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BORUSSIA Dortmund close in on Brighton’s Pascal Gross, Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku agrees a pay cut to move to Napoli, the Blues and Aston Villa have submitted offers for Maximilian Beier.
Brighton have agreed a £5.9m deal to allow Germany midfielder Pascal Gross, 33, to join Borussia Dortmund. (Guardian), external
Chelsea are in talks over 31-year-old Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku permanently joining Napoli, while 25-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen could move in the opposite direction on loan. (Athletic – subscription required), external
Lukaku has already agreed to take a pay cut and sign a three-year contract with the Serie A club. (Ben Jacobs), external
Chelsea and Aston Villa have submitted offers for 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Germany forward Maximilian Beier. (Sky Germany), external
Monza’s move for Costa Rica and former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Keylor Navas, 37, could collapse over differences between the two parties during negotiations. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Manchester United are close to signing Arsenal’s 16-year-old Denmark youth international forward Chidozie Obi-Martin. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Chelsea have agreed a £16.7m deal with Genk for 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Mike Penders. (HLN – in Dutch), external
West Ham are on the verge of pulling out of the race for Dutch Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville, 22. (Talksport)
Manchester United and Tunisia winger Hannibal Mejbri, 21, is close to joining Rangers. The Scottish club want a loan deal but United prefer a permanent exit. (Teamtalk), external
Aston Villa are interested in Crystal Palace‘s 27-year-old French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. (Express), external
Everton are considering a bid for 26-year-old English Roma striker Tammy Abraham. (Sportitalia), external
Manchester United are working to reach an agreement with out-of-contract France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 29, who left Juventus this summer. (Caughtoffside), external
England Under-21 centre-back Rhys Williams, 23, and 21-year-old French defender Billy Koumetio are set to leave Liverpool. (Athletic), external
Liverpool are planning to sign a defensive midfielder before the transfer window closes at the end of August. (Football Insider), external
Manchester United are expected to sign a replacement if they complete the sale of Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, 27, with Fulham set to make a new offer. (Football Insider), external
Sporting Lisbon have paid to reduce Coventry City‘s sell-on clause from 15% to 10% for any future deal involving 26-year-old Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, who is wanted by Arsenal. (Mirror), external
Fulham are trying to secure a deal with Fluminense’s Brazil midfielder Andre, 23. (Bruno Andrade) BBCSport
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Tags: Maximilian Beier. Romelu Lukaku Victor Osimhen
