Alexander Isak still wants to leave Newcastle, Manchester United close in on goalkeeper Senne Lammens and Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid among clubs eyeing Kobbie Mainoo. Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, has told Newcastle he still wants to leave for Liverpool despite the intervention of club chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and a meeting with co-owner Jamie Reuben. (Telegraph – subscription required, external)Manchester United have reached an agreement in principle with Real Betis for 25-year-old Brazil winger Antony to return to the Spanish club in what could be an initial loan with an obligation to buy. (Telegraph – subscription required, external) Manchester United are also hoping to agree personal terms with goalkeeper Senne Lammens in order to sign the 23-year-old Belgian from Royal Antwerp before the transfer window closes. (Telegraph – subscription required, external) Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are keeping tabs on Manchester United’s England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo after the 20-year-old dropped down the pecking order at Old Trafford. (Mail, external)Mainoo has also emerged as a target for Fulham, alongside Arsenal’s 25-year-old English winger Reiss Nelson. (Teamtalk, external)Porto are close to agreeing a loan deal, with an obligation to buy, for Arsenal’s 25-year-old Poland defender Jakub Kiwior. (Sky Sports, external)Crystal Palace are preparing for talks with Liverpool for English attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott, 22, as they accelerate plans to find a replacement for England international Eberechi Eze, 27, who joined Arsenal. (Football Insider, external)Bayer Leverkusen and Galatasaray are set to rival Crystal Palace for the signature of 30-year-old Manchester City and Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji. (Independent), externalBrentford are considering a move for Borussia Dortmund’s 22-year-old Germany forward Max Beier, with the Bundesliga club also closing in on a deal to sign Portugal striker Fabio Silva, 23, from Wolves. (Sky Sports, external)Roma have held talks with Chelsea and the representatives of Tyrique George over signing the 19-year-old English winger. (Gianluca di Marzio – in Italian, external)Alejandro Garnacho has rejected a new approach from a Saudi Pro League club in the last 48 hours as talks between Manchester United and Chelsea for the 21-year-old Argentina winger remain very advanced. (Fabrizio Romano, external) West Ham are close to a £17.3m deal to sign AS Monaco’s 21-year-old French midfielder Soungoutou Magassa. (Guardian, external) A loan deal for Nottingham Forest’s Ivory Coast defensive midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, 27, is also being explored by West Ham, who are interested in Strasbourg’s French midfielder Junior Mwanga, 22, and Middlesbrough’s English midfielder Hayden Hackney, 23. (Sky Sports, external)Nottingham Forest have had an initial offer of about £10m for Italian right-back Nicolo Savona, 22, rejected by Juventus. (Gianluca di Marzio – in Italian, external)
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