Barcelona have joined Manchester United in the race for Borussia Dortmund’s German World Cup defender Mats Hummels, 25 – Daily Express
Liverpool have been forced to admit defeat in their attempts to sign Barcelona attacker Alexis Sanchez, 25, who looks set to join Arsenal instead – Liverpool Echo
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o, 33, is in line to join former Chelsea team-mate Ashley Cole at Roma after leaving Stamford Bridge – Daily Mail
Liverpool have been told they must raise their bid to £25m if they want to sign Croatia central defender Dejan Lovren, 25, from Southampton – Daily Star
Benfica’s Serbian winger Lazar Markovic, 20, will become a worldwide star when he completes a move to Liverpool, says his international boss Ljubinko Drulovic – Daily Mirror