Latest bullshit:
Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac is "very confident" the German champions will finalise a deal for Manchester City winger Leroy Sane. (ZDF Sport)
>City have identified Real Sociedad's 22-year-old forward Mikel Oyarzabal as Sane's replacement and are willing to pay the Spain international's 75m euros release clause. (AS)
Wales forward Gareth Bale has been left 'furious' by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez's decision to call off his proposed move to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning. (Sun)
>Perez, 72, decided the former Tottenham player, 30, was too valuable to lose cheaply, with Jiangsu Suning set to sign him on a free transfer. (Daily Star)
Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 24, is not due to fly to England to have a medical with Manchester United. (Daily Express)
>Lille winger Nicolas Pepe, 24, will complete his £72m move to Arsenal on Tuesday or Wednesday - as long as French champions Paris St-Germain do not try to hijack the deal. (La Voix Du Nord)
Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi, 32, is interested in a move to Manchester United. (Corriere di Torino)
>Everton have made a £55m cash-only bid for Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha with no players offered in exchange to their Premier League rivals. (Sky Sports)
Palace want £60m up front for the Ivory Coast forward, 26, and also have concerns about how Everton want to structure the payments in any potential deal. (Daily Mirror)
>Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye, 29, has been pictured arriving at a Paris airport as the Senegal international moves closer to joining French champions Paris St-Germain. (RMC Sport)