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Transfer rumours and paper review – Monday, June 26: Tottenham laugh off Kane to Man United claims, Sanchez and Aguero in straight swap deal?

Transfer rumours and paper review – Monday, June 26: Tottenham laugh off Kane to Man United claims, Sanchez and Aguero in straight swap deal?

Here are the top football headlines and transfer-related stories in Monday's newspapers...

Tottenham have laughed off speculation linking Manchester United with a summer bid for Harry Kane. It is claimed even a £100m approach would be rejected out of hand by Spurs, with chairman Daniel Levy reportedly valuing the home-grown England star at £200million. (The Independent)

Arsenal and Manchester City are weighing up the possibility of completing a straight swap deal for Alexis Sanchez and Sergio Aguero. (Daily Star)

Gunners striker Olivier Giroud has been in contact with the president of Lyon over a potential move to the Ligue 1 club this summer. (The Independent) 

In-demand 18-year-old sensation Kylian Mbappe is to be offered a 900% pay rise by Monaco to fend off interest from Real Madrid, Liverpool and Arsenal. (The Sun) 

Alex Sandro has agreed to join Chelsea from Juventus, according to reports in Italy. The Brazilian left-back is preparing to join the Premier League champions for around £61million following back-to-back Serie A title wins. (Corriere della Sera)

The Blues are prepared to spend £240m this summer, which could see the likes of Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk, Everton striker Romelu Lukaku and 22-year-old Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko  also arrive at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Express) 

Juventus could look to sign Southampton’s Portuguese defender Cedric Soares to replace Sandro. The 25-year-old has three years left on his contract at St Mary's and will reportedly cost the Italian giants £15million. (The Sun)

Manchester United are on the verge of signing Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic and could bring in the 28-year-old Serbia international by the end of the week (ESPN)?, and are also close to signing Radja Nainggolan from Roma (Il Tempo).

Tottenham have competition in their pursuit of Schalke starlet Max Meyer, with a team of scouts from Liverpool watching his every move at the European Under-21 Championship in Poland. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder has helped Germany reach the semi-finals, where they will play England on Tuesday. (Daily Star)

Swansea have rejected a £30m bid from Everton for Gylfi Sigurdsson, although Toffees boss Ronald Koeman is unlikely to be dissuaded from his pursuit of the playamaker and could table another bid. (Daily Mirror)

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has told Wayne Rooney he would have a "positive experience" if he moved to the Chinese Super League. The 31-year-old is considering leaving Manchester United after losing his place in Jose Mourinho’s side. (Daily Mail)

Crystal Palace have entered the race to sign Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho. The young Nigerian striker has also emerged as a target for West Ham and Leicester City in recent weeks. (Daily Mirror)

Swansea’s £15m flop Borja Basto - a record buy from Atletico Madrid –  looks set to return to Spain with Malaga. (Daily Mirror)

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