Bayern Munich are in talks with Chelsea about taking 19-year-old England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi on a season-long loan. (Sport Bild, via Mail)external-linkFrance forward Ousmane Dembele, 23, has had a change of heart about joining Manchester United – but his club Barcelona have not yet sanctioned any potential move. (L’Equipe via Mirror)external-linkManchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 27, has called France team-mate Dembele to convince him to move to Old Trafford. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-linkManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is prepared to sell winger Daniel James, 22, to help fund a late bid for 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund and England winger Jadon Sancho. Solskjaer, however, has yet to convince the club’s hierarchy to sell the Wales international. (ESPN)external-linkLeeds United have revived their interest in signing James by offering Manchester United £25m. (Football Insider)external-linkChelsea have told Inter Milan they would prefer to see Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso leave on a permanent deal after the Serie A side registered an interest in signing the 29-year-old on loan with an option to buy. (Goal)external-linkCrystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson says he has not had any conversations about Arsenal forward Reiss Nelson, 20, despite being linked with a move for the Englishman. (Mirror)external-linkManchester United’s Diogo Dalot, 21, is in talks with AC Milan – but Roma also want the Portuguese right-back as part of their deal for United’s English centre-back Chris Smalling, 30. (Sun)external-linkArsenal’s Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 24, has arrived in Spain for a medical with Atletico Madrid on Saturday before completing a season-long loan deal, with a purchase option for £18.1m. (AS – in Spanish)external-linkTottenham will make a fresh attempt to sign Inter’s Slovakia centre-half Milan Skriniar, 25, this weekend after completing a loan deal for Benfica striker Carlos Vinicius. (Standard)external-linkTottenham have also asked about the availability of Turkey centre-half Merih Demiral, but Juventus are not willing to let the 22-year-old leave. (Goal)external-linkBurnley’s move for Wales winger Harry Wilson, 23, could now collapse as they are reluctant to meet Liverpool’s £15m asking price. (Football Insider)external-linkChampionship sides Bournemouth, Swansea City and Luton Town are all interested in signing Tottenham and United States defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, 22. (Mail)external-linkWest Brom boss Slaven Bilic has reiterated his desire to offload a number of his side’s fringe players, including 26-year-old Danish striker Kenneth Zohore, a Sheffield Wednesday target. (Yorkshire Live)external-linkArsenal are willing to send French centre-back William Saliba, 19, out on loan, with talks having taken place with Rennes. (Guardian)external-linkInter Milan are closing in on signing Parma’s Italian full-back Matteo Darmian, 30, in a £1.81m deal. (Goal)external-linkFriday’s gossip column Daily Star back page Working from home: Expert tips on avoiding damaging postureStep Into The Ring: Meet the young UK wrestlers fighting their demons
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