Al-Hilal close in on a £50m deal for Ollie Watkins, Chelsea line up Bournemouth's Alex Scott, and Sunderland make an offer for Manchester City's Jack Grealish.

Al-Hilal have agreed a deal of about £50m with Aston Villa to sign England forward Ollie Watkins, 30. 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.

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. Sunderland have made Manchester City an offer to sign England winger Jack Grealish, 30, on loan. Chelsea are also closing in on a £36m deal to sign Italy defender Honest Ahanor, 18, from Atalanta.

Barcelona and Spain defender Alejandro Balde, 22, remains on Manchester United's shortlist. Newcastle have not yet walked away from a deal for Matias Fernandez-Pardo, 21. Bayer Leverkusen's Martin Terrier, 29, is lined up by Lille. Fiorentina turned down Nottingham Forest's £6m bid for Dodo, 27. Marseille are confident of keeping Igor Paixao, 26. Aston Villa asked about Jean-Clair Todibo, 26. Exequiel Palacios, 27, is close to a £23.5m move to Ipswich Town. Everton are lining up Franculino, 22.