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Chelsea's Raheem Sterling is offered to Aston Villa, AC Milan interested in Newcastle's Kieran Trippier and Leicester City close in on signing Jordan Ayew, plus more.
Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling, 29, has been offered to Aston Villa but Unai Emery is not sure if the England attacker fits into his plans. (Mirror), external
Sterling was kept in the dark about being frozen out at Chelsea and has ruled out a move to Saudi Arabia. (Mail), external
Leicester City are closing in on a deal for Crystal Palace's 32-year-old Ghana forward Jordan Ayew. (Sky Sports), external
Two more attacking midfielders are also on Leicester boss Steve Cooper's wish list before the window closes. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Norwich City have emerged as surprise contenders to sign 22-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder Reinier from Real Madrid. (O Globo - in Portuguese), external
Tottenham are set to allow 19-year-old centre-back Ashley Phillips to join Stoke on loan. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Girona have agreed a deal worth an initial £21.2m plus add-ons with Watford for Colombia midfielder Yaser Asprilla, 20. (Sky Sports), external
Brighton, Real Sociedad and Real Mallorca are battling to sign 35-year-old Germany defender Mats Hummels on a free transfer. (Florian Plettenberg), external
Barcelona have agreed personal terms with Italy winger Federico Chiesa, 26, who is set for an £11m switch from Juventus. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Everton, AC Milan, Bayern Munich and a number of clubs in Turkey are interested in signing Newcastle's England defender Kieran Trippier, 33. (Talksport), external
Brentford are poised to wrap up a £10m deal for 18-year-old Brazilian winger Gustavo Nunes from Gremio. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Republic of Ireland defender John Egan, 31, is training with Burnley after leaving Sheffield United. (Football Insider), external