Everton are in negotiations with Villarreal over a loan deal for former Bournemouth midfielder Arnaut Danjuma, 25.
Paris Saint-Germain are planning to monitor Sergio Ramos between now and the end of the season before deciding whether to offer him a contract extension.
Bournemouth are in talks to sign 20-year-old Burkina Faso winger Dango Ouattara from French Ligue 1 side Lorient.
Newcastle have denied making a verbal approach for Borussia Dortmund teenager Youssoufa Moukoko.
Marseille and France midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 23, is the subject of an offer from an unnamed Premier League club.
Dutch midfielder Teun Koopmeiners, 24, says it is “nice to see” him being linked with Liverpool but that he is “100% focused on Atalanta” and “so happy” to play for the Serie A side.
Real Madrid want to sign England striker Harry Kane for next season. The 29-year-old’s current deal at Tottenham runs until 2024 and he could cost up to 100m euros (£88.3m).
Gareth Bale is set to be offered a roving role by the Welsh FA following his retirement from football on Monday.
Chelsea have joined Tottenham in wanting to sign Spain defender Pedro Porro this month but have hit the same issue as Spurs in any move for the 23-year-old as Sporting Lisbon want his €45m (£36.7m) release clause paid in full.
Manchester United have reached a verbal agreement to sign Wout Weghorst. They have a deal in principle to pay Besiktas about €3m (£2.7m) to end the striker’s loan early and take him from his parent club Burnley for the rest of the season.
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Arsenal are considering making a move for 32-year-old Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard, who retired from international duty with Belgium in December.
Poland have approached former Rangers and Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard about becoming their new manager.
Atletico Madrid are looking at Barcelona’s Dutch forward Memphis Depay, 28, as one of a number of possible replacements for 23-year-old Portugal international Joao Felix, who is set to join Chelsea on loan for the rest of the season.
England World Cup star Mason Mount has been told that Liverpool can be one of his options in the transfer window after the midfielder turned
Canada’s Lille forward Jonathan David, 22, has admitted playing in the Premier League remains a dream of his.
German manager Jurgen Klopp is not interested in succeeding Hansi Flick if he is sacked as Germany coach after failing to reach the last 16, as he “intends to fulfil” his Liverpool contract, which runs until 2026.
Five members of Belgium’s World Cup squad booked earlier flights to travel home separately from their team-mates from Qatar, after crashing out in the group stage amid splits in the camp.
Harry Kane is still the key to England’s bid to end a 56-year wait for international glory, says Jamie Carragher.
Director of research Ian Graham is the latest member of Liverpool’s backroom staff to leave the club and they fear he will now join Manchester United.
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group are ‘likely’ to only sell part of the club as talks over a £4bn deal increase.
Queens Park Rangers interim boss Paul Hall has shot down the chances of Leon Balogun rejoining Rangers after Michael Beale‘s move back to Ibrox sparked Loftus Road fan concerns.
Chelsea will pay 70m euros (£60m) to sign France striker Christopher Nkunku, 25, from RB Leipzig in July on a contract until 2028.
Real Madrid would still be willing to sign France striker Kylian Mbappe, 23, from Paris St-Germain, but only if certain conditions are met.
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Manchester United have been handed a boost to their hopes of signing long-term target Joao Felix – with Atletico Madrid reportedly deciding to cash-in on the forward.
Edinson Cavani pushed over the VAR Screen at the Al Janoub Stadium while walking off the pitch after Uruguay’s final 2022 World Cup game against Ghana.
Mbappe met with Robert Lewandowski last summer in a bid to convince the Poland striker, 34, to join him at PSG instead of signing for Barcelona.
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is ‘very tempted’ about joining Chelsea after leaving Manchester United.
Cristiano Ronaldo brought the streets of Lisbon to a standstill on Tuesday when his £500,000 fleet of supercars was delivered to a backstreet garage for valet cleaning.
Bayer Leverkusen have been in contact with Club Pachuca over a potential move for Luis Chavez after watching the 26-year-old midfielder impress at the World Cup for Mexico.
Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard is considering retiring from international football at the age of 31 after Belgium’s early World Cup exit.
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal, 71, has hinted at the possibility of taking the Belgium job, with Roberto Martinez having ended his six-year tenure.
Guests on a Qatari television programme have appeared to mock Germany’s early World Cup exit and their human rights protests.
Chelsea may be kicking themselves even more for losing Jamal Musiala to Bayern Munich three years ago, but Jody Morris has explained that the Blues were powerless to letting the teenager go.
Shakhtar Donetsk have warned suitors for young superstar Mykhaylo Mudryk that they value the winger at €100m (£87.75m) following his exploits in the Champions League this season.
Gerard Pique has been handed a four-match ban for his foul-mouthed rant towards a referee in his final game for Barcelona.
Arsenal midfielder Charlie Patino, 19, whose contract runs out next summer and is currently on loan at Blackpool, is being tracked by Barcelona.
Contract negotiations between England midfielder Mason Mount, 23, and the Chelsea owners are ongoing and a breakthrough has been made “in the past few weeks”.
Rangers have reportedly reignited their interest in Standard Liege midfielder Nicolas Raskin as they look to kickstart their title bid following the World Cup break.
Former Argentina defender Martín Demichelis, 41, who spent three years at Manchester City, has left a coaching role at Bayern Munich to become new head coach at River Plate.
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Barcelona president Joan Laporta says his club were interested in signing Colombian forward Luis Diaz, 25, before he joined Liverpool from Porto.
France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27, says he feels “lucky” not to have completed a transfer from Juventus to Manchester United in the summer.
Erik ten Hag has made it clear that there is no way back for Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United following explosive comments directed at the Dutchman during an interview with Piers Morgan.
A mural of Ronaldo was removed from the side of Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium hours before his interview with Piers Morgan was aired on Wednesday.
Sporting Lisbon chief Frederico Varandas has denied reports linking the Portuguese club with a move for Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, saying a bid for the Manchester United and Portugal forward was never discussed.
Eden Hazard has apologised to Real Madrid fans for his injury-stricken time at the club.
Eden Hazard’s time at Real Madrid looks to be coming to an end after both parties agreed that the conclusion to a sorry three years was nigh, according to reports in Spain.
Chelsea’s hopes of signing AC Milan and Portugal forward Rafael Leao, 23, have been boosted because of ongoing complications in the player’s contract extension negotiations.
Juventus want to extend the deal of France midfielder Adrien Rabiot but fear the 27-year-old may get better offers from Premier League clubs.
FSG will make a significant profit on their investment, but Liverpool’s valuation is less than the price Roman Abramovich sold Chelsea for earlier this year.
More than half the Premier League had representatives watching Ajax against PSV Eindhoven on Sunday, with PSV’s Netherlands winger Cody Gakpo, 23, among those in action.
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group will sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, from Borussia Dortmund for £87m as a parting gift before their sale of the club.
AC Milan have prepared a contract extension for France striker Olivier Giroud, 36, and it is likely to be signed after the 2022 World Cup.
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Arsenal and Tottenham are considering a move for Lille’s 22-year-old Canada striker Jonathan David.
Premier League leaders Arsenal are prepared to spend in the January transfer window to maintain their title challenge.
Manchester United are among the clubs interested in signing Bellingham, while Chelsea are not one of the sides he wants to join.
Luton Town boss Nathan Jones is set to become the new manager at Southampton after the Premier League club sacked Ralph Hasenhuttl on Monday.
Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Marotta says the club are planning to meet with the agent of Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar to discuss a contract extension, with the 27-year-old’s current deal running out next summer.
Southampton are admirers of Brentford boss Thomas Frank and also discussed River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo.
Manchester United want to sign Bayern Munich and Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in January but the 33-year-old wants to stay at the Bundesliga club.
Brentford first-team analyst and set-piece specialist Jack Wilson is leaving the Bees to join Premier League champions Manchester City.
Tottenham are hoping that Chelsea’s lack of interest in Anthony Gordon under Graham Potter will give them a free run at signing the Everton forward.
Arsenal are working on new deals for France defender William Saliba, 21, England winger Bukayo Saka, 21, and Brazil forward Gabriel Martinelli.
Newcastle United and Aston Villa are interested in bringing Real Madrid’s Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 31, back to the Premier League.
Manchester United have put 19-year-old Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko on their shortlist to replace Cristiano Ronaldo, along with Juventus’ Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic.
Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha, 29, is refusing to speculate on his future despite his contract coming to an end in the summer.
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West Ham are plotting a January move for Blackburn Rovers and Chile forward BenBrereton Diaz, 23.
Leeds are leading the race to sign Birmingham’s 18-year-old midfielder English midfielder George Hall.
Southampton have decided to sack manager Ralph Hasenhuttl after a 4-1 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday left the club in the relegation zone.
Thomas Frank has accused a member of Nottingham Forest’s groundskeeping team of injuring one of his coaches before Brentford’s game at the City Ground on Saturday.
Arsenal remain interested in signing Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21.
RB Leipzig’s France forward Christopher Nkunku, 24, would be willing to wait for Real Madrid before deciding upon a move to Chelsea.
Lille and Canada forward Jonathan David, 22, is being monitored by a number of Premier League clubs, including Everton, Tottenham and Arsenal.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney, 26, remains available for World Cup selection for England despite being under FA investigation over a betting probe.
PSV Eindhoven director Marcel Brands has said Leeds made an offer of £30m plus £11m in bonuses for Netherlands winger Cody Gakpo, 23, last summer.
Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 31, has ruled out a summer departure from Real Madrid, insisting he is desperate to “show everyone what I can do” after an injury-plagued three years with Real. (Goal)
Everton and Crystal Palace both want to sign Watford and Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, but Newcastle have ended their interest in the 24-year-old. (Football Insider)
Arsenal and France defender William Saliba, 21, will be part of the Gunners squad for next season after impressing during a loan spell at Marseille. (Evening Standard)
English full-back Ryan Fredericks, 29, is leaving West Ham after the club missed their deadline to offer him a new deal. (Football Insider)
West Ham are lining up a move for Nottingham Forest’s English defender Joe Worrall, 25, should the Championship side fail to win promotion in Saturday’s play-off final at Wembley. (Evening Standard)
Manchester United should sign Norwich City’s 22-year-old English right-back Max Aarons, says ex-United defender Rio Ferdinand. (Independent)
West Ham are continuing to hold talks with Rennes over a deal for Morocco central defender Nayef Aguerd, 26, and are close to agreeing a fee. (90 min)
Atletico Madrid and Brazil left-back Renan Lodi, 24, is on Newcastle United’s radar with the player’s camp believing the Magpies have a ‘great project’. (Chronicle)
Arsenall have held talks over a move for Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 23, and are also continuing their attempts to land Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus, 25, from Manchester City. (Goal)
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel is set to have £200m to spend this summer as Todd Boehly’s takeover is on the brink of completion after the Premier League formally announced he had passed its ownership checks. (Telegraph, subscription required)
Brazil winger Raphinha, 25, has told Leeds United’s directors he wants to play for Barcelona, who had a £30m bid for him rejected earlier this year. (Sport)
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 35, could move to David Beckham’s Major League Soccer side Inter Miami after being released by Atletico Madrid. (Independent)
Italian Serie A side Salernitana “would love to sign” outgoing Manchester United and Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 35, according to Salernitana club president Danilo Iervolino. (Manchester Evening News)
Wales forward Gareth Bale, 32, was offered to Atletico Madrid on a free transfer, but they turned him down. Bale is set to leave Atletico’s rivals Real Madrid in the summer. (Marca)
Slovakia goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, 33, wants to stay at Newcastle, despite the club being linked with moves for Manchester United and England goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 25, and Chelsea and Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 27. (Chronicle)
Sevilla and France defender Jules Kounde, 23, and Croatia and RB Leipzig centre-half Josko Gvardiol, 20, are on Chelsea’s eight-player shortlist of potential summer signings. (Telegraph, subscription needed)
Newcastle United are keen to sign Leeds United’s English winger Jack Harrison, 25, and could also bid again for Lille’s Dutch centre back Sven Botman, 22. (Telegraph, subscription needed)
Aston Villa have joined Everton in wanting to sign Burnley’s 29-year-old English centre-half James Tarkowski, with the defender available on a free transfer. (Times, subscription needed)
Incoming Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is targeting France and Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31, as he looks to start an overhaul at Old Trafford. (Mirror)
Arsenal have agreed a fee of up to 25m euros (£21.2m) for Bologna’s Scotland international full-back Aaron Hickey. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 31, will stay at the club this summer. (Goal)
Fulham are interested in a permanent deal for Wales full-back Neco Williams, 21, who joined the club on loan from Liverpool in January and helped the Cottagers achieve promotion to the Premier League. (Football Insider)
Lewandowski, 33, has agreed to join Barcelona on a three-year deal. (Times – subscription required)
Barca’s France forward Ousmane Dembele, 24, is on Bayern’s list of transfer targets. (Sky Sports)
Juventus are set on bringing Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 29, back to the club this summer. The France international’s contract runs out at the end of the season. (Goal)
Newcastle have held preliminary talks with Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 25, but the England international’s preference is to join Arsenal. (Football Insider)
Liverpool and Senegal forward Sadio Mane, 30, will become a target of Bayern Munich if their Poland international striker Robert Lewandowski leaves this summer. (Bild – in German)
Arsenal are closing on a 3.5m euro (£3m) deal to sign 19-year-old Brazilian striker Marquinhos from Sao Paulo. (ESPN)
Arsenal are also preparing an opening bid for Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus, 25. City want between 50m and 60m euros (£42.4m and £50.0m) for the Brazil international. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester City will actively seek more signings after the imminent arrival of Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker Erling Haaland, with a left-back and defensive midfielder the priorities. (Mail)
Aston Villa have joined the race for Nigeria midfielder Joe Aribo, 25, who plays for manager Steven Gerrard’s former club Rangers. (Sun)
RB Leipzig are attempting to hijack Manchester United’s bid to appoint Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as their new manager. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Manchester United are planning on completing an overhaul of their midfield this summer with 29-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba expected to leave when his contract expires in June. (Mirror)
Tottenham’s chances of signing Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol this summer are “extremely unlikely” with the 20-year-old happy at RB Leipzig. (RB Live – in German)
Paris St-Germain are in talks to sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku just a year after the 28-year-old Belgium international cost the Blues £98m from Inter Milan. (But via Sun)
Manchester United and Arsenal have joined the race for Darwin Nunez after sending scouts to watch the 22-year-old Uruguay striker in action for Benfica over the weekend. (Mirror)
Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, 21, has dismissed interest from Manchester United because the Norway international does not believe they can fulfil his on-pitch ambitions. (ESPN)
Roma, AC Milan and Juventus have joined West Ham and Newcastle in expressing an interest in signing England forward Jesse Lingard, 29, when his Manchester United contract expires this summer. (Mirror)
Chelsea have approached Arsenal’s English academy forward Khayon Edwards over a potential summer transfer, with the 18-year-old yet to agree a professional deal with the Gunners. (Goal)
A number of Premier League and European clubs are expected to make a summer move for Chelsea’s 19-year-old English defender Levi Colwill, who has impressed on loan at Huddersfield this season. (Fabrizio Romano)
Spain forward Marco Asensio is expected to leave Real Madrid this summer with AC Milan and Tottenham interested in the 26-year-old. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Borussia Dortmund are favourites to sign Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 31, from Real Madrid – ahead of Arsenal and AC Milan. (Cadena Ser – in Spanish)
Roma are interested in signing Aston Villa’s Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 23, this summer. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Arsenal are prepared to sell Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe, 26, for 30m euros (£25m) this summer. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
The Gunners have also held meetings with Real Madrid over the possible loan signing of Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 31. (Foot Mercato – in French)
Aston Villa are monitoring PSV’s 20-year-old English winger Noni Madueke. Leicester City are also interested. (talkSPORT)
Liverpool’s Egypt forward Mohamed Salah says it is not the right time to talk about his ongoing contract talks with the club, which the 29-year-old has described as a “sensitive situation”. (Sky Sports)
Barcelona believe 24-year-old France winger Ousmane Dembele, who will be a free agent in the summer, will join Paris St-Germain if striker Kylian Mbappe, 23, leaves the French club. (El Nacional – in Catalan)
Tottenham and Tanguy Ndombele do not expect Lyon to take up the option to turn the 25-year-old French midfielder’s loan at the Ligue 1 club into a permanent switch for £54m. (Evening Standard)
Spurs are preparing to bid for Peterborough United’s 19-year-old English defender Ronnie Edwards. (Football Insider)
Borussia Dortmund’s 21-year-old Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland fears Manchester United would not be able to match his ambitions on the pitch as he considers his next move. (ESPN)
Newcastle are interested in signing West Ham’s English forward Jarrod Bowen, 25. (90min)
Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, 22, has confirmed he is changing agents ahead of the summer transfer window, with Premier League sides Arsenal and Manchester United said to be possible destinations for the Uruguay international. (Metro)
Everton’s hierarchy do not believe sacking manager Frank Lampard will improve their prospects of avoiding relegation from the Premier League at this stage. (Sky Sports)
Manchester United and Real Madrid have contacted Everton over the possibility of signing Brazil forward Richarlison, 24. (Sport Witness)
Former the Netherlands and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, who is a coach at Feyenoord, has rejected the chance to join Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff at Old Trafford. Ajax boss Ten Hag is the favourite to become the new Manchester United manager. (ESPN, via Mail)
Tottenham and Tanguy Ndombele do not expect Lyon to take up the option to turn the 25-year-old French midfielder’s loan at the Ligue 1 club into a permanent switch for £54m. (Evening Standard)
Fenerbahce’s German midfielder Mesut Ozil, 33, could join MLS side Inter Miami. (Metro)
Germany winger Serge Gnabry, 26, is considering leaving Bayern Munich this summer amid interest from Real Madrid and Liverpool. (Goal)
Real Madrid will look to loan out 31-year-old Belgium winger Eden Hazard for the start of the 2022-23 season. (AS)
When Juan Mata’s current Manchester United deal runs out in June the former Spain midfielder, 33, has no plans to retire or join United’s coaching staff. (Fabrizio Romano, on Twitter)
Tottenham have opened talks over a new contract with 18-year-old English striker Dane Scarlett. (Football Insider)
Brazilian club Botafogo have agreed to sign QPR’s Finland left-back Niko Hamalainen, 25, initially on loan. (Football Insider)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is “happy” with how contract talks are developing with the club’s Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 29. (Liverpool Echo)
There remains optimism Liverpool could sign France forward Kylian Mbappe, 23, from Paris St-Germain this summer – should Salah decide to leave the club. (FourFourTwo)
Mbappe says remaining at PSG is also still an option, despite his contract expiring this summer. (Mirror)
Roma’s England striker Tammy Abraham, 24, has hinted at a possible return to the Premier League. (Talksport, via Mail)
Arsenal’s hopes of signing Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 22, will receive a huge boost if Real Sociedad fail to secure European football this season. (Fichajes, via Football.London)
Barcelona have arranged a meeting with Ousmane Dembele’s agent over a new contract for the France winger, 24, who was set to become a free agent in the summer. (Marca)
Manchester United could once again look at signing Lazio’s Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 27, to replace France midfielder Paul Pogba, 29. (Corriere dello Sport, via Express)
The Manchester United dressing room is split over the possible appointment of Ajax’sErik ten Hag as the club’s new permanent manager. (MEN)
Christian Eriksen’s former club Tottenham and Manchester United are considering signing the Denmark midfielder, 30, on a free transfer this summer after seeing his return to top form at Brentford. (Mail)
FC Cologne’sTimo Hubers is a £6m target for Newcastle, Leeds and Crystal Palace this summer, while West Ham, Southampton and Fulham are also monitoring the German centre-back, 25. (Mail)
Newcastle have been told £25m will be enough to tempt Union Berlin into selling Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi this summer, although West Ham and Southampton are also interested in the 24-year-old. (Bild – in German)
Newcastle could offer England midfielder Kalvin Phillips a £120,000-a-week deal to sign the 26-year-old from Premier League rivals Leeds. (Mirror)
Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, is attracting interest from Barcelona, while fellow Portugal international Joao Moutinho, 35, could also leave Molineux in the summer, with the club eyeing Sporting Lisbon’s Portugal midfielders Matheus Nunes, 23, and Joao Palhinha, 26, as potential replacements. (Athletic – subscription required)n
