If José Mourinho has a smile on his face today, it will not be because the Manchester United manager is delighted to see Anthony Martial back at training. Nor will it be because the thought of playing for Mourinho holds zero appeal for Real Madrid’s Mateo Kovacic, who probably heard about Martial facing a fine of up to £180,000 for awarding himself some paternity leave after the birth of his son. No, the reason for the United manager’s grin is because Yerry Mina, Barcelona’s £35m centre-back, is set to become the latest member of José’s happy family.

Everton also liked the look of Mina, who showed an eye for goal during Colombia’s run to the last 16 of the World Cup, but Marco Silva reckons that the 23-year-old is out of reach and will hand United £30m for Marcos Rojo instead. Mina’s arrival will also allow United to sell Chris Smalling to Wolves and another player who could be heading for the Old Trafford exit is Paul Pogba, although Barcelona’s technical director, Eric Abidal, has denied holding talks with his fellow Frenchman. Watch this space.

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If Pogba does head to the Camp Nou, he might not come up against Luka Modric when Barcelona face Madrid. Modric has emerged as a surprise target for Internazionale, who need a signing to rival Milan buying Mattia Caldara and Gonzalo Higuaín from Juventus. Barcelona, meanwhile, are going to beat Arsenal to Paris Saint-Germain’s Adrien Rabiot and also plan to bring Thiago Alcântara back from Bayern Munich.

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West Ham have already signed seven players this summer, but Manuel Pellegrini could still be busy after allowing Cheikhou Kouyaté to join Crystal Palace. Pellegrini wants a new defensive midfielder and - deep breath - has his eyes on Porto duo Hector Herrera and Danilo Pereira, Chelsea’s Danny Drinkwater and Lille’s Thiago Maia, while the Chilean’s thirst for more firepower means that West Ham are targeting Porto duo Moussa Marega and Yacine Brahimi, Celta Vigo’s Maxi Gómez and another loan deal for Inter’s João Mário.

Daniel Levy has received a tip that the transfer window shuts next week. Now Tottenham want Bournemouth’s Lewis Cook, but Chelsea are going to rival them for Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish. Slow and steady wins the race, Daniel.