Mourinho eyeing Iheanacho, 23 other transfer news you should know

The football transfer season is on. Since it was thrown open on July 1, quite a number of transfers have been concluded.

While some of these have been done within the continent of Europe, the majority of the world's leading football players have moved outside the continent to ply their trade with most moving to the Saudi Pro League.

Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr in the January transfer window opened the floodgates for more signing.

With the window set to close later in August, below are some players who have been linked to other clubs across the globe.

- Aston Villa has secured the signature of Spain defender Pau Torres, 26, from Villarreal in a deal worth £35m. (Source: The Guardian)

- Arsenal is set to complete the signing of Netherlands defender Jurrien Timber, 22, from Ajax for an initial fee of 42m euros (£36.2m) pending a medical examination. (Source: De Telegraaf)

- West Ham is still awaiting an acceptable payment plan from Arsenal for the £105m acquisition of England midfielder Declan Rice, 24. (Source: The Sun)

- Chelsea is actively pursuing an agreement with Brighton for the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, 21, after already reaching personal terms with the player. (Source: Fabrizio Romano)

- Bayern Munich’s France defender Lucas Hernandez, 27, is on the verge of transferring to Paris St-Germain. (Source: Fabrizio Romano)

- Chelsea has identified Celta Vigo’s Spanish midfielder Gabri Veiga, 21, as the ideal replacement for Manchester United-bound England midfielder Mason Mount, 24. (Source: The Standard)

- Aston Villa is considering a loan move for Spain winger Ferran Torres, 23, from Barcelona, with an option to purchase for 25m euros (£21.5m). (Source: Mundo Deportivo)

- Former England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 27, is finalizing a permanent move from Chelsea to AC Milan in Italy. AC Milan is also targeting Chelsea’s USA winger Christian Pulisic, 24. (Source: The Standard)

- Chelsea’s Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 30, has turned down a second offer from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, worth £45m (£39m) per year, as he only has eyes for a return to Inter Milan. (Source: Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Atletico Madrid is interested in Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 27, and Spurs would be open to selling the Denmark international. (Source: The Daily Mail)

- The future of England defender Eric Dier, 29, at Tottenham is uncertain, with only one year remaining on his contract. However, he intends to fight for his place under new Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou. (Source: The Telegraph)

- Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, and Bayer Leverkusen have shown interest in Sheffield United’s England Under-20 forward Daniel Jebbison, 19. (Source: 90min)

- Both Manchester United and Chelsea are keen on Aston Villa’s Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 30. (Source: Football Transfers)

- Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has prevented English goalkeeper Tom Heaton, 37, from joining Luton Town due to uncertainty surrounding the future of Spanish keeper David de Gea, 32. (Source: The Telegraph)

- Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, 30, is in talks with the club and could potentially agree on a new deal before becoming a free agent on Friday. (Source: The Daily Mail)

- West Ham has expressed interest in Arsenal’s Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares, 23. (Source: iNews)

- Arsenal has successfully convinced English midfielder Ethan Nwaneri, 16, to commit his future to the club despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester City. (Source: The Telegraph)

- Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 31, who left Liverpool after his contract expired, has agreed to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli. (Source: The Guardian)

- Borussia Dortmund’s move for Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez has hit a roadblock, potentially paving the way for West Ham to pursue the 25-year-old Mexico international. (Source: 90 Min)

- AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho has set his sights on a double swoop for Leicester City’s Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho, 26, and Zambia forward Patson Daka, 24. (Source: The Express)

- Leicester City’s former England striker Jamie Vardy, 36, has turned down interest from Saudi Arabian side Khaleej FC. (Source: The Guardian)

- Daniel Farke is on the verge of becoming the new manager of Leeds United, with the club aiming to have the German in place for the start of pre-season training. (Source: The Daily Mail)

- Former Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira is the frontrunner to become the boss of Ligue 1 side Strasbourg. (Source: The Daily Mail)