Liverpool are interested in Freiburg midfielder Merlin Rohl, 22, who has represented Germany at under-21 level.

Leeds will turn their attention to Germany centre-back Robin Koch from Freiberg when hopes of landing Ben White are over.

Chelsea are preparing a £20m move for 23-year-old Freiburg and Germany forward Luca Waldschmidt

Leicester City have given United fresh hope of signing England defender Harry Maguire, 25, by lining up two new defenders. Croatian Filip Benkovic, 21, has already had his medical before a £13.5m move from Dinamo Zagreb and a £22.5m deal for Freiburg and Turkey player Caglar Soyuncu, 22, is close

Arsenal are close to signing Borussia Dortmund's Greece centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos, 30, and remain in talks with Freiburg for Turkish centre-back Caglar Soyuncu, 22