Gossip column: Koulibaly, Hart, Fabregas, Balotelli, Evans, Fonte, Klopp, Mahrez
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Chelsea could break their club record with a £60m bid for Napoli's Senegal international defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 25. (Daily Telegraph), external
Goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, has told his Manchester City team-mates he will leave the club before the transfer window closes.(Daily Mirror), external
Rangers midfielder Joey Barton says City's treatment of Hart is "disgusting". (Talksport), external
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 26, could move to Wolves or Port Vale following advice from Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.(Sun), external

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Jurgen Klopp could turn to Porto centre-back Bruno Martins Indi to solve his defensive woes at Liverpool. The Netherlands international, 24, is capable of playing both at the heart of defence and also left-back. (Daily Mirror), external
Tottenham have revived their £11m move to sign French winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou, 21, from Marseille. Cameroon international Clinton N'Jie, 23, will go the other way on loan as part of the deal. (Daily Mail), external
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 29, will ignore interest from Juventus to stay and fight for his place at Stamford Bridge this season. (Evening Standard), external
Hertha Berlin are considering a bid for 21-year-old Arsenal and Germany midfielder Serge Gnabry. (Bild - in German), external
West Brom are hopeful of signing 23-year-old winger Jeff Schlupp from Leicester City, despite being told he will not be leaving this summer. (Leicester Mercury), external
The Baggies are set to reject Arsenal's £16m bid for defender Jonny Evans, 28.(Sun), external
Southampton manager Claude Puel says captain Jose Fonte, 32, has not been affected by being linked with a move to Manchester United. (Daily Mail), external
Leeds United are set to sign 25-year-old Torino centre-back Pontus Jansson. (Yorkshire Evening Post), external

Metro also leads with an interview Rangers midfielder Joey Barton did with Talksport
Derby County and Fulham are both hoping to sign 20-year-old Manchester United striker James Wilson. (Daily Telegraph), external
Benfica, Sevilla and Valencia are keen to sign Liverpool's 23-year-old midfielder Luis Alberto. (Cadena Sur, via Daily Star), external
Turkish club Trabzonspor are interested in 23-year-old Tottenham defender DeAndre Yedlin. (NBC Sports), external
Valencia striker Paco Alcacer, 22, and keeper Diego Alves, 31, will cost Barcelona 36m euros (£31.15m). (Marca), external
Sam Allardyce has rejected an offer from the FA to dictate the playing style and tactics of England's junior teams. (Times - subscription required), external
Manager Jurgen Klopp has imposed his style of play on Liverpool far too soon, says new Inter Milan coach Frank de Boer. (Gazzetta dello Sport), external
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has instructed Belgium international Eden Hazard, 25, to put on more muscle. (Times - subscription required), external
Former Manchester United winger Nani, 29, now at Valencia, said being given a new five-year deal contract in September 2013 "could have been the best moment of my life, but it turned into the worst," when he started only seven games that season. (Guardian), external
Best of social media
Liverpool forward Danny Ings, who was left out of the squad for Sunday's match against Arsenal, has been busy in the ink studio - tweeting his new addition., external When will we see it in a Premier League game?

Meanwhile, over in north London, Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen tweeted a photo, external of him training at Wembley. Spurs will play their Champions League matches at the national stadium this season as work continues on their new stadium next to White Hart Lane.

And finally
An Arsenal fan has given his 'Mahrez 26' shirt to a charity shop after confidently tweeting a photo of it prior to the winger signing a new four-year deal with Leicester City. (Metro), external
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