Klopp rejects Coutinho move, Chelsea turns to Van Dijk

Barcelona are keen to sign Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho as replacement for Neymar

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will refuse to sanction any deal allowing attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho to move to Barcelona. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool will not be able to hold on to 25-year-old Coutinho this summer, says club legend Graeme Souness. (Sky Sports)

Brazil international Coutinho has “got to go” to Barca, says ex-England striker Ian Wright. (BBC Radio 5 live)

Barcelona are also still keen to sign Borussia Dortmund’s 20-year-old French striker Ousmane Dembele. (Sport)

Manchester United will bid for Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale if the 28-year-old is left out of Zinedine Zidane’s starting XI for Tuesday’s Super Cup final against the Old Trafford club. (Times – subscription required)

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Virgil van Dijk fancies a move to Liverpool

Madrid boss Zidane has dismissed speculation over a possible move back to the Premier League for Bale.(Mirror)

Chelsea and Manchester United are both set to make bids for Paris St-Germain right-back Serge Aurier, 24, (Daily Mail)

Liverpool are set to resurrect their £60m move for Virgil van Dijk after the Southampton defender, 26, handed in a transfer request. (Daily Star)

Chelsea are also interested in Van Dijk, with the Blues hoping poor relations between Liverpool and Southampton will work in their favour. (Telegraph)

Southampton are planning to sign Middlesbrough’s 24-year-old centre-back Ben Gibson as a replacement for Van Dijk. (Sun)

Arsenal should have signed Van Dijk as well as midfielder Nemanja Matic, who moved from Chelsea to Manchester United for £40m, because the club lacks leadership on the pitch, according to former Gunners striker Ian Wright. (BBC Radio 5 live)

Manchester United and Inter Milan have reignited their interest in Tottenham’s England left-back Danny Rose, 27. (Daily Mirror)

Stoke City hope to announce the £7m signing of Porto centre-backBruno Martins Indi before Saturday’s Premier League opener at Everton. The 25-year-old Netherlands international spent last season on loan at the Potters. (Stoke Sentinel)

Meanwhile, Stoke’s record signing Giannelli Imbula, who struggled to make an impact following his £18.3m move from Porto in January, has agreed terms with Champions League semi-finalists Monaco. (L’Equipe – in French)

Leicester City are set to announce the signing of Coventry City’s Leicester-born forward George Thomas, 20, for £450,000 plus add-ons. (Coventry Telegraph)

Valencia are preparing a deal to tempt Arsenal’s Brazilian defender Gabriel, 26, to Spain. (Evening Standard)

Turkish side Trabzonspor want to sign Tottenham’s France midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 27, on loan. (Evening Standard)

Sunderland are hopeful of signing Aston Villa’s 30-year-old Scotland striker Ross McCormack before the transfer deadline. (Sunderland Echo)

Celtic and Nice want to sign Manchester City’s former Fulham midfielder Patrick Roberts, 20. (Manchester Evening News)

Hull City are interested in signing 33-year-old former Leeds United goalkeeper Andy Lonergan from Wolves.(Hull Daily Mail)

Blackburn Rovers want to sign Leeds United’s Swedish striker Marcus Antonsson, 26. (Lancashire Telegraph)

Bournemouth forwards Harry Cornick, 22, and Joe Quigley, 20, are close to joining League One side Blackpool. (Daily Echo)