Manchester City are unwilling to include regular first team players as makeweights in a bid to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona.

Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez have all been mooted as potentially forming part of the negotiations.

Juventus have reportedly approached Lionel Messi over a stunning move that would see him join up with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Leicester City are leading the transfer race to sign Monaco defender Fode Ballo-Toure.

Tottenham have agreed a £15m fee with Wolves for right-back Matt Doherty after a breakthrough in talks, with the Irishman's arrival set to trigger Serge Aurier's exit.

Gareth Southgate will discover on Sunday night how severely his England squad will be hit by the Premier League's coronavirus outbreak.

AC Milan are in talks with Bournemouth to bring Asmir Begovic back to the San Siro.

Manchester City are hopeful Lionel Messi's friendship with Sergio Aguero could be key to striking deal.

Aston Villa are close to making their first summer signing with the £12m capture of Nottingham Forest's Matty Cash.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has reportedly been talking with Neymar on a daily basis amid uncertainty over his future. PSG are seen as one possible destination.

Chelsea have reportedly opened talks with AC Milan over a £50m deal for goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

West Ham are preparing to challenge Leeds in the race for Shakhtar Donetsk defender Mykola Matviyenko. The 24-year-old was one of the key players in the Shakhtar side that reached the Europa League semi-finals this summer.

Arsenal have reportedly identified Brentford goalkeeper David Raya as a replacement for Emiliano Martinez.

Troy Deeney is set for Watford showdown talks with West Brom eyeing a transfer swoop for the striker.

Brighton are considering a move for Brentford star Rico Henry, but they face competition from Leeds and Aston Villa.

Inter Milan have reopened transfer negotiations to sign Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal.

Chelsea are reportedly ready to splash out for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice to take their summer spending spree past the £250m mark.

Robin Koch will have a medical at Leeds this weekend before sealing his £13m move from Freiburg.

Manchester United are understood to be keen to sign Real Madrid defender Sergio Reguilon, who could be available this summer.

Neil Lennon wants to nail the transfer talk around Odsonne Edouard by offering the hitman a new deal.

Hibs have opened talks with Rangers over a move for Jamie Murphy.