Papers: Man City set for late Fernandez move as Chelsea replacement emerges

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...

ENZO FERNANDEZ

Chelsea are preparing to go back to Bournemouth for Alex Scott as Enzo Fernandez moves closer to a move to Manchester City - The Independent

Manchester City are poised to make a late move for Enzo Fernandez in what would be the biggest Premier League transfer of the summer - The Telegraph

Manchester City are expected to go back in for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez - Daily Mail

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ASTON VILLA

Aston Villa have indicated a willingness to offer Chelsea a £65m package for striker Nicolas Jackson, with the future of Ollie Watkins in doubt - The Telegraph

Ollie Watkins could earn an annual salary of £12m if Al Hilal strike a deal with Aston Villa in the final week of the summer window - The Telegraph

Aston Villa have made an offer for Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, but it fell considerably short of Palace's valuation of the player - The Athletic

PREMIER LEAGUE

Tottenham Hotspur are close to pushing their summer spending towards £400m by clinching the signing of Omar Marmoush from Manchester City - The Telegraph

Newcastle have launched a £35m bid for Lille winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo - L'Equipe

Newcastle United have appointed former defender Paul Dummett to be part of their revamped loans department, which has been earmarked for a key role in the Newcastle 2.0 project - The i

Brentford are closing in on a deal to sign West Ham left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf - The Sun

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

PAOK are set to fight Celtic for Ermin Mahmic - Daily Record

Aberdeen are unlikely to follow up their interest in Killian Phillips in this window, unless St Mirren significantly drop their £500,000 asking price - Daily Record