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The latest football transfer gossip column from The Sport Review, featuring all of the latest Premier League transfer news and rumours.

Here, we look at some of the top football transfer stories from the British and world media in The Sport Review’s Grapevine, published twice a day during the whole of the summer transfer window.

It was a busy January transfer window in the Premier League as most of the top teams brought in significant reinforcements for the second half of the season.

Now the attention turns towards the summer, and the players who could be moving clubs ahead of the 2018-19 season.

We’ll keep you up to date with the very latest transfer news concerning your club in our daily gossip and rumours column.

With the summer transfer window now in full swing, The Grapevine has the very latest football transfer news from the Premier League’s top clubs in the round-up below.

Latest football transfer news:

Manchester United remain hopeful of keeping hold of Marouane Fellaini, 30, by convincing him to sign a new contract.

Full story: The Daily Mirror

Liverpool FC are closing in on a deal to sign Nabil Fekir from Lyon and a deal for the 24-year-old could be concluded today.

Full story: BBC Sport

West Ham United have told Manchester United and other suitors that they will have to pay £60m if they want to sign Marko Arnautovic, 29, this summer.

Full story: The Daily Mirror

Pedro Rodriguez has insisted that he is happy to stay at Chelsea FC beyond the summer.

Full story: Cadena Ser via Sky Sports

Manchester United will be willing to let David De Gea join Real Madrid this summer but only if they are able to negotiate a deal for Jan Oblak from Atletico Madrid.

Full story: Diario Gol via Sky Sports

Chelsea FC are weighing up a deal to sign midfielder Jean Seri, 26, from Nice as a replacement for Danny Drinkwater this summer.

Full story: The Daily Mirror via Metro

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