Manchester United walked away from signing England forward Jadon Sancho, 20, after they concluded the transfer would cost close to £227m because of Borussia Dortmund’s £108m asking price, the players’ wage demands and the fee wanted by his agent. (Guardian)
Liverpool and Bayern Munich look to have moved ahead of United in the race to sign Sancho next summer. (Independent)
West Ham United were so desperate to sign Chelsea’s England defender Fikayo Tomori, 22, on loan that they offered to pay the Blues £50,000 every time he did not play for the Hammers – but the deal still collapsed. (Talksport)
Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham are interested in Swansea City’s Wales centre-back Joe Rodon and could bid £18m for the 22-year-old before the English Football League transfer deadline on 16 October. (Wales Online)
Barcelona will wait until next summer to sign Spanish defender Eric Garcia, 19, from Manchester City. Barca’s deadline-day offer was 2m euros short of City’s valuation. (Marca)
Manchester United had a season-long loan bid rejected by Watford for Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, 22, but could try again this month, although the Hornets want a permanent transfer. (Manchester Evening News)
Barcelona’s attempts to sign Lyon and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, 26, failed because their France winger Ousmane Dembele refused to leave for Manchester United. (AS)
Barca had wanted 23-year-old Dembele to sign a contract extension running until 2023 before moving on loan to Old Trafford. (Mail)
West Ham could make a move for Watford’s English defender Craig Dawson, 30, but would need to pay £4m. (Sun)
Liverpool’s Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum has played down interest from Barcelona. The 29-year-old is out of contract at Anfield next summer. (Mirror)
Saint-Etienne have criticised Arsenal over their failure to sanction 19-year-old French defender William Saliba’s return to the Ligue 1 club. (Talksport)
Watford and Middlesbrough want Chelsea and Ghana left-back Baba Rahman, 26, on a season-long loan. (Goal)
Middlesbrough, QPR and Cardiff City are monitoring Barnsley’s English central midfielder Alex Mowatt, 25, and could make a move before the EFL transfer deadline. (Football League World)
