Transfer rumours: Bale, Alcantara, Origi, Messi, Sancho, Torreira, Suarez, Koulibaly

Liverpool will wait until the final week of the transfer window to make an official move for Bayern Munich's Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 29. (Talksport), external

Manchester United are ready to offer Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, 31, a short-term deal, with an initial season-long loan, after losing patience with efforts to sign Borussia Dortmund's England winger Jadon Sancho, 20. (Sun), external

But Wales forward Bale is not keen on a loan move. (Mail), external

Manchester United fear increased competition for England winger Sancho next summer if they cannot prise him away from Borussia Dortmund in this transfer window. (ESPN), external

Barcelona's Argentina playmaker Lionel Messi, 33, will be asked by club president Josep Maria Bartomeu to take a salary cut. (Deportes Cuatro - in Spanish), external

Manchester City have offered £82m plus £4.5m in add-ons for Atletico Madrid's Uruguay defender Jose Gimenez, 25. (AS - in Spanish), external

Turkish side Fenerbahce are in talks with Liverpool over signing Belgium striker Divock Origi, with Aston Villa, Newcastle, Brighton and Fulham also interested in the 25-year-old. (Mirror), external

Arsenal could allow Lucas Torreira, 24, to leave on loan before the end of the transfer window, with Fiorentina and Torino both interested in signing the Uruguay midfielder. (Guardian), external

If Manchester City or Paris St-Germain do not complete a deal for Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly by the weekend, Napoli are expected to take the 29-year-old off the market. (Football Italia), external

Udinese and Argentina midfielder Rodrigo de Paul, 26, has said that a move to Leeds United is close - before deleting the update from Twitter. (Star), external

Manchester United are in talks with Real Madrid for 23-year-old Spain international Sergio Reguilon. (Marca), external

Sevilla, where Reguilon spent last season on loan, have signed Sporting's Argentina left-back Marcos Acuna, 28. (Evening Standard), external

West Ham are considering another bid for England international defender James Tarkowski, 27, after Burnley rejected the latest offer, which amounted to £30m after add-ons. (Evening Standard), external

Tottenham are offering Napoli's Poland international striker Arkadiusz Milik a £90,000-a-week contract and £5m signing-on fee. (Football Insider), external

Spurs are also lining up a bid for Eintracht Frankfurt and Dutch striker Bas Dost, 31, following Jose Mourinho's complaints about the laziness of his squad. (Mail), external

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez risks spending the season on the sidelines as he remains in a stand-off over his contract. The 33-year-old Uruguay international has been told to look for a new club but still has one year left on his deal. (ESPN), external

Chelsea's English midfielder Conor Gallagher, 20, will join West Bromwich Albion on loan for the season and is set to sign a new deal at Stamford Bridge before the move is completed. (Football.London), external

Arsenal's Argentine goalkeeper Emi Martinez, 28, is finalising a £20m move to Aston Villa after opting to leave the Gunners in search of guaranteed first-team football. (Evening Standard), external

Aston Villa are also close to signing 25-year-old Burkina Faso striker Bertrand Traore from Lyon. (Telegraph, subscription required), external

Tottenham are interested in signing Norway striker Alexander Sorloth, 24, according to Trabzonspor president Ahmet Agoglu. Sorloth is currently on loan with the Turkish club from Crystal Palace. (Independent), external

Werder Bremen officials have confirmed an approach has been made by Aston Villa for their Kosovo midfielder Milot Rashica, 24. (Deichstube, via Birmingham Mail), external

Aston Villa have offered English striker Keinan Davis, 22, a new three-year contract. (Football Insider), external

USA goalkeeper Zack Steffen, 25, is set to make his Manchester City debut in the Carabao Cup third round next week. (Manchester Evening News), external