>Real Madrid's pursuit of Manchester United's France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, is likely to depend on Wales forward Gareth Bale, 30, leaving the Spanish club. (AS)
Bale, who earns £550,000 a week at the Bernabeu, where he has a contract until 2022, wants wages on a par with the world's top players to leave Real Madrid,a source close to the Welshman says. (Sky Sports)
>Bale will collect a minimum £20m welcome bonus if he joins the Chinese Super League. (Mail)
Tottenham are set to spend heavily again this week to complete the signings of Real Betis and Argentina midfielder Giovani lo Celso, 23, plus Fulham's England Under-21 defender Ryan Sessegnon, 19. (Mirror)
>Fulham wanted £40m for Sessegnon but Spurs are confident of agreeing a deal worth closer to £25m for a player with just one year left on his contract at Craven Cottage. (London Evening Standard)
Manchester City have denied Bayern Munich's claims that the clubs are in talks over the £100m transfer of Germany winger Leroy Sane, 23, to the Bundesliga side. (Mirror)
>Toby Alderweireld expects to stay at Tottenham, despite Roma being linked with the 30-year-old Belgium defender, who has a clause in his contract that he must be sold if a club meets a £25m buyout fee by Thursday. (Telegraph)
Former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri wants to bring Tottenham defender Danny Rose, 29, to Juventus.(Mail)
>Atletico Madrid are likely to focus their attention on Real Madrid's Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez, 28, rather than Tottenham's Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27. (Marca)
Barcelona are set to open talks with Lionel Messi, 32, to extend the Argentina forward's contract for a further four years. (ESPN)
>Antoine Griezmann, 28, says a move to Manchester United was "a possibility" at one stage, while Barcelona's new signing has reiterated his desire to play alongside France team-mate and Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette, 28, at club level. (Goal.com)