German clubs Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Mainz, Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart are all chasing Manchester City's England Under-21 midfielder James McAtee, 22.

Bournemouth have joined West Ham and Stuttgart in the race to sign the Brighton striker Evan Ferguson after Evanilson had surgery on a broken foot.

Stuttgart plan to make a new bid for Brighton's Germany striker Deniz Undav, 27.

Xabi Alonso could get an early one over on Arne Slot with the Bayer Leverkusen boss personally trying to convince Liverpool-linked defender Waldemar Anton to join the German champions.

Tottenham and Bayern Munich are interested in signing Stuttgart's 26-year-old Germany winger Chris Fuhrich.