Arsenal want Rice in time for pre-season - Friday's gossip
BBC Arsenal will step up their 92m pursuit of Declan Rice in the hope the West Ham and England midfielder, 24, can join in time for the start of pre-season. (Telegraph - subscription required)
West Ham are keen on bringing in Fulham and Portugal defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha, 27, to replace Rice, with Manchester City and England's Kalvin Phillips and Southampton and England midfielder James Ward-Prowse also in the frame. (Mail)
Chelsea could also try to sign Rice along with Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21. (90min)
Nice and France midfielder Khephren Thuram, 22, has verbally agreed personal terms with Liverpool. (Football Transfers)
Chelsea and Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 29, has agreed personal terms with Manchester City after advanced talks. (Fabrizio Romano)
Liverpool have scheduled talks with the representatives of Borussia Monchengladbach's 22-year-old French midfielder Manu Kone. (Fabrizio Romano)
