Having stepped back from their interest in West Ham’s 25-year-old Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta, City have turned their attention to Crystal Palace and England attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze. (Subscription required – Times)

Tottenham are preparing an offer for Nottingham Forest’s £50m-rated Wales winger Brennan Johnson, which could include players in a swap deal. A message (email)

Despite interest from Liverpool, Fulham, and Sporting Lisbon, Fluminense will not sell Brazilian midfielder Andre in 2023. In Portuguese, O Globo

Nicolas Pepe, 28, of Arsenal and the Ivory Coast, has turned down a move to Besiktas. Metro (RMC)

In the event that a deal cannot be reached with a European club, Chelsea will urge Romelu Lukaku, 30, to accept an offer from Saudi Arabia. (Talk about sports)

It is understood that Juventus will pay Chelsea £35m for Lukaku, but they need to earn £50m from the sale of Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 23, before they can proceed. Standards (Standards)

Manchester United are hopeful of signing Fiorentina’s Moroccan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, but the Red Devils must sell players first to raise funds. Message (email)

Fulham are interested in signing Juventus striker Moise Kean, 23. (90 minutes)

The 36-year-old France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has withdrawn his interest in joining Lazio. The Romano family (Fabrizio)

After having two bids rejected, West Ham remain in talks with Ajax over a deal for Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus. (Subscription required – Telegraph)

West Ham have also opened talks with Sevilla about a possible deal for Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri, 26. Sky Sports (Sky Sports 1).

Bayern Munich are eyeing Fulham’s 27-year-old Dutch defender Kenny Tete as a replacement for Inter Milan-bound France right-back Benjamin Pavard. (Sunday)

Bayern Munich and Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund are also interested in Southampton’s 21-year-old German defender, Armel Bella-Kotchap. Sky Sports Germany (German)

Fiorentina and Nico Gonzalez are not interested in negotiating a transfer between Brentford and the Serie A club. Italia Football (Football)

Sheffield United are close to signing 21-year-old Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer for £18.5 million. (The Guardian)