Transfer: Chelsea, Man United withdraw from Lewis-Skelly race as Monaco terminate Pogba’s contract

Chelsea and Manchester United have turned down the chance to sign Myles Lewis-Skelly after they were contacted by an intermediary associated with the Arsenal left-back.

Myles Lewis-Skelly wants to stay at Arsenal and is fully focused on establishing himself in Mikel Arteta’s first-team plans for the upcoming season.

United had prepared to move for Lewis-Skelly but consider his valuation to be too high.

Newcastle are exploring a move for Benfica right-back Amar Dedic.

Aston Villa have reached a verbal agreement to sign Matteo Ruggeri from Atletico Madrid, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

Tottenham are interested in a move for AS Monaco forward Folarin Balogun – who used to play for Spurs’ north London rivals Arsenal.

Kyle Walker is a target for Everton.

Manchester City defender Max Alleyne is joining Burnley on a season loan.

Transfer: Chelsea move for Arsenal’s Lewis-Skelly as Man City set to sign Bouaddi from Lille

Paul Pogba is set to leave Monaco by mutual agreement midway through his two-year contract, having made just six appearances for the club.

Benfica are weighing up a move for Southampton centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

Premier League new-boys Hull City are in pole position to complete a swoop for Millwall winger Femi Azeez.

Solly March has spent time at the Crystal Palace training ground ahead of a potential free transfer.

The Jeff Bezos consortium deal that is on the brink of buying a £1.5 billion stake in Liverpool could even be completed this week, Sky Sports reported.

Celtic have been told they will need to stump up more than £8 million to land Torino ace Gvidas Gineitis.