- Manchester City are close to signing 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille, who value the Morocco midfielder at €100m (£85m).
- Real Madrid are targeting Spain’s World Cup-winning midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, currently at Arsenal.
- Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus, 29, is open to a summer move to Napoli.
- Roma have held initial talks with representatives of Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli, 25.
- Barcelona and Tottenham have both enquired to Bayern Munich about 33-year-old England striker Harry Kane ahead of a possible summer transfer.
- Manchester City are aware Nottingham Forest are interested in Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 28, signed from AC Milan for £46m last summer.
- PSG’s France forward Bradley Barcola, 23, has given the go-ahead to Liverpool despite late interest from Arsenal; he is valued at around £130m.
- Real Madrid remain keen on Inter defender Alessandro Bastoni, 27, and Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, 22, as they plan three further signings this summer.
- Marseille’s Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 31, has turned down a move to Newcastle.
- Manchester United are considering RB Leipzig left-back David Raum, 28, after failing to land Newcastle’s Lewis Hall, 21.
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