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Southampton are weighing up a £12million move for Lazio centre back Wesley Hoedt as they prepare for Virgil van Dijk’s departure.
The £60million-rated Van Dijk is due to discuss his future with the club this week after telling them he wanted to move on. He spent last week training on his own at Southampton’s Staplewood training base while the team were on a pre-season trip to France.
Liverpool were warned over their approaches to Van Dijk earlier in the summer but that has not prevented the 26-year-old from voicing a desire to move to Anfield.
Chelsea have also been monitoring developments but Van Dijk wants to link up with Jurgen Klopp.
Mauricio Pellegrino has been using Jack Stephens and Maya Yoshida as his centre-back pairing and they have Poland Under 21 international Jan Bednarek to call upon also.
However, talks have taken place over Hoedt, another Holland international, who has been at Lazio since 2015.
The 23-year-old was a target for Southampton last summer while Middlesbrough, Leicester and Everton have also considered the former Alkmaar centre back. Hoedt is strong in the air, comfortable on the ball and a good reader of the game.
Liverpool are insisting Philippe Coutinho is not for sale. Jurgen Klopp once again underlined the club’s stance in the Audi Cup press conference on Monday, saying: ‘The word is ‘‘not’’ (for sale). There is no interpretation for that. There is nothing new.’
Barcelona are exploring all options with Paris Saint-Germain hoping to sign Neymar by Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Hannover 96 are interested in taking Liverpool’s Lazar Markovic on loan but the Anfield club want a permanent £16m sale. The fee has already deterred Fiorentina.
Gylfi Sigurdsson has told Swansea City he wants to join Everton.
The Goodison Park club have offered £45million plus a player with young defender Callum Connolly mentioned in discussions.
The 19-year-old was part of the England U20 World Cup winning squad and can play at right back and left back. He had a spell on loan at Wigan Athletic last season making 17 appearances in the Championship and scoring twice.
Sigurdsson is keen for a deal to be pushed through so he can link up with Everton though Swansea remain keen to push the price to £50m.
They want Wilfried Bony from Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion’s Nacer Chadli.
Everton remain keen to add Olivier Giroud from Arsenal and have designs on West Ham defender Winston Reid as they consider options to cover for the long-term injury to Ramiro Funes Mori.
Everton are also ready to offer a new one-year extension for Gareth Barry even though the 36-year-old has the option of joining West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract.
Marouane Fellaini may consider a move abroad in January.
The Belgium international is a firm favourite with Jose Mourinho though recognises the £40million signing of Nemanja Matic could limit his playing time this season.
Fellaini has a World Cup place to fight for this season and is out of contract next summer. Galatasaray have shown interest but he is not short of admirers. Mourinho said it was easier for Galatasaray to sign him than Fellaini when quizzed on Sunday, however, the 29-year-old wants more regular game time and will be free to negotiate with foreign clubs from January.
Matic completed his signing from Chelsea on Monday after undergoing a medical on Sunday. United believe that the £35m deal plus a further £5m in add-ons could be the last of their incomings for this summer barring a sea-change from Inter Milan on Ivan Perisic.
Watford have also asked about taking Timothy Fosu Mensah on loan but Jose Mourinho will make a decision on certain outgoings after the UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid.
Galatasaray, meanwhile, are continuing negotiations with Manchester City for Fernando and West Ham for Sofiane Feghouli. They also want one-time West Ham target Badou N’Diaye from Osmanlispor.
Tottenham are considering a potential move for Bayer Leverkusen full back Benjamin Henrichs though they are keeping their options open.
Henrichs’ representatives are understood to be keen to discuss a move for the versatile 20-year-old though he is valued at £18m by Leverkusen.
Tottenham have also enquired about Hoffenheim’s Jeremy Toljan but the 22-year-old also has interest from Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Borussia Dortmund and Tottenham are continuing to monitor developments with Jadon Sancho at Manchester City after the teenager failed to turn up at training last week.
The talented England U20 international was understood to be disappointed at being left off the club’s tour of USA and is attracting interest from a host of clubs after hinting he is ready to leave City and turn down their offer of a professional contract.
Tottenham discussed Sancho in talks over Kyle Walker and they remain keen on the 17-year-old as do Manchester United and Arsenal among others.
Dortmund know they can prise Sancho away for a lower compensation fee than British clubs yet still provide competitive wages and offer a route to the first team.
Max Power could be allowed to leave Wigan Athletic for a cut-price £500,000 this summer.
The 24-year-old has been frozen out by manager Paul Cook after saying he wanted to play at a higher level following the club’s relegation.
Cardiff City, Sheffield Wednesday and Rangers are all showing an interest in the energetic midfielder who made 45 appearances for Wigan last season.
Cook, who is also willing to listen to offers for striker Omar Bogle, told Power that he would not be considered for selection while the transfer window is open.
Wigan are set to sign midfielder Lee Evans from Wolves on a season-long loan and, along with Scunthorpe United, are keen on signing Newcastle United striker Ivan Toney on loan.
Glasgow Rangers have signed Jordan Critchley from Queen’s Park on a two-year contract.
The 16-year-old was formerly on Wigan Athletic’s books.
Wolves are close to signing 23-year-old Brazilian striker Leo Bonatini from Al Hilal after he underwent a medical on Monday.
Barnsley are confident of completing a £900,000 deal to sign 22-year-old striker Mamadou Thiam from Dijon.
The former Deportivo La Coruna striker also has interest from his former club, who offered £9m last week. Arsenal want £13.4million for Perez who was the subject of a bid from Everton too last year before he opted for a move to London. Newcastle have also asked about taking Danny Ings from Liverpool.
Roma have yet to match Leicester City’s valuation on Riyad Mahrez.
Though the £50million-rated Algerian is interested in moving to Italy he would prefer a move to Arsenal while Chelsea and Liverpool have maintained a watching brief of developments.
Leicester will sign Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City for around £20million once a dispute between his old agents and new representatives is settled and the buy-back clause figure agreed.
Leicester, who also want to add another centre back, are still pondering a second bid for 20-year-old Coventry City striker George Thomas.
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