Paper Talk

• Arsenal want to sign either Jonny Evans or Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi in time for Sunday's Premier League opener against Liverpool.
• Man Utd are signing a player who "wants to be the best in the world" in £89m Paul Pogba, according to his former Juventus team-mate Andrea Pirlo.
• Everton boss Ronald Koeman will not give up on signing Ashley Williams despite Swansea snubbing a £10m bid.
• West Brom centre-half James Chester is a target for relegated Aston Villa.

• Arsenal are ready to mount a cash-plus-player bid for Inter striker Mauro Icardi.
• Champions Leicester are close to signing Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas perez in a £12.5m deal.
• Rafael Benitez wants to bring Everton left-back Brendan Galloway to Newcastle on loan.

• Arsene Wenger has admitted he is scared of the day he has to leave Arsenal.
• Eliaquim Mangala is among the expensive stars Pep Guardiola could ship out of Man City, with Jesus Navas, Samir Nasri and Wilfried Bony also vulnerable.

• Arsenal and Liverpool are both interested in Inter's Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.
• Hull are interested in signing Arsenal's third-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

• Chelsea are ready to hijack Arsenal's move for Inter striker Mauro Icardi.
• The Blues also want Romelu Lukaku and are prepared to wait until deadline-day to re-sign their former player.
• Man City are back in for John Stones as Pep Guardiola faces an opening-day injury crisis.

• Paul Pogba's arrival will signal an Old Trafford clearout: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Daley Blind, Juan Mata and Marcos Rojo could all go.
• Arsenal's striker search is on hold as they try to push through a move for Shkodran Mustafi before the weekend.

• Crystal Palace have turned down an £18m Everton bid for Yannick Bolasie and are holding out for close to £30m.

Resource: skysports.com