Rest of Europe
- Ligue 1 side Lyon have rejected West Ham’s latest £42.5million bid for the in-demand striker Alexandre Lacazette. According to Sky Sports, Hammers are keen to bring a prolific striker to Olympic Stadium despite signing Simone Zaza on a season-long loan.
Lacazette has been a long-term target for West Ham but Lyon have put a staggering £55million asking for the French striker.
- Porto have announced the signings of Atletico Madrid midfielders Oliver Torres and Diogo Jota on season-long loans. Oliver rejoins Porto after spending the 2014-15 campaign with the Portuguese giants, where he scored seven goals in 40 appearances. Manager Diego Simeone wants to see these two players improve considerably this season and return to Vicente Calderon next season to fight for a place in his starting XI.