Chelsea’sCesar Azpilicueta, 32, has an agreement in principle to join Barcelona on a free transfer when the Spain defender’s contract expires this summer. (Sport)
New Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold is backing Ralf Rangnick’s pursuit of Ajax coach Erik ten Hag as their next permanent boss, despite many of their players wanting Paris St-Germain’s Mauricio Pochettino. (Sun)
Bayern Munich are keen to keep Newcastle target Corentin Tolisso and plan to offer the France midfielder, 27, a new contract. (Chronicle)
Manchester City are in pole position to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Braut Haaland – thanks to his father and former City player Alf Inge Haaland – when the Norway striker, 21, becomes available for £68m in the summer. (Football Insider)
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has heightened speculation that his ideal next job will be in the Manchester area after finding a new home in Cheshire’s ‘football belt’. (Sun)
West Ham are delaying making their donation to the RSPCA until the probe into Kurt Zouma’s shameful cat-kicking video is concluded.(Mail)
Real Madrid want to exercise the buy-back clause they put into the deal when Tottenham signed wing-back Sergio Reguilon in 2020.(Mirror)
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp appears to have dropped a huge clue over the future of forward Sadio Mane after conceding “clubs think differently” about a player’s age nowadays.(Mirror)
Jose Mourinho is determined to add Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka to his AS Roma squad in the summer after multiple previous failed bids.(Mirror)
Chelsea are mulling over a summer move for in-form Brighton star Adam Webster as they prepare themselves for a defensive shake-up.(Mirror)
Borussia Dortmund are closing on a deal to sign Red Bull Salzburg striker Karim Adeyemi in another sign that they are preparing for life without Erling Haaland. (Express)
Edinson Cavani is expected to leave Manchester United when his contract expires this summer and the Uruguay striker, 34, favours a move to Spain over returning to South America. (Fabrizio Romano)
Real Madrid’s bid to sign Haaland could be boosted by Adidas, who are looking to represent the striker following the conclusion of his contract with Nike in January. (Bild, via Marca)
Liverpool are set to offer Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 30, a new contract. (Football Insider)
Lyon are still waiting to hear whether Jason Denayer, 26, will accept their offer of a new deal, while Barcelona, Newcastle, Juventus and Napoli have made inquiries about the Belgium defender, who is out of contract this summer. (Het Nieuwsblad – in Dutch)
Paris St-Germain are eager for Dutch midfielder Xavi Simons, 18, to sign a new deal before his contract expires in the summer. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Manchester United are set to offer 31-year-old Spain goalkeeper David de Gea a new contract. (Sun)
Chelsea are considering a move for Brighton defender Adam Webster, 27. (Mirror)
Paul Scholes says Manchester United’s current squad want no part of the “ugly side of the game” in a furious rant at their performance against Southampton. (Sun)
Bournemouth are keen on Huddersfield midfielder Lewis O’Brien and mulling over a possible £10m bid.(Sun)
Roma boss Jose Mourinho threatened to walk away from his pre-match press conference as he snapped at reporters.(Sun)
Barcelona could be prepared to pay 60m euros (£50.2m) to sign France forward Nabil Fekir, although the 28-year-old’s club Real Betis want 80m euros (£66.2m). (Sport)
Borussia Dortmund are confident of reaching an agreement to sign Germany forward Karim Adeyemi, 20, on a five-year deal from Red Bull Salzburg. (Fabrizio Romano)
