Real Madrid are preparing a £20m offer for Tottenham goalkeeper and French national team captain Hugo Lloris, 27 – (Lefigaro)
Lille manager Rene Girard has ruled out the possibility of an exchange between the French club and Liverpool for strikers Mario Balotelli, 24, and Divock Origi, 19 – (Lefigaro)
Schalke have rejected rumours that they are pursuing Bayern Munich’s 23-year-old Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, who has also been linked with Tottenham – (Bild)
Lassana Diarra has denied signing a contract with Celtic. Tottenham and QPR are the other teams interested in the 29-year-old midfielder, who plays for Russian side FC Lokomotiv Moscow – (L’equipe)
Juventus have joined Manchester United and Liverpool in the race for Cruzeiro midfielder Everton Ribeiro, 25 – (Tuttosport)