Football Headlines: All The Latest Football News And Transfer Rumors This Evening

LONDON EVENING STANDARD

• Chelsea outcast Diego Costa faces even greater uncertainty over his future after Diego Simeone hinted Atletico Madrid would not be making a move for their former striker.
• Gary Cahill admits Chelsea cannot afford to lose key players to injury as he suggested a lack of numbers in the squad is a concern ahead of the new Premier League season.
• Arsene Wenger admits his overloaded Arsenal squad is in need of a trim as he enters the final weeks of the transfer window.
• Crystal Palace are set to complete the loan signing of Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

• Manchester United have reportedly been given a big boost in the pursuit of Real Madrid star Gareth Bale .

LIVERPOOL ECHO

• Liverpool are making a mistake refusing to bring Mamadou Sakho back into the first-team squad – according to former midfielder Momo Sissoko.
• Hoffenheim are sweating on the fitness of striker Sandro Wagner ahead of next week’s Champions League play-off with Liverpool.

NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE

• Sunderland will this week step-up their pursuit of Jordan Hugill and Ross McCormack after earning funds from the sale of Jeremain Lens.
• Meanwhile, Sunderland are insisting they have done a better deal for Jeremain Lens than has been reported in Turkey.

BIRMINGHAM MAIL

• Birmingham City are rivalling Bristol City for the signature of Luton Town striker Isaac Vassell, according to reports.
• Four clubs have tabled offers for Jordan Amavi according to Aston Villa’s owner Dr Tony Xia.
• James Chester reckons Aston Villa have the strongest squad in the Championship and is hoping his defensive partnership with John Terry is the recipe for success.
• Tony Pulis has defended his selective approach to signings and believes West Bromwich Albion must learn from the mistakes of the scattergun era.
• Hull City are interested in snapping up Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Andy Lonergan, according to reports.

EXPRESS AND STAR

• Sheffield Wednesday’s Jordan Rhodes is among the options being considered by Wolves as an alternative to Southampton striker Sam Gallagher.
• Leicester City’s Ahmed Musa is reportedly wanted by West Brom manager Tony Pulis.
• Aston Villa, Barnsley, Sheffield United and Sunderland are interested in signing Huddersfield Town’s Joe Lolley on loan.

STOKE SENTINEL

• Newcastle’s offer for Stoke striker Joselu wasn’t anywhere near a reported £12m.
• Reports in Holland say Stoke have finally reached an agreement to sign Bruno Martins Indi from Porto.

HULL DAILY MAIL

• Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hinted Hull City target Ryan Kent could be set to stay at Anfield this season.

THE DAILY ECHO

• Mauricio Pellegrino insists Southampton remain ambitious in their desire to improve the squad.

YORKSHIRE POST

• Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom says that the Reds are ‘really close’ to landing four new players to boost his squad ranks.
• Brentford’s Tom Field is set to join Bradford City on loan until January 2018.

LEICESTER MERCURY

• Leicester City’s Matty James has played his way into strong contention to start the opening game of the season at Arsenal.
• New Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho will be eased in to the new season, manager Craig Shakespeare has said.

DERBY TELEGRAPH

• Everton striker Ademola Lookman is on Derby County’s list of loan targets.

SOUTH WALES EVENING POST

• Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng will not make a return to first-team action until mid-September at the earliest, according to head coach Paul Clement.
• Neil Warnock is reluctant to allow Stuart O’Keefe to leave Cardiff City with the boss wary of leaving himself with a threadbare squad.

GET WEST LONDON

• Dean Smith has insisted that Brentford will not be welcoming any offers or enquiries for any of their leading players.

THE STAR

• Manager Paul Warne is hoping to reinforce his Rotherham United backline with two new recruits this week.

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