Inter Milan are working on deals for Jed Spence and Christian Romero. Liverpool lead the race for Kaishu Sano, Arsenal interested in Ezri Konsa.
Inter Milan are working on deals for England defender Jed Spence, 25, and Argentina centre-back Cristian Romero, 28. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)external
Liverpool are leading the race to sign Japan midfielder Kaishu Sano from Mainz and are prepared to offer up to €60m (£50.9m) for the 25-year-old, who has also attracted interest from outside Arsenal, Tottenham And Borussia Dortmund. (Team Communication)external
Arsenal expressed interest in Aston Villa and England defender Ezri Konsa, 28 (guardian)external
Liverpool asked Bournemouth on 19-year-old striker Ryan as they seek to reunite the Brazilian with former head coach Andoni Iraola. (Team Communication)external
Crystal Palace and 33-year-old Argentina goalkeeper Walter Benitez may terminate his contract with Palace in order to return to Good. (Nice-Matin – in French)external
Newcastle are in talks with Brighton goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, 25, and compatriot James Trafford, Manchester City‘s 23 year old goalkeeper. (Email – subscription required)external
Fulham have joined Coventry and Chelsea in their search for 23-year-old Strasbourg and Ivory Coast striker Martial Godot. (Africafoot – in French)external
Ipswich made an approach to the 22-year-old Leicester and Ghana striker Abdul Fatawu. (Telegraph)external
Crystal Palace interested in signing Augsburg defender Chrislen Matsima, 24, and the Frenchman is one of several centre-back options being considered. (Standard)external
Leeds continue to pursue the 23-year-old Parma and Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, despite the Italian club’s reluctance to let him go. (Tuttomercatoweb – in Italian)external