Wednesday's newspapers feature the following top stories and transfer rumors: Chelsea and Manchester United declined the opportunity to sign Myles Lewis-Skelly after being contacted by an associate of the Arsenal left-back. According to reports, Lewis-Skelly is committed to staying at Arsenal and focusing on securing a spot in Mikel Arteta's first-team plans for the upcoming season. Meanwhile, Manchester United are interested in signing Lewis-Skelly but find his valuation too high.

Other transfer news includes Newcastle's interest in Benfica right-back Amar Dedic, Aston Villa's verbal agreement to sign Matteo Ruggeri from Atletico Madrid, and Tottenham's interest in AS Monaco forward Folarin Balogun. Additionally, Everton are targeting Kyle Walker, Manchester City defender Max Alleyne is joining Burnley on a season-long loan, and Paul Pogba is set to leave Monaco by mutual agreement.

Other potential deals include Benfica's move for Southampton centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Hull City's pursuit of Millwall winger Femi Azeez, and Solly March's potential free transfer to Crystal Palace. The Jeff Bezos consortium is also close to completing a £1.5bn stake purchase in Liverpool, while Celtic have been told to increase their offer to sign Torino ace Gvidas Gineitis.