West Ham are close to a £17.3m deal to sign AS Monaco's 21-year-old French midfielder Soungoutou Magassa.

West Ham have submitted a bid for Monaco's Soungoutou Magassa, 21, and are pushing to complete a deal for the France Under-21 midfielder.

Tottenham are interested in French attacking midfielder Maghnes Akliouche, 23, at Monaco and Como and Argentina international Nico Paz, 20.

Tottenham have targeted Monaco's £47.5m-rated French attacking midfielder Maghnes Akliouche, 23, as a cheaper alternative to Brazil winger Savinho with Manchester City demanding £70m for the 21-year-old.

Monaco are interested in signing Newcastle's 34-year-old former England defender Kieran Trippier.