West Ham must raise their bid for Dnipro’s 24-year-old Ukrainian winger Yevhen Konoplyanka to £12m if they want to sign him – ESPN
Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are set to battle it out for Benfica winger Joao Filipe, dubbed ‘the next Cristiano Ronaldo’, and goalkeeper Joao Virginia, both just 15 – Daily Express
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League club – Sky Sports
United are also considering a move for Wolfsburg and Switzerland left-back Ricardo Rodriguez, 21, with Patrice Evra’s departure for Juventus likely to go ahead – Daily Mirror
Benfica’s Serbian winger Lazar Markovic, 20, will have a medical on Merseyside on Thursday before completing a £20m move to Liverpool – Liverpool Echo