PALACE PREPARE FRESH £22m BID FOR WHARTON
■ CRYSTAL PALACE are in talks with BLACKBURN ROVERS over an improved £22million offer for Adam Wharton (right). A bid has still to go in but Palace have returned to the table after having an £18.5m offer rejected last week. Blackburn would like to keep Wharton on loan but the 19-year-old is willing to leave now.
■ TOTTENHAM have been alerted after BRENTFORD’S negotiations with Club Bruges for winger Antonio Nusa hit a hitch last night. A deal had been agreed for £25.6m with the 18-year-old expected to return to Belgium for the season. Spurs have enquired about Djurgardens wonderkid Lucas Bergvall. The Sweden midfielder, 17, is lined up to join Barcelona for £8.5m. Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg wants to stay, according to his lawyer.
■ NOTTINGHAM FOREST are exploring a loan for WEST HAM attacker Maxwel Cornet. The Hammers are willing to let
Cornet, 27, and Said Benrahma go as they look to bring in Jota from Al Ittihad on loan. West Ham switched to Jota after a deal for Nordsjaelland’s winger Ibrahim Osman stalled.
■ BURNLEY are rivalling Forest for Ajax winger Carlos Forbs, while Forest also want Giovanni Reyna from Borussia Dortmund and have had a loan bid for Palace’s Sam Johnstone rejected.
■ ASTON VILLA have had a third offer of £7.5m plus add-ons rejected for MIDDLESBROUGH forward Morgan Rogers, who is valued at about £12m. Villa boss Unai Emery wants Jacob Ramsey to stay amid interest from Newcastle and Bayern Munich. Villa striker Jhon Duran remains an option for CHELSEA, despite being out for 10 weeks with a hamstring injury.
■ FULHAM are continuing discussions for Chelsea striker Armando Broja.
■ BOURNEMOUTH winger David Brooks is joining SOUTHAMPTON on loan. The Cherries are to recall Romain Faivre from Lorient and have rejected approaches from LEEDS and SHEFFIELD UNITED for Chris Mepham.
■ LIVERPOOL right back Calvin Ramsay has joined BOLTON on loan. Left back Owen Beck is rejoining Dundee on loan.
■ LAZIO are preparing an improved offer for SUNDERLAND winger Jack Clarke after their £14m bid was rejected. Sunderland have agreed a £1.5m fee for Leeds defender Leo Hjelde.
■ LUTON are completing the £1.7m signing of Sint-Truiden right back Daiki Hashioka.