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Tottenham will move for Chelsea's Conor Gallagher this summer if the 24-year-old England midfielder fails to agree an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of next season. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Newcastle United and Arsenal are on alert after contract talks between Brentford and their 27-year-old England striker Ivan Toney stalled. (TeamTalk)
Brentford have identified Lille's 24-year-old Canada striker Jonathan David as a replacement should Toney leave the club this summer. (Football Transfers)
Manchester United and Tottenham are pushing hardest to sign Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite, while Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid have all enquired about the 21-year-old England Under-21 centre-back. (Mail)
Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 23, has dismissed speculation that he wants to leave Chelsea and says he is "very happy" at Stamford Bridge. (ESPN)
Manchester City have agreed a deal for 19-year-old Brazilian winger Savio, who is currently on loan at Spanish club Girona from French side Troyes. (Fabrizio Romano)
Newcastle have joined West Ham in the race to sign Genoa's 26-year-old Iceland forward Albert Gudmundsson. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
Arsenal are losing patience with Germany midfielder Kai Havertz and are considering selling the 24-year-old this summer. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Bayern Munich enquired about signing Mykhailo Mudryk on loan in January but Chelsea had no interest in letting the 23-year-old Ukraine winger leave. (Fabrizio Romano)
Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth is Manchester United's top target to replace John Murtough, who is expected to leave his role as football director once Sir Jim Ratcliffe's deal to buy a 25% stake in the Red Devils is complete. (The i)
The Magpies are concerned Ashworth has been unsettled by the speculation and are seeking assurances that he is committed to the club long term. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel is on Barcelona's shortlist to succeed Xavi when the former Spain midfielder steps down at the end of the season. (Sport - in Spanish)
Kylian Mbappe's representatives reached out to Liverpool about a move last year, but the club did not want to disrupt their entire financial strategy in order to sign the 25-year-old Paris St-Germain and France forward. (Independent)
Barcelona cannot afford to appoint Roberto de Zerbi as their new manager because of the finances involved in securing the Brighton boss. (Matteo Moretto)
Portugal right-back Joao Cancelo's agent is working on a deal to keep the 29-year-old at Barcelona beyond the end of the season when his loan move from Manchester City ends. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
Crystal Palace have been frustrated in their attempts to persuade Kieran McKenna to leave Ipswich and replace Roy Hodgson as manager but are hopeful the Northern Irishman could take over at the end of the season. (Guardian)
Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos, 34, has ruled out a move to former club Bayern Munich but has hinted he could come out of international retirement to play for Germany again. (90 Min)
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DAILY MAIL
Heung-Min Son dislocated his finger in an altercation with South Korea team-mates on the eve of their Asia Cup semi-final earlier this month.
Manchester United and Tottenham are pushing hardest to sign Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite this summer.
Former Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick is in the frame to replace Xavi as Barcelona boss.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is reportedly willing to join Arsenal because of Thierry Henry.
Old Trafford will not be hosting this summer's Soccer Aid as officials consider which works to carry out during the off-season.
Brazil legend Romario has claimed that only Diego Maradona and Pele were better than him.
Kobbie Mainoo's breakthrough into Manchester United's first team has seen a clamour from fans to see a new deal fast-tracked - but there is no rush from the midfielder's side.
Antonio Conte wants to stay in Italy and would only accept a new offer from the Premier League if he was certain that he would not be able to return to Juventus, or have the chance to coach Napoli or AC Milan.
While it had seemed that Mary Earps was destined to leave Manchester United in the summer, it appears the goalkeeper may not be as close to the exit door as many think.
Adidas have managed to snare Casemiro from Nike this week after a career-long association with the American sports giant.
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has revealed that his next opponent on May 4 will be an American, not a Mexican - marrying up to claims he is set to face Jermall Charlo not Jaime Munguia.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Newcastle fear sporting director Dan Ashworth could leave for Manchester United, despite no official approach having been made.
Kieran McKenna and Oliver Glasner are in the running to replace Roy Hodgson if he is sacked by Crystal Palace.
Tottenham will make a move for Conor Gallagher in the summer if he has still not agreed a new contract with Chelsea.
Six Nations has abolished the tradition of home teams wearing alternate kits in cases of clashes as part of its attempts to modernise the championship.
Bath have emerged as favourites to sign Newcastle Falcons back-rower Guy Pepper for next season.
THE GUARDIAN
Crystal Palace have been frustrated in their attempts to persuade Kieran McKenna to replace Roy Hodgson but hope he can be convinced at the end of the season.
DAILY EXPRESS
Arsenal and Liverpool are both prepared to turn down the opportunity to sign Kylian Mbappe this summer over the expected cost of a deal.
Liverpool have been handed a significant boost in their bid to replace Jurgen Klopp, with Barcelona priced out of making Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi their next manager.
THE SUN
Jack Grealish is due in court this week on a speeding charge after breaking a 30mph limit last July.
Barcelona are increasingly confident that Joao Cancelo will stay at the Nou Camp next year but may have to convince Manchester City to agree to another loan deal.
Nicolas Jackson faces a rollicking from Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino over his lack of discipline.
Wolves will finance Gary O'Neil's summer transfer moves by selling Pedro Neto.
Luke Humphries appeared to snap his darts in fury after an upset loss to little-known Jurjen van der Velde at the Players Championship.
DAILY MIRROR
Christian Horner has been spotted at a secret filming event for Red Bull's new car amid an inappropriate behaviour probe.
Liverpool's chances of landing Xabi Alonso in the summer have been given a boost after it emerged Barcelona have their sights set on Thomas Tuchel.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has played down suggestions that he could take over from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
South Africa boss Hugo Broos has reignited his row with Burnley's Vincent Kompany over Lyle Foster, insisting he is still frustrated he could not play for his country at the AFCON.
THE ATHLETIC
Paris City Hall is taking legal action after mayor Anne Hidalgo was targeted by Paris Saint-Germain fans with alleged sexist abuse amid a dispute about the club's future at the Parc des Princes.
Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa has urged supporters to stop the online abuse towards Alex Iwobi following his side's Africa Cup of Nations final defeat.
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) side Bay FC have signed Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji from Madrid CFF for a world-record fee of €735,000 (£625,000).
French men's clubs recorded the highest international expenditure on transfer fees during the January transfer window, marking the first time since 2017 that English sides have not been the highest spenders in January.
Paris Saint-Germain's players are "only speaking about football" with Kylian Mbappe amid ongoing speculation over his future, Fabian Ruiz has said.
EVENING STANDARD
Enzo Fernandez has denied rumours that he wants to leave Chelsea for Barcelona.
Arsenal winger Marquinhos has agreed to join Brazilian club Fluminense on loan.
THE TIMES
The southern hemisphere competition Super Rugby Pacific will trial a change to offside rules this season that hopes to close a loophole - referred to as "Dupont's law" - that is leading to long, frustrating kicking battles.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic have pushed the button on their bid to extend Liam Scales' contract.
Philippe Clement has leapt to the defence of Scottish football as the Ibrox boss insisted both Rangers and Celtic are good enough to hold their own against the best in France.
Neil Warnock has had to pick Duk up after he failed to secure his Aberdeen exit last month.
Highland League clubs are reportedly fuming with the SPFL amid growing concerns they are being boxed out of the top four leagues.
SCOTTISH SUN
CEO Andrew McKinlay has claimed Hearts' new hotel will be worth millions to the Jambos.
Caught Offside
West Ham in the hunt for brilliant attacking midfielder with 11 goals from 23 games
After allowing Said Benrahma and Pablo Fornals to leave the club in the January window, West Ham are in dire need of a decent attacking midfielder.
Though it will be the summer before they’re able to add to their squad, they do have their eye on one player who already has 11 goals from 23 games in all competitions during 2023/24 (WhoScored).
One area where the Hammers have struggled under David Moyes is both in chance creation and for players other than Jarrod Bowen and Mo Kudus to be putting the ball in the back of the net.
Having two forwards in Michail Antonio and Danny Ings, that only have two goals between them this season, speaks of a club that are still well behind the curve when it comes to doing their due diligence and a bit of forward thinking.
The same applies to letting Benrahma and Fornals go without having a proper replacement lined up.
Taking a view that players won’t be bought for the sake of it is all well and good, but when you’re light in precisely the areas where you are lacking, it doesn’t look good.
Perhaps that’s why, as Gazzetta dello Sport report, the Hammers are in the hunt for Genoa’s brilliant Icelandic international, Albert Gudmundsson.
At almost six feet tall, Gudmundsson represents a significant aerial presence as well as being great with the ball at his feet.
The East Londoners are likely to face competition for his services but as Gazzetta note, Genoa are willing to sell, so it’s down to the Premier League outfit to get in quick and make their pitch.
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