Gossip column: Romagnoli, Sturridge, Bony, Zaza, Martial, Boufal, Schweinsteiger

Chelsea have made a £35m offer for AC Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli, 21. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge, 26, has revealed his frustration at manager Jurgen Klopp's decision to overlook him for a central striking role. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho would reject any offer from Arsenal for defender Phil Jones, 24, because he does not want to do business with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger. (Evening Standard)

Meanwhile, Mourinho has told forward Anthony Martial, 20, to focus more on football than his personal life following a recent dip in form. (Sun)

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has admitted he is interested in signing Manchester City forward Wilfried Bony, 27, and Juventus and Italy striker Simone Zaza, 25. (Sun)

Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli, 26, is in negotiations with Swiss club FC Sion over a possible move. (Ticinonews - in Italian)

Arsenal have made contact with Sporting Lisbon about the potential signing of striker Islam Slimani, 28. (HITC)

Meanwhile, former Gunners defender Philippe Senderos, 31, is close to a move to Rangers. (Daily Express)

Southampton are set to break their transfer record by signing Moroccan attacking midfielder Sofiane Boufal, 22, from Lille for £20m. (Daily Mirror)

Wales striker and free agent Hal Robson-Kanu, 27, will wait until transfer deadline day before deciding on his next club. (South Wales Evening Post)

Stoke City are keen to take Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho, 26, on loan. (Daily Telegraph)

Sunderland are in talks to sign defender Javier Manquillo, 22, from Atletico Madrid on a season-long loan. (Sky Sports)

Meanwhile, the Black Cats have agreed a £7m deal for Sevilla defensive midfielder Vicente Iborra, 28. (Talksport)

Juventus have stepped up their interest in Paris St-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi, 29, as they look to replace 23-year-old Paul Pogba, who joined Manchester United earlier this month. (Le Parisien - in French)

United would consider allowing Bastian Schweinsteiger, 32, to leave for free, after the German stated they will be the last European club he plays for.(Guardian)

Schweinsteiger will have to wait until next year to move to the United States or China, unless United agree to an early cancellation of his contract. (Times - subscription required)

United players told Schweinsteiger to stop watching wife Ana Ivanovic play tennis and get fit when he was out injured last season. (Daily Mail)

The Red Devils' treatment of Schweinsteiger has saddened his former Bayern Munich team-mate Manuel Neuer, 30. (Metro)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could face competition from Leicester City for versatile Monaco defender Marcel Tisserand, 23. (Daily Mirror)

The Gunners want Newcastle United centre-back Chancel Mbemba, 22.(Bleacher Report)

West Ham United have opened talks with Chelsea over a loan move for forward Loic Remy, 29. (Sky Sports)

Real Madrid midfielder Isco, 24, has turned down an offer from Juventus and is planning to stay at the Bernabeu.(AS - in Spanish)

Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, 21, is closing in on a move to Schalke.(Evening Standard)

PSG have agreed to loan Italy goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu, 29, to Sevilla.(L'Equipe - in French)