The top stories making Tuesday’s back pages in the UK on transfer deadline day…
The Sun: Spurs are attempting a £15million raid for West Ham’s Cheikhou Kouyate.
Also: Everton are battling to snap up Swiss wonderkid Breel Embolo for £14.5million.
Daily Mirror: Sunderland will return to Anfield on Deadline Day to try and tempt defender Tiago Ilori to join them on loan.
Also: Tottenham are set to take their traditional place at the eye of transfer deadline day storm on Tuesday. The summer window shuts at 6pm and chairman Daniel Levy was discussing a £22million deal for West Brom striker Saido Berahino on Monday night.
And: David De Gea’s Real Madrid transfer is still up in the air after a paperwork cock-up late last night.
Plus: Victor Wanyama is furious after being told once more by Southampton that he will not be sold to Tottenham today.
Daily Star: Samir Nasri has emerged as a late target for Juventus, following Kevin De Bruyne’s arrival at Manchester City.
Also: Watford aim to tie up a £7m deadline-day swoop for Rennes hardman Abdoulaye Doucoure.
Daily Mail: Tottenham Hotspur could be tempted to make a last-gasp attempt to sign forward Ayoze Perez from Newcastle for £15million.
Also: West Bromwich Albion are in talks over a £5million move for Napoli midfielder David Lopez but face competition from Leicester City.
Daily Express: West Ham have completed the signing of Nikica Jelavic and will now attempt to finalise deals for Victor Moses and Michail Antonio.
Metro: Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal has been linked with Athletic Bilbao all summer and the speculation is bound to increase after the defender followed the club on Twitter.
Also: Liverpool will trigger Andriy Yarmolenko’s £14.5million release clause today in an attempt to sign him before the window closes, according to reports.
And: Manchester United are set for a busy deadline day as they look to push through several deals.
Daily Telegraph: Tim Sherwood is ready to revive his bid to sign Emmanuel Adebayor and will complete a deal for Joleon Lescott on Tuesday.
The Times: Víctor Valdés is facing the prospect of being exiled at Manchester United until January after the goalkeeper’s proposed move to Besiktas collapsed.
Also: David De Gea’s proposed move to Real Madrid from Manchester United was at risk of collapsing last night as a chaotic day at Old Trafford took another dramatic twist.
The Guardian: Professional Footballers Australia chief executive Adam Vivian says there is no way the Socceroos will boycott Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier with Bangladesh despite the ongoing pay dispute with FFA.
