BARCA CLOSE IN ON €100M COUTINHO

Barcelona officials are in London to complete the signing of Philippe Coutinho, Sport reports.

Negotiations have been going smoothly but the Spanish side will have to spend more than €100m (£89.3m) to sign the Liverpool star, potentially breaking the world transfer record in the process.

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ARSENAL CLOSE TO £45M LEMAR DEAL

Arsenal are finally close to agreeing a £45 million deal with Monaco to sign winger Thomas Lemar, claims The Sun.

Monaco have already rejected two bids for Lemar and had been determined to prevent the France international from joining the club exodus, but Arsenal have reportedly persuaded the Ligue 1 champions to sell.

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REAL AGREE €180M MBAPPE DEAL

Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Monaco regarding a €180 million deal for teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe, reports Marca.

Once a record-breaking transfer is pushed through, the France international striker will pen a six-year contract with the reigning La Liga champions.

However, Nice Matin claim that Monaco have rejected this speculation out of hand

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LYON NEAR TRAORE DEAL

Lyon are in advanced talks to sign Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore, according to the Ligue 1 club's president Jean-Michel Aulas.

The 21-year-old scored 13 goals last season while on loan at Ajax. Aulas said Lyon face competition from a host of other club to land Traore.

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JUVENTUS END PURSUIT OF VERRATTI

Juventus has pulled out of the race to sign Marco Verratti, according to AS.

The report states the Serie A champions are concerned about the cost to bringing either the Italian international or Andres Iniesta to Turin. 

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OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN IN LIMBO

Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has grown frustrated at the club and could push for a summer exit, according to the Daily Mirror.

The Gunners are yet to offer him a new contract and Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City are all rumoured to be interested in the 23-year-old England internationa

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CHELSEA COULD TURN TO LUIS ENRIQUE

Chelsea could turn to Luis Enrique should Antonio Conte walk out as Chelsea boss over a transfer fallout, according to the Telegraph.

Conte is yet to put pen to paper on a new Chelsea contract, despite winning the Premier League in 2016-17, and there are reports in Italy he's unhappy with the Blues' transfer policy.

Although Chelsea are desperate to keep him, Enrique has emerged as a potential replacement having stepped aside from the Barcelona job this summer.

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