The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers…
ENZO FERNANDEZ
Chelsea are preparing to go back to Bournemouth for Alex Scott as Enzo Fernandez moves closer to a move to Manchester City – The Independent
Manchester City are poised to make a late move for Enzo Fernandez in what would be the biggest Premier League transfer of the summer – The Telegraph
Manchester City are expected to go back in for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez – Daily Mail
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ASTON VILLA
Aston Villa have indicated a willingness to offer Chelsea a £65m package for striker Nicolas Jackson, with the future of Ollie Watkins in doubt – The Telegraph
Ollie Watkins could earn an annual salary of £12m if Al Hilal strike a deal with Aston Villa in the final week of the summer window – The Telegraph
Aston Villa have made an offer for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, but it fell considerably short of Palace’s valuation of the player – The Athletic
PREMIER LEAGUE
Tottenham Hotspur are close to pushing their summer spending towards £400m by clinching the signing of Omar Marmoush from Manchester City – The Telegraph
Newcastle have launched a £35m bid for Lille winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo – L’Equipe
Newcastle United have appointed former defender Paul Dummett to be part of their revamped loans department, which has been earmarked for a key role in the Newcastle 2.0 project – The i
Brentford are closing in on a deal to sign West Ham left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf – The Sun
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
PAOK are set to fight Celtic for Ermin Mahmic – Daily Record
Aberdeen are unlikely to follow up their interest in Killian Phillips in this window, unless St Mirren significantly drop their £500,000 asking price – Daily Record
