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Chelsea have lined up Bournemouth's English midfielder Alex Scott, 23, as a replacement for Argentina's Enzo Fernandez, 25, who might be on the move to Manchester City. (Sun)

Aston Villa target Rafael Leao is close to agreeing a move from AC Milan, with Galatasaray set to pay about £38m for the 27-year-old Portugal winger. (Corriere dello Sport

Sunderland have made Manchester City an offer to sign England winger Jack Grealish, 30, on loan. (Athletic

Chelsea are also closing in on a £36m deal to sign Italy defender Honest Ahanor, 18, from Atalanta.

Newcastle have not yet walked away from a deal to sign Lille and Belgium winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo, 21, but will not do anything that causes problems in meeting Premier League and Uefa spending rules. (Mail

Fiorentina have turned down Nottingham Forest's initial bid of £6m for their Brazilian right-back Dodo, 27.

Marseille are confident of keeping Brazilian forward Igor Paixao, 26, despite interest from Arsenal and Sunderland. (Teamtalk)

Bayer Leverkusen and Argentina midfielder Exequiel Palacios, 27, is close to completing a £23.5m move to Ipswich Town. (Sky Sports)

Everton are lining up a deal to sign Guinea-Bissau forward Franculino, 22, from Midtjylland and are also prepared to sanction the sale of Republic of Ireland defender Jake O'Brien, 25. (Teamtalk)

Southampton are exploring a deal to re-sign 31-year-old English midfielder James Ward-Prowse from West Ham. (Talksport)

Middlesbrough are set to sign American midfielder Rokas Pukstas, 22, from Croatian club Hadjuk Split in a deal worth about £4.3m after fending off interest from a host of other European clubs. (Mike McGrath

Watford midfielder Imran Louza is set to join Greek club Panathinaikos after the two clubs agreed a deal worth £6.8m for the 27-year-old Moroccan. (Sky Sports)