Chelsea will sign three players including John
Stones and Antoine Griezmann, while Man United watched Aymeric Laporte,
say Tuesday's headlines.
Roman Abramovich is ready to give Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho approval to make three more signings after the club's slow start to their Premier League title defence.
The Daily Mirror says Abramovich's decision is likely to mean an improved bid for Everton defender John Stones, possibly as much as £34m - which would be a British record fee for a defender - with Mourinho also looking for a central midfielder and another attacking option.
The Sun claims Atletico Madrid's French winger Antoine Griezmann is likely to be targeted in a deal of arpund £25million, but there's no word on which midfielder they claim Mourinho wants, although we wouldn't be hugely surprised if Zenit's Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel is once again linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
Either way, it seems Mourinho and Abramovich are not resting on their laurels and want a swift reaction to the poor start to their Premier League title defence.
UNITED MAKE LAPORTE CHECK
Manchester United supremo Ed Woodward checked on Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte on Monday night, claims the Daily Mail.
Woodward, in Catalonia to push through a deal for Pedro and also used the trip to scout Bilbao centre-half Laporte.
He took in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup between Barca and Bilbao at the Nou Camp - a 1-1 draw ensured the Basque side were shock 5-1 winners on aggregate.
A centre-back is not a priority for Louis van Gaal but Laporte, 21, has been on United's radar for a while since establishing himself as a Bilbao regular in 2013.
He put speculation over his future to bed in June by signing a new contract to remain with the La Liga club until 2019.
The fresh terms include a £36.5m release clause but United have retained their long-term interest.
VERRATTI OPEN TO LIVERPOOL MOVE
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has admitted he is open to a move Liverpool or Barcelona, despite insisting he is 'happy' in the French capital.
The 12-capped Italy international has made it clear he intends to stay in Paris, but admits he would 'consider his options' on a move to Spain or England if PSG decided to cash in.
Verratti is wanted by Liverpool now and Barcelona in January 2016, when their transfer embargo is lifted, after several scintillating displays for Laurent Blanc's Ligue 1 champions.
AND THE REST
- Adnan Januzaj has vowed to build on his match-winning display at Aston Villa and prove he has a long-term future with Manchester United (Daily Mirror)
- Sunderland are set to offer Aston Villa defender Kieran Richardson the chance of a return to the Stadium of Light - the 30-year-old could be available for around £2m (Daily Mirror)
- Juventus are mulling over a move for Tottenham forward Erik Lamela as they are struggling to finalise a deal with Schalke for Julian Draxler (Daily Mirror)
- Marseille want Remy Cabella from Newcastle as part of the £12m deal to sell winger Florent Thauvin (various)
- Manchester City are poised to sign Valencia centre-back Nicolas Otamendi for a cut-price fee - because the Spanish club still owe them £23.8m from their purchase of Alvaro Negredo (Daily Mirror)
- Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward has flown to Barcelona to complete a deal to bring Spain forward Pedro to Old Trafford (various)
- Kevin De Bruyne has rejected a move to Manchester City (various)
- Norwich City will let Gary Hooper out on loan but they want his £32,000-a-week salary paid in full (The Sun)
- Southampton are set to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly (The Sun)
- Everton have made a £14m bid for Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko (various)
- Tottenham have rejected a £13m bid from Juventus for Christian Eriksen (The Sun)
- Watford have been offered France midfielder Yoann Gourcuff, who is available after leaving Lyon in the summer (The Sun)
- Newcastle have been told to forget about a cut-price swoop for Marseille winger Florian Thauvin (Daily Star)
- Philippe Senderos is set to leave Aston Villa, with Turkish sides Rizespor and Antalyaspor reported to have an interest (Daily Star)
- QPR director of football Les Ferdinand says the club have received "two firm bids" for £15m-rated striker Charlie Austin (Daily Star)
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been told he can leave PSG for a cut-price fee, which could spark interest from Manchester United and Arsenal, as well as former club AC Milan (Daily Mail)
- Manchester City are no longer interested in Tottenham target Saido Berahino, whose future at West Brom remains in doubt (Daily Mail)
- Palermo are refusing to give up on signing Arsenal forward Joel Campbell, who is rated at £6m by the Gunners (Daily Mail)
- West Ham have made a loan enquiry for Napoli striker Eduardo Vargas, who was on loan at QPR last season (Daily Mail)
- Bournemouth are continuing to push for a deal for Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray (Daily Mail)
- AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi wants to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Daily Express)
- Jermain Defoe has leapt to the defence of under-fire Sunderland new-boy Younes Kaboul (Daily Express)
- Manchester City's £28.5m move for Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi will not include Eliaquim Mangala as part of the deal (Daily Telegraph
- West Brom want Tottenham's £5m-rated centre-back Fazio (Daily Telegraph)
- Juventus are interested in Spurs forward Erik Lamela and Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado (The Times)
- Manchester City are braced for interest in Samir Nasri from Inter Milan, if they fail to sign Ivan Perisic from Wolfsburg (The Times)
- Brighton manager Chris Hughton insists Newcastle target Lewis Dunk will be in the club's squad for their game at Huddersfield on Tuesday (The Independent)
- West Ham striker Elliot Lee will go on loan until Christmas to gain first-team experience (The Independent)
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