Newcastle have agreed a club record fee to sign Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade. A £60.5m + £4.5m bid has been accepted for the 23-year-old German international, who is set to travel to Newcastle to complete his medical. (Keith Downie, Sky Sports)
Tottenham have reached an agreement with RB Leipzig for the transfer of Xavi Simons for a €60m fee. Tottenham sent the bid after encouragement from the Dutch midfielder, and want to complete the deal with medical to take place soon. (Fabrizio Romano)
Aston Villa are closing in on the return of Marco Asensio to Villa Park. They are in advanced talks with PSG for a €15m package and are ironing out the payment terms before a deal is finalised. (Sacha Tavolieri)
Newcastle are going all out to sign Barcelona midfielder Fermín López. They are willing to pay €100m for his transfer, and quadruple his wage. (Jose Alvarez Haya)
Kobbie Mainoo informed Manchester United of his desire to leave on loan before the deadline as he wants more game time but doesn’t want to sever ties with the club. United have rejected this request, and expect the 20-year-old England international to fight for his place. (David Ornstein, The Athletic)
Tottenham spoke to Manchester City about the possibility of a move for Nathan Aké. He would be seen as strong cover for the LCB and LB positions. (GiveMeSport)
Crystal Palace are preparing to lose Marc Guehi before the deadline, with Liverpool expected to return for their captain. They want £45m to sanction a move. (The Express)
Burnley have reached an agreement with Benfica to sign Florentino Luis. The Clarets will sign the Portuguese midfielder on loan with a £21.5m obligation to buy. (Sky Sports)
Georgiy Sudakov will join Benfica from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Portuguese side have agreed a fee of €27m + €5m add-ons with a sell-on clause for the Ukrainian midfielder, who will be their new number ten. (Fabrizio Romano)
Discussions are set to take place between Marseille and Lille to agree a fee for Edin Zhegrova, with the Kosovan winger close to reaching full agreement on personal terms with OM. (Santi Aouna, Foot Mercato)
Marseille have also accelerated talks to sign Nayef Aguerd from West Ham. Discussions are ongoing with the Moroccan centre-back, with Sunderland also pushing. The deal would be separate from any move for Joël Ordoñez. (Santi Aouna, Foot Mercato)
Sevilla have renewed their interest in Frankfurt wing-back Junior Dina Ebimbe. A permanent move or a loan with a buy-back option are both possible for the Frenchman, with English and French clubs also interested. (Rudy Galetti, TEAMtalk)
Atalanta are readying a first offer for 20-year-old Italian centre-back Pietro Comuzzo. Atalanta are serious about acquiring him, but Fiorentina want at least €30m. Fiorentina will look to finalise a deal for Victor Lindelöf if they lose Comuzzo. (Gianluca Di Marzio)
Mehdi Taremi has been approached by Olympiacos and Lyon. Inter would sell the Iranian for a small compensation fee of €2-3m, as his future is not at the Nerazzurri. (Nicolò Schira)
