Arsenal are confident of beating Manchester United to the £30m signing of Leicester City’s 25-year-old Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans. (Sun)external-linkManchester United have made a £51m bid for Ajax’s 22-year-old Brazil forward Antony, but the Dutch club are holding out for a fee of £68m. (Goal)external-linkManchester United still do not know when Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, will return to training as the Old Trafford club prepare to leave for their pre-season tour to Thailand on Friday. (Times – subscription required)external-linkBayern Munich director Oliver Kahn says a move for Ronaldo would not fit in with the German club’s “philosophy”. (Mail) external-linkChelsea are preparing a £38m bid for Sporting Lisbon’s 23-year-old Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes, who is also a target for Wolves. (A Bola – in Portuguese)external-linkBarcelona are considering Argentina left-back Nicolas Tagliafico, 29, again in case they cannot sign Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 31, from Chelsea. (Marca)external-linkEverton are set to offer England Under-21 winger Anthony Gordon, 21, a new contract to ward off interest from Newcastle United. (Times – subscription required)external-linkThe Toffees also have no intention of selling England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and may offer the 25-year-old a new deal too. (Mirror)external-linkArsenal are looking to sell seven players – including Ivory Coast winger and club-record signing Nicolas Pepe, 27, and German goalkeeper Bernd Leno – in order to fund spending on further new signings. (Sun)external-linkFulham are in talks with the Gunners over a deal for the 30-year-old Leno. (West London Sport)external-linkLeeds United have urged Barcelona to make a final offer for… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Transfer rumours: Tielemans, Antony, Nunes, Gordon, Leno, Raphinha
