are both showing interest in Crystal Palace left-back Tyrick Mitchell, with the attention around the 27-year-old described as growing. Mitchell is English and plays on the left side of defence for Palace.
Alejandro Garnacho’s situation at Aston Villa is also being watched. The attacking midfielder, who joined Villa on loan from Chelsea in the summer, has struggled to make an impression at Villa Park, and clubs in La Liga are now monitoring him.
At Liverpool, Julian Ward is set to be reappointed as sporting director. The 45-year-old would move from his current role as Fenway Sports Group’s technical director to replace Richard Hughes, returning to a position he previously held during the 2022-23 season.
Bayern Munich have Nottingham Forest’s England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White in their sights. The 26-year-old is the subject of the Bundesliga club’s interest.
Arsenal plan to use the September international break to finalise the details of a new long-term contract for Declan Rice. The 27-year-old England midfielder’s current deal includes an option to extend by 12 months, but the Gunners want to commit him to a longer arrangement, in line with the club’s policy towards players manager Mikel Arteta regards as key.
Liverpool, meanwhile, remain firmly committed to getting the best out of Florian Wirtz, despite the 23-year-old Germany attacking midfielder’s representatives being sounded out by Bayern Munich.
Chelsea are tracking Adama Jeng, a highly rated 15-year-old Gambian midfielder at Samger FC. Bayern Munich, Benfica, Sporting and Paris FC are also interested in the youngster.
In Italy, AC Milan and Roma are keen on a loan deal for Real Madrid’s Endrick, should Bernabeu president Florentino Perez be willing to let the 20-year-old Brazilian forward leave.
Barcelona have scouted Arthur Dias, the 19-year-old Brazilian at Athletico Paranaense who was previously the subject of strong interest from Tottenham.
Arsenal came so close to signing Vinicius Jr from Real Madrid during the summer that the 26-year-old Brazil forward’s team-mates believed his move to the Gunners was a foregone conclusion.