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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, left: off to Chelsea for £25m? Photograph: Paul Marriott/Rex/Shutterstock
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, left: off to Chelsea for £25m? Photograph: Paul Marriott/Rex/Shutterstock

Football transfer rumours: Chelsea eyeing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain?

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Today’s fluff is ensconced

Lounging in our underground bunker wondering if “they” have been met with fire and the fury like the world has never seen, the Rumour Mill can’t help but ponder assorted other Big Questions.

Is anyone left out there to read this? Did we really forget to pack a can opener? Are Chelsea interested in signing Danny Rose? Apparently so, is the answer to the most important one of those queries, with a Sun “exclusive” reporting that Antonio Conte, maybe inspired by yesterday’s Manchester United rumours, wants to bring the Spurs full-back to Stamford Bridge. Rose could double his £65,000-per-week wages if he goes to Chelsea, but having lost Kyle Walker to Manchester City this summer, Tottenham will fight hard to keep him.

If Chelsea fail to turn his head, they may switch their attention to Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand instead. The Premier League champions are also reported to have launched a £25m bid for Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Reports from France say Monaco forward Kylian Mbappé has decided to ignore Real Madrid’s overtures and will nail his colours to the Paris Saint-Germain mast. “Kylian Mbappé gives his preference to PSG,” wrote TF1 journalist Julien Maynard. “Paris will now enter into negotiations with Monaco and quickly formulate a first offer.”

Having had several offers for Riyad Mahrez rejected by Leicester, Roma have announced they’re taking their business elsewhere. Internazionale are interested in the Algeria international, but Arsenal may decide to pounce.

Has Philippe Coutinho gone to Barcelona yet? No, but despite Liverpool’s apparent determination to keep him, reports from Spain suggests the Barça have agreed a deal with the Merseyside club and are hopeful of finalising it before the weekend. Barcelona bigwig Oscar Grau is reported to have led a delegation that travelled to Liverpool on Monday and agreed a fee of €90 million (£81.6m) and rising for the Brazilian, who has told his current employers that he wishes to leave.

In other protracted transfer news, the Express reports that a club insider revealed Southampton do not want to sell Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool and “will happily let him sit in the stands all season if we have to”, even if it means missing out on a £60m transfer fee for the central defender. With Chelsea also interested in Virgil, a move to Stamford Bridge could put an end to all the unpleasantness, at which point the Saints could go marching in for Middlesbrough’s Ben Gibson or Tottenham’s Kevin Wimmer.

Middlesbrough midfielder Grant Leadbitter is being linked with a return to Sunderland, with whom he began his career before leaving for Ipswich Town eight years ago. The central midfielder was an unused substitute in Boro’s defeat at the hands of Wolves last weekend and looks likely to find his opportunities limited under Garry Monk.

The Stoke Sentinal report that Potters central defender Marc Muniesa is on the verge of inking a loan deal with La Liga side Girona, while Málaga are trying to secure the scrawl of his team-mate Bojan Krkic. Stoke midfielder Gianelli Imbula could also head for the Britannia door marked “do one”, with Monaco set to seal a deal.

The free agent status of former Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson is in jeopardy, what with Hull City being on the verge of offering him a deal. Meanwhile at Aston Villa, left-back Jordan Amavi is wanted by Ligue1 side Marseille. Villa are prepared to let the Frenchman go on a season-long loan, but only if Marseille stump up £9m to make the deal permanent next summer. If there is a next summer following the imminent nuclear winter.

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