Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has no plans to offload any of the club's players as Manchester United look to sign their 28-year-old forward Pedro. (ESPN)

Chelsea have agreed a fee of £17.6m to sign 21-year-old Augsburg left-back Baba Rahman. (Bild Sport - in German)

Tottenham are stepping up their efforts to sign Borussia Dortmund's 26-year-old defensive midfielder Sven Bender. (Daily Mirror)

Spurs must pay £14m to sign Lyon and Cameroon forward Clinton N'Jie, 21. (Sun - subscription required)

Aston Villa have approached West Bromwich Albion with a £1m offer for 32-year-old defender Joleon Lescott. (Daily Mail)

Spain striker Fernando Torres, 31, says he is on the hunt for trophies at Atletico Madrid. (FourFourTwo)

Gianfranco Zola, manager at Qatar side Al-Arabi, says he would "give a thought" to signing striker Mario Balotelli, 24, from Liverpool. (Sun - subscription required)

Crystal Palace could scupper Leicester City's move for former Inter Milan midfielder Alessandro Cannataro, 20. (Evening Standard)

Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, 34, is close to joining Aston Villa on a free transfer after leaving Monaco. (Daily Express)

Norwich City manager Alex Neil says the club are close to signing Blackburn goalkeeper Jake Kean, 24, to provide back-up to number one John Ruddy. (Norwich Evening News)

Striker Kevin Doyle, 31, does not think his move to Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids will hinder his chances with the Republic of Ireland. (Irish Times)

Centre-half Sebastian Coates, 24, says it was an "easy" decision to leave Liverpool this summer and rejoin Sunderland on a permanent basis. (Sunderland Echo)

Five Championship clubs have expressed interest in Sunderland's 25-year-old winger Will Buckley. (Shields Gazette)

Cardiff City striker Kenwyne Jones, 30, missed a friendly against Bournemouth amid reports of a loan move to Sheffield Wednesday. (Wales Online)

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expects forward Christian Benteke, 24, to prove "a bargain" after his £32.5m move from Aston Villa. (Times - subscription required)

Manchester City forward David Silva, 29, has posted a picture of himself and Stevan Jovetic on Twitter with the message: "A pleasure playing by your side 'amigo' @stevanj35 .Good luck in your new stage." Jovetic has joined Inter Milan.