Today's transfer gossip

Manchester City are ready to bid for Atletico Madrid and Uruguay defender Jose Gimenez, 25, if Napoli refuse to lower their demands for 29-year-old Senegal centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. (Guardian)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp would ideally like to sign one or two more players before the end of the transfer window on 5 October. (The Athletic - subscription required)

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has been left out their Europa League qualifier against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, with the 24-year-old England international facing the prospect of leaving the club to make room for the return of Wales forward Gareth Bale, 31, from Real Madrid. (Mail)

Real and Spain left-back Sergio Reguilon, 23, is at Spurs' training ground for a medical before a £25m move. (Evening Standard)

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti wants to sign Chelsea and England defender Fikayo Tomori, 22, but is also willing to let a number of players leave Goodison Park, including Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, 31, and England midfielder Fabian Delph, 30. (Times - subscription required)

Atletico and Ghana defensive midfielder Thomas Partey, 27, is among Arsenal's main targets but the Spanish club insist they will only sell if the player's £45m buyout clause is met. (Football.London)

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Manchester United are looking into signing Ivorian winger Amad Traore, 18, from Italian side Atalanta. (Manchester Evening News)

Tottenham's England left-back Danny Rose, 30, is set to join Serie A side Genoa having not been given a squad number by Spurs. (Mirror)

Leicester City are close to signing 23-year-old Roma and Turkey winger Cengiz Under. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman has suggested the La Liga side will not be re-signing Manchester City and Spain defender Eric Garcia, 19. (Manchester Evening News)

Arsenal are tracking Dijon and Iceland goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson, 25, with the Gunners hoping a deal can be done for about £1.5m. (Evening Standard)

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has rejected reports that 26-year-old Netherlands midfielder Memphis Depay is on the verge of joining Barcelona. (Evening Standard)


England boss Gareth Southgate has been allowed to return to stadiums for Premier League scouting purposes after staying away during Project Restart in 2019-20. (Mail)

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said he only watched 25 minutes of the first episode of the club's All or Nothing documentary. (Independent)

Birmingham City are in talks with Ipswich Town about a £2.5m deal for striker Kayden Jackson. Bournemouth have already had an offer rejected for the 26-year-old Englishman. (East Anglian Daily Times)

Newcastle United have French attacking midfielder Florent Indalecio on trial. The 23-year-old former Saint-Etienne player is a free agent. (Newcastle Chronicle)

Sheffield United have made an enquiry for Arsenal's English striker Folarin Balogun, 19. (Yorkshire Post)

Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks, 23, looks likely to stay at the club because the Cherries value the Wales international at £50m and do not want to sell. (Sun)

RB Leipzig have threatened to take legal action against Leeds United over their failure to sign 23-year-old French striker Jean-Kevin Augustin. Leipzig claim Leeds were contractually obliged to sign Augustin, who was on loan at Elland Road last season, for £17.7m when they won promotion to the Premier League. (Independent)