Manchester City are pressing ahead in their bid to sign highly-rated Ante Coric from Dinamo Zagreb.

City will announce the signing of winger Marlos Moreno from Atletico Nacional for £4.75m, which follows on from Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane, yet they are not finished there with Coric and Everton's John Stones still in the sights of Pep Guardiola.

City have been conscious of reducing the age profile of their squad and their recruitment has reflected that.

Manchester City remain interested in signing highly-rated Ante Coric from Dinamo Zagreb

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Coric is a 19-year-old Croatia international and was part of the squad at Euro 2016. He has been a target for Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool but Zagreb say City are in pole position as they look to finalise a deal which may be around £8m plus add-ons.

Last year, newspaper Vecernji List named Coric as the Croatian Hope of the Year. He is a skilful, creative attacking midfielder who turned down the advances of Bayern Munich and Chelsea as a younger boy and became the Europa League's youngest goalscorer at 17 years and 157 days when he grabbed his side's fifth in a 5-1 win over Astra Giurgiu.

Meanwhile, City remain confident that 18-year-old Tosin Adarabioyo will stay at the club with talks ongoing over a new deal.

Brandon Barker will be joined by defender Kean Bryan on loan at NAC Breda on Friday though Twente have failed in a bid to take Bersant Celina on loan.

Leroy Sane completed his move from Schalke to Manchester City for £37m on Tuesday

West Brom have pulled out of a club record deal for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho.

The 26-year-old was in the Midlands on Wednesday evening and was poised to join in a £16m deal once he had passed his medical. Albion had also agreed personal terms.

West Brom have pulled out of a club record deal for West Ham striker Diafra Sakho (centre)

Stoke manager Mark Hughes was holding talks with chairman Peter Coates on Thursday about transfer targets with a fresh bid pending for Saido Berahino at West Brom.

Securing that deal would also likely signal the end of Stoke's interest in Robin van Persie. However, the fact Albion's deal for Diafra Sakho has fallen through may now prompt further delays on Berahino's departure.

Stoke have added Wimbledon defender Ryan Sweeney to their development squad while 19-year-old winger Ramadan Sobhi arrived for training at Clayton Wood on Thursday morning.

Stoke manager Mark Hughes is still chasing West Brom's wantaway striker Saido Berahino

Ajax are ready to step up their interest in Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli after making it into the final qualifying round of the Champions League.

Two goals from captain Davy Klaassen secured victory over PAOK on Wednesday which ensured the Amsterdam club went through to the next stage but their performance was far from convincing.

After selling Arkadiusz Milik to Napoli, they lack attacking options and coach Peter Bosz believes, despite his track record, that Balotelli can find his feet again in Holland and Europe. The Dutch club have held talks with Mino Raiola and Liverpool are obviously open to proposals.

The 25-year-old will not feature under Jurgen Klopp and would be open to a prestigious club such as Ajax, particularly with the added bonus of European football.

Dutch giants Ajax are ready to step up their interest in Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli

Swansea City have held talks over a deal for Anderlecht centre back Kara Mbodji.

The Senegal defender can leave within the next 24 hours for a cut-price £6.25m as stated in a contract clause and Swansea are discussing the move with Everton poised to make a renewed bid for Ashley Williams.

Everton are understood to be offering around £12m for the Wales and Swansea captain after their initial £10m proposal was rejected on Tuesday night.

Swansea remain in negotiations with Sevilla over striker Fernando Llorente and have also discussed the return of Nelson Oliveira from Benfica and Atletico Madrid striker Borja Baston who is also a target for West Brom.

Mbodji has also been discussed by Sunderland.

Swansea City have held talks over a deal for Anderlecht centre back Kara Mbodji (right)

Burnley have made a bid for Belgium midfielder Steven Defour but may struggle to convince him to move to Turf Moor.

The Anderlecht captain wants to leave after being turned on by a section of the club's support and is available for £6million.

Southampton have been linked in recent weeks but Burnley are understood to have made an offer as they look to strengthen their midfield.

'Steven loves being captain at Anderlecht but some things happened with some supporters, like insults and drinks being thrown, that didn't please him,' Paul Stefani told la Derniere Heure. 'He suffered greatly from that.

Burnley have made a bid for Belgium midfielder Steven Defour, who wants to leave Anderlecht

'Certain clubs have got in touch to know Steven's situation. If it's more probable to see him leave than to see him stay? In my opinion, the answer is yes.'

Burnley have already been rebuffed by Derby for Jeff Hendrick, Brighton for Dale Stephens and Tottenham for Alex Pritchard who is joining Norwich instead for £8.5m.

Liverpool, Everton, Wolves, Bayern Munich and Schalke all sent scouts to watch Anderlecht lose to Rostov in their Champions League qualifier on Wednesday. Youri Tielemans and Leo Dendoncker also figured for Anderlecht.

Sean Dyche is on the lookout for a new midfielder but has struggled so far this summer

Newcastle winger Florian Thauvin is joining Marseille after turning down Lazio.

The 23-year-old is joining on loan with an obligation to complete a permanent transfer. He arrived for £13m last summer but failed to convince in a miserable season and was loaned back to Marseille in January.

Newcastle still want another forward and a winger after signing Ciaran Clark and Mohamed Diame this week. They have yet to receive any official bids for Moussa Sissoko despite interest from Real Madrid and Crystal Palace.

Newcastle winger Florian Thauvin is joining Marseille after a torrid time at St James' Park

Harry Maguire is ready to hand in a transfer request at Hull City.

The England U21 international has interest from Middlesbrough who have offered £5million but Hull have said he is not for sale.

The 23-year-old is keen on a move with Hull still to appoint a manager though Gianfranco Zola and Chris Coleman remain their prime candidates.

Zola is understood to be keen on Torino's Maxi Lopez should he get the nod ahead of Coleman.

Harry Maguire (left) is ready to hand in a transfer request at Premier League newcomers Hull

Nottingham Forest forward Jamie Ward is attracting interest from Championship rivals Leeds United, Brighton, Birmingham and QPR.

The 30-year-old Northern Ireland international signed a four year deal when he switched to Forest from rivals Derby County in 2014 on a free transfer.

Forest's new owners may yet consider allowing to leave for free or a nominal fee as they look to streamline their wage bill and make room for new additions.

Jamie Ward (left) is attracting interest from Leeds United, Brighton, Birmingham and QPR

Watford remain in talks with Juventus over midfielders Roberto Pereyra and Mario Lemina.

Pereyra, a 25-year-old Argentina international, has also been offered to West Ham this summer. He can play off the wing or behind the striker and would be considerably cheaper than Lille's Sofiane Boufal who Watford bid for but fell well short of his £18m valuation.

Lemina, who also has interest from Real Betis, is a 22-year-old central midfielder but Juventus are looking to sell for £17m.

Top-flight side Watford remain in talks with Juventus over midfielder Roberto Pereyra (right)

Sunderland are unlikely to match Liverpool's £30m asking price for Christian Benteke.

The Belgium international is still on the agenda for Crystal Palace, West Ham and Hull but may be beyond David Moyes' budget.

Sunderland have an agreement in place with Leeds United for midfielder Liam Bridcutt though finer details are still to be agreed.

Sunderland are on the brink of admitting defeat in their pursuit of striker Christian Benteke

Aston Villa prospect Easah Suliman is joining Cheltenham on loan for six months.

The 18-year-old is a left-sided centre back who turned down overtures from Bayern Munich to commit to a professional contract at Villa.

He has already been touted as a role model for young Asian footballers looking to make the grade in English football having played for England at U18 level.

Roberto Di Matteo is allowing Easah Suliman to join Cheltenham on loan for six months

Fulham are interested in signing Jozabed Sanchez from Rayo Vallecano. The 25-year-old attacking midfielder has a release clause in his contract of around £3.4m and scored nine goals in 27 appearances as Rayo were relegated from La Liga last season.