EPL transfer update

◆ Arsenal have offered England attacker Bukayo Saka, 20, a new long-term contract which would double his salary at the club to fight off growing interest from rival sides such as Manchester City.

◆ Chelsea have beaten off competition from Barcelona to sign Sevilla and France centre-back Jules Kounde, and will offer the 23-year-old a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

◆ Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder has said Brazil winger Antony, 22, is set to remain at the club despite interest from Manchester United this summer.

◆ Chelsea and Tottenham have made enquiries about Newcastle United’s French winger Allan Saint-Maximin.

◆ Liverpool enquired about Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham in June but the German club consider the 19-year-old untouchable this summer.

◆ Barcelona and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, 28, is likely to turn down a move to Newcastle.

◆ West Ham are close to signing Gianluca Scamacca, 23, after agreeing a £30,5m fee with Sassuolo for the Italy striker. The Hammers are also working on a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt and Serbia wing-back Filip Kostic.

◆ Leicester City and England Under-21 left-back Luke Thomas is also a target for West Ham. (Guardian)

◆ Arsenal and Everton have turned down the chance to sign Atletico Madrid and France winger Thomas Lemar.

◆ Brighton have received a £15m bid from Serie A side Salernitana for French forward Neal Maupay.

◆ Newcastle, Everton and West Ham have been offered Italy striker Andrea Belotti, who is a free agent after leaving Torino last month.

◆ Leeds United are closing in on a deal for Paris St-Germain and France Under-21 forward Arnaud Kalimuendo.

◆ Everton have listed Wolverhampton Wanderers and Belgium midfielder Leander Dendoncker as a target this summer.

◆ Crystal Palace are interested in England Under-21 midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White but the 22-year-old would prefer to stay at Wolves and fight for his place at Molineux.

◆ AC Milan have joined Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona in the race to sign 18-year-old Aston Villa and England Under-19 attacking midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka. − BBC.