Crystal Palace are nearing a £25million agreement with Liverpool for the transfer of Mamadou Sakho.

The France international defender, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Selhurst Park, helping them stay in the Premier League, is surplus to requirements at Anfield.

But Palace are now close to ending the saga over Sakho's future, which has been ongoing since last summer.

Crystal Palace are nearing an agreement with Liverpool for the transfer of Mamadou Sakho

Palace are also considering a bid for West Ham defender Jose Fonte who has failed to impress since his move from Southampton.

West Ham would like to recoup the £8m they paid for him but Palace may offer less for the 33-year-old.

Palace have also been offered Aymen Abdennour from Valencia who is wanted by Zenit St Petersburg and Marseille.

Jose Fonte has failed to impress since joining West Ham from Southampton for £8m

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is ready to give teenager Tashan Oakley-Boothe a chance to stake a first team claim this season.

Pochettino has been so impressed by the 17-year-old that Tottenham pulled back from making a serious offer for Celta Vigo midfielder Pape Cheikh Diop who is now poised to join Lyon.

England Under 17 international Oakley-Boothe figured for Spurs on their USA tour and was on the bench against Burnley on Sunday following injury to Victor Wanyama. He can play as a holding midfielder or a box to box role.

Mauricio Pochettino is to give Tashan Oakley-Boothe (left) a chance in Tottenham's first-team

Pochettino is happy to give younger players their chance and has played a significant role in convincing Argentine defender Juan Foyth to join from Estudiantes ahead of Paris Saint-Germain.

Foyth, who arrived in London on Sunday, said: 'It’s a club that bets on the young. I also spoke with Mauricio Pochettino and I liked what he said. It’s what helped me decide that Tottenham was the right place to continue my career.'

Talking to El Dia, he added: 'The greatest dream of every footballer is to play in the Argentine national team. But I don’t want to think about that now, but to settle at Tottenham.'

Tottenham have interest from Inter Milan in Moussa Sissoko while Kevin Wimmer is undergoing a medical at Stoke on Monday ahead of his £15m plus move.

Pochettino has convinced defender Juan Foyth to join from Estudiantes ahead of PSG

Liverpool could face late competition for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar from Chelsea and Arsenal.

The Anfield club have offered a deal worth up to £74m for the 21-year-old but Monaco are looking to drive up the price as they sense Arsenal and Chelsea are willing to make counter bids.

Tottenham have also been linked but will not be making an offer.

Liverpool broke their club record to agree a deal with Red Bull Leipzig for Naby Keita on Monday following his medical in Wilmslow, Cheshire which will become effective next July and are following up with their bid to sign Lemar plus Southampton's Virgil van Dijk.

Monaco hope to drive up Thomas Lemar's price by inviting Arsenal to match Liverpool's bid

Tottenham and Brighton were represented at Real Sociedad against Villarreal last weekend.

Villarreal's Cedric Bakambu and Willian Jose of Sociedad were on show.

Willian Jose has been on Everton's radar but will cost £28million. He scored Sociedad's opening goal. Bakambu has been the subject of offers from West Ham and Newcastle United.

Chelsea are closing on an agreement at around £35m for Danny Drinkwater and Leicester are considering options with former Sevilla midfielder Gregorsz Krychowiak on their list.

The 27-year-old, who has 45 caps and cost PSG £30million just over a year ago, has also been considered by Chelsea this summer and West Ham should they fail to reach agreement on William Carvalho.

The Poland international is surplus to requirements at PSG as they look to offload a number of players to ease their Financial Fair Play requirements following the arrival of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

Leicester also have interest from Nice in midfielder Nampalys Mendy and have been rebuffed in a revised £23m bid for West Brom defender Jonny Evans.

Chelsea are closing in on a £35m deal for Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater

Chelsea are ready to keep hold of left-back Baba Rahman.

The 23-year-old Ghana international was poised to join Schalke on loan again but Chelsea have opted against it as they don't want to rush his recovery from knee ligament damage.

Rahman, who cost Chelsea £22million from Augsburg in 2015, injured his anterior cruciate ligament in the Africa Cup of Nations against Uganda, though is close to full fitness.

However, Antonio Conte, with few wing-back options left, has decided to ease him back into action at Chelsea with the club's Under-23 squad and evaluate his progress.

Chelsea are continuing talks over Arsenal's Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Leicester's Drinkwater and Fernando Llorente from Swansea City.

Baba Rahman will be retained by Chelsea so he can continue his rehabilitation at Cobham

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley is still expected to secure a move away from Goodison Park this week following further talks with Chelsea and Tottenham.

The 23-year-old is out until December after having surgery on his injured hamstring but, if he doesn't sign a new contract, his value will decrease further and it is in Everton's interest to sell now if they want to make a greater profit on their academy graduate.

Everton will reject offers from Olympiakos for Kevin Mirallas who was dropped on Sunday. The Belgium international has upset Ronald Koeman with his attitude following his substitution against Hajduk Split.

Ross Barkley is still expected to leave Everton this week despite a serious hamstring injury

Newcastle United have asked about Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.

The 32-year-old is available but like most of Newcastle's targets, Udinese want to sell rather than loan.

Rafa Benitez is willing to offload Tim Krul and Karl Darlow to help fund a goalkeeper signing. Krul has been mentioned as a makeweight in a deal for Jeroen Zoet from PSV Eindhoven, while Crystal Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey, Paris St Germain target Pepe Reina and Adrian at West Ham have also been discussed.

Greece international Karnezis has 42 caps for his country and was in their 2014 World Cup squad. he played 34 times last season for Udinese. He has also been discussed by Watford and Crystal Palace.

As revealed by Sportsmail, Newcastle are prepared to listen to offers for last season's top scorer Dwight Gayle, Jack Colback, Grant Hanley, Achraf Lazaar, Yasin Ben El-Mhanni and Henri Saivet in the next few days.

Burnley have revived interest in Huddersfield Town striker Nahki Wells.

The Turf Moor club had been in talks to sign Abdul Majeed Waris from Lorient though that would need an appeal on his work permit application so they have asked again about Wells.

The 27-year-old has been recovering from an ankle operation and is expected to be fit in four weeks but Wolves, Leeds and Reading have also made enquiries.

Burnley have enquired about Huddersfield striker Nahki Wells with a view to a transfer

Leeds United are closing on a loan deal for Pierre Michel Lasogga from Hamburg. The 25-year-old was at Leeds earlier this month as he assessed the club's potential.

Though highly-rated as a Germany U21 international, Lasogga's form has dipped in recent seasons and Hamburg are ready to shed some of his wages from their books in the hope he secures a permanent transfer.

Leeds are also signing Malmo's Swedish U21 international forward Pawel Cibicki, 23, for £1.5million and have enquired about Wolves forward Nouha Dicko and Jordan Rhodes of Sheffield Wednesday, also a Wolves target.

Gareth Bale will remain at Real Madrid this summer despite further speculation.

The Wales international is set on seeing the season out at least before taking stock of his situation after the World Cup next summer.