Manchester City are prepared to meet Chelsea's £120m asking price for 25-year-old Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, according to Football Insider. Meanwhile, Liverpool are considering a third bid for Gambia winger Yankuba Minteh, 22, after fresh talks with Brighton on Sunday, as reported by Ben Jacobs via Team Talk. Barcelona and Spain left-back Alejandro Balde, 22, has authorized his agent Jorge Mendes to negotiate a move to Manchester United, per Sport.

Aston Villa have contacted Club Brugge regarding 22-year-old Ecuador centre-back Joel Ordonez, according to David Ornstein. Brentford are preparing an improved £37m bid for West Ham United's Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf, 21, while Manchester United will not sell Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 25, for less than £40m amid interest from Juventus, Napoli, and Aston Villa. Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti insists Turkey forward Kenan Yildiz, 21, will not be sold to Arsenal.

Barcelona are downplaying links to Sporting's Portugal centre-back Goncalo Inacio, 24, with no deal agreed, though Sporting coach Rui Borges has not ruled out a move to Barcelona or AC Milan. RB Leipzig have reached a verbal agreement with AC Milan to re-sign France forward Christopher Nkunku, 28, on a season-long loan with an option to buy, per Sky Sports Germany.