Enzo Fernandez transfer news: Manchester City to make late move for Chelsea midfielder - Paper Talk

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...

ENZO FERNANDEZ

Chelsea are preparing to go back to Bournemouth for Alex Scott as Enzo Fernandez moves closer to a move to Manchester City - The Independent

Manchester City are poised to make a late move for Enzo Fernandez in what would be the biggest Premier League transfer of the summer - The Telegraph

Manchester City are expected to go back in for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez - Daily Mail

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ASTON VILLA

Aston Villa have indicated a willingness to offer Chelsea a £65m package for striker Nicolas Jackson, with the future of Ollie Watkins in doubt - The Telegraph

Ollie Watkins could earn an annual salary of £12m if Al Hilal strike a deal with Aston Villa in the final week of the summer window - The Telegraph

Aston Villa have made an offer for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, but it fell considerably short of Palace's valuation of the player - The Athletic

PREMIER LEAGUE

Tottenham Hotspur are close to pushing their summer spending towards £400m by clinching the signing of Omar Marmoush from Manchester City - The Telegraph

Newcastle have launched a £35m bid for Lille winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo - L'Equipe

Newcastle United have appointed former defender Paul Dummett to be part of their revamped loans department, which has been earmarked for a key role in the Newcastle 2.0 project - The i

Brentford are closing in on a deal to sign West Ham left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf - The Sun

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

PAOK are set to fight Celtic for Ermin Mahmic - Daily Record

Aberdeen are unlikely to follow up their interest in Killian Phillips in this window, unless St Mirren significantly drop their £500,000 asking price - Daily Record

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