Arsenal are drawing up a formal offer for Aston Villa centre-back Ezri Konsa, according to the Daily Mail. Konsa has yet to sign a contract extension with Villa, leaving the door open for the north London club to make their move.

The same report indicates Arsenal are also pressing ahead with talks over Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers, with negotiations ongoing between the club and Rogers' representatives.

Villa exploring winger options

Aston Villa are not standing still amid the speculation. The club are scanning the market for wide players, with West Ham United's Crysencio Summerville and Paris Saint-Germain's Ibrahim Mbaye among the names under consideration, per the Daily Mail.

Lacroix valued at £60m as Chelsea circle

Crystal Palace have placed a valuation of up to £60 million on defender Maxence Lacroix, who is attracting serious interest from Chelsea, according to reports in The Sun and The Times. Lacroix himself is said to want to leave Selhurst Park.

Elsewhere in transfer news, Ipswich Town saw a £2.5 million bid for FC Volendam goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen turned down, while Hull are set to bring in Olympiacos stopper Konstantis Tzolakis as cover following Ivor Pandur's departure.

Tuchel's England appointment divided FA board

Thomas Tuchel's arrival as England head coach in 2024 was not universally welcomed within the Football Association, The Times reports. A number of board members felt strongly that the role should have gone to an English manager with international experience, rather than an overseas appointment.

Despite the scrutiny, Tuchel is building toward Euro 2028. Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha is reportedly on his radar for next season's squad, per The Telegraph. Tuchel has also privately pushed back against suggestions that he instructed his England side to sit deep during their World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina — a claim The Telegraph says he rejects outright. Leading physiologists have suggested England's players were carrying significant fatigue going into that match, according to The Times.

World Cup final set to go ahead

Sunday's World Cup final faces no threat from air quality concerns in the host region, ESPN reports. Former England manager Sir Gareth Southgate is expected to attend — a trip that had been planned long in advance and would have remained on his calendar regardless of England's semi-final result, The Telegraph notes.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino holds the formal backing of more than 200 countries for his re-election bid, The Guardian reports, despite the turbulence surrounding the Folarin Balogun suspension controversy.

Celtic miss out on Iheanacho, eye Egypt winger

Celtic have failed in their attempt to re-sign Kelechi Iheanacho after the club refused to meet his wage demands, according to the Daily Record. The Scottish champions are now turning their attention to Egypt's World Cup winger Haissem Hassan, The Scottish Sun reports.