Thursday Paper Talk

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West Ham are close to wrapping up the transfer of Brentford striker Scott Hogan in a deal worth £15m, having had three earlier bids for the 24-year-old rejected. (Sun)

Chelsea are lining up Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson, 23, as their number one target to replace John Terry when he heads to China in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

But Chelsea club captain Terry, 36, will not be leaving the club before the end of the season despite being linked with a loan move to Bournemouth. (Sky Sports)

However, a conflicting report claims Terry will indeed speak to Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe over a possible move later this week. (Daily Mail)

Sunderland manager David Moyes is weighing up a move for 27-year-old Everton midfielder Tom Cleverley. (Daily Telegraph)

Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi, 23, has been told he has no chance of leaving Chelsea this month amid reported interest from Swansea and West Ham. (Daily Star)

West Brom boss Tony Pulis is ready to make a new move for Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke, 26, and could finance the deal by selling 23-year-old striker Saido Berahino to Stoke. (Sun)

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic, 28, is set to stay at the Nou Camp for at least the rest of the season despite reports linking him with a move to Manchester City. (Guardian)

Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce is closing in on the £3m signing of 24-year-old Ars*nal defender Carl Jenkinson, while Sunderland left-back Patrick Van Aanholt, 26, is also a £7m target for the Eagles. (Sun)

Italian champions Juventus are interested in signing 22-year-old Liverpool midfielder Emre Can. (Calciomercato.com)

Ars*nal will not let club captain Per Mertesacker, 32, leave on loan this month despite him not playing a single minute for the Gunners this term after suffering a serious knee injury in pre-season. (Daily Mirror)

Hull City boss Marco Silva has confirmed his interest in 30-year-old FC Porto midfielder Evandro, who worked under Silva at Estoril. (Hull Daily Mail)

Swansea City are thought to have held talks over a deal for Norwich full-back Martin Olsson, 28, as they push on with their January spending plans. (Wales Online)

West Ham have made an improved bid of £5m for 29-year-old Hull and Scotland midfielder Robert Snodgrass, who has scored 12 goals for club and country this season. (Sky Sports)

French side Lyon are interested in signing out-of-favour Manchester United forwards Memphis Depay, 22, and Adnan Januzaj, 21, who is on loan at Sunderland. (Daily Mail)

Everton are eyeing a move for 17-year-old Sheffield Wednesday striker George Hirst - the the son of former Owls striker David. (Liverpool Echo)

Aston Villa believe their offer for Nottingham Forest captain Henri Lansbury has been accepted and are preparing for the 26-year-old midfielder's medical. (HITC)

Stourbridge defender Dan Scarr, 22, who scored his side's goal in their 2-1 FA Cup third-round defeat by Wycombe last weekend, has been taken on trial at Premier League West Brom. (Express and Star)

Fifa has launched an investigation after six watches worth £10,000 each went missing at its awards gala in Zurich on Monday. (Sun)

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Marseille are preparing a third bid for West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet, 29, after having a £20m offer rejected. (Sky Sports)

Payet, who has been forced to train with West Ham's youth team, is willing to take a pay cut to rejoin the French side. (Mirror)

Hammers winger Michail Antonio, 26, is set to sign a five-and-a-half-year contract worth £70,000 a week. (Guardian)

Ars*nal are yet to open contract talks with midfielder Jack Wilshere, 25, winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 23, and defender Kieran Gibbs 27, despite all three having just 18 months left on their current deals. (Evening Standard)

The Gunners have rejected Juventus' interest in Alexis Sanchez as they continue contract renewal talks with the 28-year-old forward.(Mirror)

Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, 35, is to retire from football when his Bayern Munich contract expires at the end of the season. (Bild - in German)

Crystal Palace are preparing a £10m bid for Tottenham left-back Ben Davies, but Spurs want at least £20m for the 23-year-old. (Sun)

Aston Villa have had a £6m bid for Middlesbrough striker Jordan Rhodes, 26, rejected. (Mail)

Manchester City are hopeful that summer signing Gabriel Jesus, 19, will finally receive clearance so that the forward can play in time for Saturday's match with Tottenham. (Guardian)

Hull are close to signing Olympiakos' 25-year-old right-back Omar Elabdellaoui. (Sky Sports)

Burnley have made a £7.5m bid for Hull's 29-year-old midfielder Robert Snodgrass. (Mail)

The Clarets are also close to completing a £3.5m deal for Barnsley's 26-year-old defender Marc Roberts. (Guardian)

Swansea and Everton are interested in signing Young Boys' 27-year-old attacking midfielder Yoric Ravet. (L'Equipe - in French)

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in talks to become the next manager of Norway. (Romsdals Budstikke - in Norwegian)

Ex-Netherlands striker Marco van Basten, now Fifa's technical director, has suggested scrapping the offside rule because without it "you get more possibilities to score". (Independent)

A Scottish businessman has paid a Spanish third tier club £150,000 to let him manage them. The money will be reimbursed if he gets them promoted. (AS)

Everton's injured winger Yannick Bolasie has lent his support to the non-league club that used to pay him in burgers. (Mirror)

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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte would allow the sale of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 24, to Real Madrid if it meant being able to sign forward Alvaro Morata, 24, from the Spanish club. (Sun)

Conte's side have failed with a £27m bid for 20-year-old Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie, who has been labelled "the new Yaya Toure". (Daily Star)

The Blues will launch a bid to sign midfielder Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munich this summer, with the German club valuing the 29-year-old at £56m. (El Mercurio - in Spanish)

Liverpool could still lose forward Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, despite the 24-year-old Brazilian signing a new deal at Anfield until 2022. (Daily Mail)

Watford have agreed a loan deal for AC Milan's 22-year-old French striker M'Baye Niang, with an option for a permanent transfer. (Watford Observer)

Leicester are facing a major battle to keep record signing Islam Slimani, with Chinese club Tianjin ready to offer £40m for the 28-year-old Algeria striker. (Daily Mirror)

Forward Gaston Ramirez, 26, has handed in a transfer request to Middlesbrough amid interest from Leicester. (Sky Sports)

Portugal centre-back Pepe, 33, will move to Hebei China Fortune when his Real Madrid contract expires at the end of the season. The Chinese club have offered to triple his salary. (Cadena Cope, via AS - in Spanish)

Crystal Palace have agreed a £9m fee for Norwich winger Robbie Brady, 25.(Croydon Advertiser)

Aston Villa are interested in signing Ars*nal's 21-year-old forward Chuba Akpom on loan.(Birmingham Mail)

Villa are insisting on getting back the £12m they paid for striker Ross McCormack if they sell the 30-year-old, who has been training with the club's Under-23 squad following a falling-out with manager Steve Bruce.(Daily Mirror)

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has refused to answer questions over his future as speculation mounts that the 46-year-old could leave when his contract expires at the end of the season.(Daily Mirror)

Former Sunderland player Emanuele Giaccherini wants to leave Napoli, and both Roma and Milan are interested in signing the 31-year-old winger. (Calcio Mercato)

Sunderland will rival their former boss d**k Advocaat, now manager of Fenerbahce, in the race to sign Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam, 31.(Sun)

The Black Cats are also considering making a bid for QPR's 30-year-old former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha.(Daily Telegraph)

Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger has been compared to the character played by Al Pacino in American football film Any Given Sunday by forward Theo Walcott after the Frenchman gave a stirring speech to his players. (Ars*nal YouTube channel)

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Manchester United have an agreement in principle with Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann for the 25-year-old to join the Premier League club in the summer. (Canal+ via Guardian)

Celtic's French striker Moussa Dembele, 20, will be Chelsea manager Antonio Conte's main target in the summer transfer window.(Daily Mirror)

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, could move to Napoli in the summer, according to his agent Mino Raiola. (Daily Star)

United failed in a bid to sign Benfica centre-half Victor Lindelof, 22, in this transfer window. (A Bola - in Portuguese)
Swansea City rejected an offer of more than £30m for striker Gylfi Sigurdsson, 27, after the Iceland international became the latest big name target for the Chinese Super League. (Wales Online)

West Brom boss Tony Pulis insists that top scorer Salomon Rondon, 27, has been unsettled by personal problems rather than a big-money bid from China. (Daily Mirror)

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says an offer was made to bring Chelsea defender Nathan Ake, 21, back to the Vitality Stadium following an earlier loan spell. (Daily Express)

West Ham would have received twice the £25m fee they got from Marseille for 29-year-old midfielder Dimitri Payet if the player's true value had been met, according to co-chairman David Gold. (BT Sport)

Crystal Palace and Hull City both failed with deadline day moves for 26-year-old former Sunderland midfielder Yann M'Vila, who plays for Russian side Rubin Kazan. (Talksport)

Leicester, Burnley, Swansea and Southampton made late enquiries for Celtic defender Erik Sviatchenko, 25, and the Scottish giants also resisted late interest in 22-year-old defender Jozo Simunovic from Torino. (Daily Record)

Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 27, looks set to leave Borussia Dortmund in the summer, prompting the German club to consider a move for Athletic Bilbao's Inaki Williams.(Marca)

New York City FC have signed 25-year-old Finland midfielder Alexander Ring from German second-division club Kaiserslautern.(MLS.com)

Former Southampton defender Jelle van Damme, 33, has signed a contract extension with MLS side LA Galaxy.(LA Galaxy)

One Newcastle United fan found a way to cut the cost of an FA Cup trip to Oxford - but it needed 56 separate rail tickets. (BBC Tyne & Wear)

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Manchester United's David de Gea and Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois are battling it out to be Real Madrid's number one with the pair both tempted by the chance to return to the Spanish capital. (Sun)

Juventus manager Massimilano Allegri has refused to rule out taking over from Arsene Wenger as Ars*nal boss in the summer. (Daily Express)

Jose Mourinho will sit down with Manchester United at the end of the season to discuss a 12-month extension to his three-year deal. (Sun)

Dutch international defender Stefan de Vrij, 25, has not ruled out staying at Lazio beyond the summer, despite interest from Chelsea and Manchester United. (Talksport)

Jack Wilshere faces an uncertain future, with Bournemouth unlikely to bid to sign the 25-year-old midfielder permanently at the end of the season and Ars*nal not planning to offer him any playing guarantees on his return. (Daily Telegraph)

Ars*nal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, may be better off leaving the club and joining Bayern Munich if he wants to win major titles, according to the former Germany midfielder Michael Ballack. (Daily Mail)

Atletico Madrid's president has dismissed reports linking 25-year-old striker Antoine Griezmann with Manchester United, calling the 20-time English champions a "small team". (Sky Sports)

French champions Paris St-Germain remain confident that they will be able to tempt Ars*nal striker Alexis Sanchez, 28, to the French capital this summer. (Daily Mirror)

Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk, 25, is ready to turn down Manchester City and Liverpool and stay at St Mary's beyond the end of the season. (Daily Star)

Spurs winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou, 21, who has failed to make an impact at White Hart Lane, is a summer target for former club Nantes. (Daily Mirror)

Hull striker Abel Hernandez, 26, is attracting interest from Everton, West Brom and three Chinese Super League clubs, his agent claims.(Tuttosport via Hull Daily Mail)

Ars*nal have seen off competition from Chelsea and Liverpool to sign 13-year-old Nigerian prospect Lateef Omidiji Jr, who is currently at Sparta Rotterdam's academy. (All Nigeria Soccer)

Crystal Palace are still waiting for 25-year-old midfielder Luka Milivojevic to finalise a visa - one week after his move from Olympiakos. (Evening Standard)

Manchester United pair Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic met their match when they were asked to cut a giant block of cheese during a sponsor event at Old Trafford. (Daily Star)

Ars*nal goalkeeper Petr Cech has pledged to offer support and advice to Ryan Mason as the Hull City midfielder recovers from surgery on a fractured skull. (Sun)

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and one of the world's richest men, was offered the chance to buy Liverpool - but he did not respond to the overture. (Sky Sports)

Five-weight boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather has asked to meet Premier League champions Leicester City when he visits England on a three-date tour in March. (Goal)

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Atletico Madrid's president has dismissed reports linking 25-year-old striker Antoine Griezmann with Manchester United, calling the 20-time English champions a "small team". (Sky Sports)

I may not care much for Man U anymore, especially after they got Ibrahimović, but here's my response to Atlético's president:

Manchester United pair Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic met their match when they were asked to cut a giant block of cheese during a sponsor event at Old Trafford. (Daily Star)

I know I'd be chomping at the bit to get some of that - especially if its something really tasty like Wensleydale!

Ars*nal goalkeeper Petr Cech has pledged to offer support and advice to Ryan Mason as the Hull City midfielder recovers from surgery on a fractured skull. (Sun)

Okay, I don't like Ars*nal, or the Czech Republic national team, but I do like Petr Čech, and I salute him for this move.

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  That made me laugh! 

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Barcelona want Everton boss Ronald Koeman, 53, to take over from Luis Enrique in the summer following the Spanish club's 4-0 Champions League drubbing against Paris St-Germain.(Daily Mirror)

However, other reports suggest Barca have earmarked Sevilla's former Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli, 56, as a replacement for Enrique. (Daily Telegraph)

Manchester United's all-time record goalscorer Wayne Rooney, 31, will leave the club if he is stuck on the substitutes' bench, says former Red Devils midfielder Paul Scholes.(Daily Mail)

United had an £85m bid for Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller, 27, turned down in the summer, says the German club's chief financial officer.(Sport Bild, via ITV)

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis wants to sign 35-year-old Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose contract is set to expire in the summer.(Napoli Today - in Italian)

Chelsea defender John Terry, 36, has rejected offers from three Major League Soccer clubs in America and wants to stay at Stamford Bridge.(Daily Star)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will consider a move for 25-year-old Ars*nal midfielder Jack Wilshere, who is currently on loan at Bournemouth, according to former Barcelona star Xavi.(Fox Latin America, via Daily Mirror)

City are tracking 21-year-old Monaco forward Thomas Lemar, but face competition from Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus.(L'Equipe, via Talksport)

West Ham will sell French left-back Arthur Masuaku, 23, in the summer - less than a year after he joined the Hammers on a four-year deal from Olympiakos.(Daily Mirror)

Southampton remain confident of signing free agent Martin Caceres, 29, despite interest in the defender from Barcelona.(Daily Echo)

Jose Mourinho will lead Manchester United to at least one piece of major silverware this season, says former Red Devils midfielder Darren Fletcher, 33.(Talksport) 

Paris St-Germain director of football Patrick Kluivert has suggested the French champions may consider a move for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 29, in the future.(ESPN)

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy hopes to raise £400m towards the club's new stadium through naming rights. (Times - subscription required)

Spurs will find out whether they can host crowds of up to 90,000 at Wembley for their home games next season on 23 March.(London Evening Standard)

Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus remains "strong, focused, determined and blessed" despite his recent injury, according to the 19-year-old's brother.(Manchester Evening News)

Inter Milan should pursue Brazil international Jesus, according to the club's former honorary president Massimo Moratti.(Sky Sports Italia - in Italian)

Inter will offer 17-year-old forward Andrea Pinamonti a new deal to ward off interest from Tottenham.(Corriere Dello Sport, via Talksport)

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 36, will get the chance to play at Anfield again next month - in a legends game against Real Madrid.(Liverpool Echo)

Newcastle coach Simon Smith told goalkeeper Karl Darlow, 26, to take inspiration from Netherlands great Edwin van der Sar after his error in the 2-2 draw with Norwich.(Newcastle Chronicle)

Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi appears to have written off almost £18m worth of loans after the Championship club announced an operating loss of £23.7m.(Nottingham Post)

Bristol City fans have set up a petition calling for head coach Lee Johnson to be sacked.(Bristol Post)

Former Napoli forward Diego Maradona, 56, gave his old club's players a team-talk ahead of their 3-1 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday.(Daily Mail)

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic drove five-year-old fan Alf Hill to meet his hero Andy Carroll after the youngster had waited four-and-a-half hours outside the training ground without joy to meet the striker.(whufc.com)

Darmstadt's United States striker Terrence Boyd, 25, has invited Barack Obama to the club after it was revealed the former US president was following the German team on Twitter. (bundesliga.com)

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Wayne Rooney's agent is in China to negotiate a transfer that would make the Manchester United striker the best-paid player in the world. (Sun)

Rooney has been told he can leave before next Tuesday's Chinese Super League transfer deadline if a deal can be reached. (Mirror)

But the 31-year-old is more likely to leave at the end of the season, and he would prefer to stay in England and join a Premier League club. (Independent)

Barcelona are targeting Ars*nal's 21-year-old Spanish right-back Hector Bellerin, who joined the Gunners from Barca as a youth player. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

La Liga champions Barca are also interested in Tottenham's 26-year-old right-back Kyle Walker. (Evening Standard)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described Ajax's 19-year-old forward Kasper Dolberg as "a fantastic player with a great future". (Ekstra Bladet - in Danish)

Santi Cazorla's recovery from injury is taking longer than expected and the 32-year-old midfielder will now focus on returning for next season. (Mirror)

Ars*nal and Manchester United sent scouts to watch Porto's 21-year-old striker Andre Silva in Wednesday's Champions League match with Juventus. (Daily Express)

Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng want to sign Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 31. (ESPN)

Watford have agreed a deal to sign Alaves' 26-year-old defender Kiko Femenia at the end of the season. (AS - in Spanish)

Former Blackburn and QPR defender Christopher Samba is training with Aston Villa. The 32-year-old is a free agent following his release from Greek club Panathinaikos. (Birmingham Mail)

Only one of RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg will be allowed to compete in next year's Champions League because of Uefa rules on club ownership and conflicting interests. Drinks giant Red Bull owns both clubs. (Salzburger Nachrichten - in German)

Moussa Dembele's agent said "the future does not exist" as he dismissed speculation the 20-year-old forward is planning to leave Celtic. (Daily Record)

Sevilla's 31-year-old defender Adil Rami arrived late to professional football after having worked as a litter-picker for his local council. (Times - subscription required)

Newcastle winger Rolando Aarons, 21, is set for an April return from the knee injury he suffered in November. (Evening Chronicle)

Wadebridge Town Veterans striker Mark Rapsey, 49, scored the 2,000th and 2,001st goals of his career on Sunday, 19 years after reaching the 1000 mark. (Falmouth Packet)

A Hellas Verona fan has been banned from Italian football grounds after attending a Serie B match in his dressing gown. (Sportavellino.it - in Italian)

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Manchester United will try to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 23, if they fail to tempt Atletico Madrid to allow part with Antoine Griezmann, 25, this summer. (Daily Star)

United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic wants to stay at Old Trafford for another two years. The 35-year-old has had offers to extend his playing career in China, the United States and Europe.(Daily Mirror)

Tottenham Hotspur are set to move for Luke Shaw, 21, with the Manchester United defender poised to move in the summer following a lack of playing time.(Daily Mirror)

John Terry is heading for the United States with LA Galaxy favourites to sign the 36-year-old Chelsea defender. (Sun)

Ars*nal risk losing midfielders Jack Wilshere, 25, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 23, as well as 27-year-old defender Kieran Gibbs. The Gunners have yet to make formal contract offers to the England trio despite their deals expiring in the summer of 2018.(London Evening Standard)

Juventus are prepared to sell striker Simone Zaza, 25, and France forward Kingsley Coman, 20, to raise funds to sign Ars*nal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28. (Tuttosport, via Talksport)

The Gunners are giving a trial to a 17-year-old midfielder from Chile dubbed the 'the next Alexis Sanchez'. Marcelo Allende plays for second division side Deportes Santa Cruz. (Sun)

Leicester City fans do not want Roy Hodgson as their next manager. The Premier League champions have held informal talks with the former England boss, 69. (Leicester Mercury)

West Ham United will offer versatile midfielder Michail Antonio, 26, a new contract which could double his wages to £70,000-a-week.(Daily Mail)

Watford will sign defender Jorge Segura, 20, from Envigado in the summer, the Colombian top-flight side have confirmed.(Envigado, via Watford Observer)

Leeds United boss Garry Monk, 37, is wanted by Rangers as a replacement for departed manager Mark Warburton. (Daily Star)

Bristol City boss Lee Johnson, 35, could be sacked if his team do not beat fellow Championship strugglers Burton Albion at Ashton Gate on Saturday.(Bristol Post)

Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic, 48, says he could stay at the Championship club for 10 years if he is successful. (London Evening Standard)

Former Galatasaray and Reading midfielder Jem Karacan, 28, is having a trial at League One Bolton Wanderers. (Bolton News)

Fans of non-league Lincoln City started queuing at 03:00 GMT - seven hours before tickets went on sale for their FA Cup quarter-final tie at Ars*nal. Lincoln have been allocated 9,000 tickets for the Emirates game on Saturday, 11 March.(Lincolnshire Echo)

Spartak Moscow defender Dmitri Kombarov hired a lion for his five-year-old daughter's birthday party. (Daily Mirror)

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Ars*nal have offered Mesut Ozil a £280,000-a-week contract to stay at the club, but fellow midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looks increasingly likely to leave in the summer - with Manchester City and Manchester United interested. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester City will target Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 27, if Sergio Aguero leaves the Etihad at the end of the season. (Sun)

Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger, 67, must prove he can reinvent himself with a squad revamp and tactical tweaks before being given a new contract after his current deal expires at the end of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Monaco want £52m for 22-year-old midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, who is a reported target for Ars*nal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United. (France Football, via Sun)

Chelsea are confident head coach Antonio Conte will sign an improved deal extending his contract past 2019 - but the Blues will delay an announcement until after this season's Premier League title is secured. (Telegraph)

Manchester United and Real Madrid target Paulo Dybala, 23, is frustrated with ongoing contract talks at Juventus and is disgusted at boss Massimiliano Allegri's recent decisions. (TuttoSport, via Sun)

Alternatively, Allegri will bring Dybala with him to Ars*nal if the Italian takes over from Arsene Wenger next season. (TransferMarketWeb)

Allegri has set out a series of contract demands to stay at Juventus, which the Italian club will have to grant if they want to stop him leaving. (Il Tempo, via Metro)

West Ham are expecting to fight off bids for striker Andy Carroll, 28, this summer but could be close to solving their problems at right-back with a £5m move for Saint-Etienne's Kevin Malcuit, 25. (Daily Mirror)

The agent of Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly has cast doubt on whether the 25-year-old defender will remain at Napoli much longer. (Sun)

Rangers players have been told Pedro Caixinha will take over at Ibrox after agreeing to leave Qatari club Al-Gharafa - but the Portuguese manager will not be in place in time for Sunday's Old Firm clash with Celtic. (Daily Express)

Gareth Bale has told Real Madrid to sign Tottenham star Dele Alli, 20, if they decide to sell Cristiano Ronaldo - but Barcelona and Manchester City are also keen on the England midfielder. (Don Balon, via Sun)

Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that 19-year-old Renato Sanches will not be leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season despite failing to make an impact so far. (Sport Bild, via Daily Mail)

Barcelona are scouting Chelsea trio Marcos Alonso, Cesar Azpilicueta and Nemanja Matic, as well as Ars*nal right-back Hector Bellerin, ahead of a summer overhaul following the departure of current boss Luis Enrique. (Marca)

Chelsea defender Alonso has joked that team-mate Diego Costa is a 'traitor' after the striker played for the Brazilian team in an inter-club match in training. Costa was born in Brazil but chose to represent Spain in international football. His latest switch did not pay off as Chelsea's Spaniards won. (Daily Star)

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Chelsea are planning to make a £100m bid for Everton's 23-year-old forward Romelu Lukaku and attacking midfielder Ross Barkley, 23. (Daily Telegraph)

The Blues plan to sell 26-year-old striker Diego Costa to fund their bid for Lukaku and Real Madrid's 24-year-old striker Alvaro Morata. (Sun)

Lukaku said "instead of living in the past, you have to think ahead" as he revealed some of the frustrations behind his decision to reject a new contract with Everton.(Liverpool Echo)

Everton's majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri is confident Lukaku will commit to a new contract at the club. (Talksport)

The Toffees have told Chelsea they will have to pay more than £65m if they want to sign Belgium international Lukaku. (Evening Standard)

Manchester United have joined Chelsea in closely monitoring Celtic's 20-year-old forward Moussa Dembele, valued at £30m by the Scottish champions. (Independent)

United and local rivals Manchester City will play a friendly in San Diego in the United States before the start of next season.(Times - subscription required)

Barcelona are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund's 19-year-old French forward Ousmane Dembele this summer. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Napoli forward Dries Mertens, 29, will not sign a new deal with the Italian club and has set his sights on a move to the Premier League. (Het Laatste Nieuws - in Dutch)

Netherlands defender Bruno Martins Indi, 25, wants to stay at Stoke and talks have begun over making his loan move from Porto permanent in the summer. (Daily Mirror)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent has been in the United States for negotiations with LA Galaxy, as the 36-year-old Manchester United striker considers his future. (Marca)

Former England boss Roy Hodgson is set to turn down an offer to become Norwich's next manager. (Eastern Daily Press)

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, 31, has denied reports he has agreed a return to Marseille this summer. (Facebook - in French)

Ars*nal are one of a number of clubs tracking Stuttgart's 19-year-old midfielder Berkay Ozcan. (Football.london)

Wales boss Chris Coleman will hand a first senior international call-up to Liverpool's 17-year-old forward Ben Woodburn on Thursday. (Sun)

Liverpool are interested in signing RB Leipzig's 21-year-old striker Timo Werner. (Daily Mail)

West Ham are considering a move for Sampdoria's 25-year-old forward Luis Muriel as the club continue their search for a new striker. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle have already begun the hunt for a new striker but have no plans to sell 22-year-old forward Aleksandar Mitrovic. (Evening Chronicle)

Real Madrid are closing in on the signing of Porto's 27-year-old Brazilian defender Felipe Monteiro. (AS)

Bayern Munich are keen to sign Bayer Leverkusen's 20-year-old winger Julian Brandt. (Bild - in German)

Stoke City players travelled in style to the Cheltenham Festival on their day off on Wednesday, arriving via helicopter for a day at the races. (Stoke Sentinel)

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Ars*nal will make a £25m offer for Barcelona's Turkey midfielder Arda Turan, 30, in the summer before the probable departures of Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 28. (Times - subscription required)

Former Real Madrid player Ozil is too good to move to Turkey, says ex-Germany midfielder Michael Ballack. Germany World Cup winner Ozil, whose contract with the Gunners expires in the summer of 2018, has been linked with a move to Fenerbahce. (Talksport)

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, 67, says fans need to get some "perspective" and remember what he has done for the club. (Daily Mirror)

Ars*nal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 25, is unlikely to stay at Bournemouth, where he has been on loan, beyond this season and will consider a move abroad. (Bleacher Report)

Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar, 25, says compatriot and Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus, 19, is good enough to play for Barca. (Sun)

Chelsea and Manchester United could move for Paris St-Germain and Italy midfielder Marco Verratti. The 24-year-old's agent claims the player is unhappy in France. (Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid are considering a move for former Tottenham left-back Yuri Berchiche, 27, who did not play a single league game while at White Hart Lane between 2008-10. Spaniard Berchiche was loaned out to Cheltenham Town while at Spurs. (Marca)

Sunderland's Swedish midfielder Sebastian Larsson, 31, says there will be no discussions about a new contract until the season ends. Larsson's deal expires in the summer but the Black Cats are bottom of the Premier League table. (Sunderland Echo)

Watford's Netherlands winger Steven Berghuis, 25, believes he will return to the Premier League club permanently once his loan with Feyenoord expires at the end of the season. (Watford Observer)

Manchester United will not be re-employing former Under-23 boss Warren Joyce, 52, as the Reds continue to search for a new reserve manager. (Manchester Evening News)

Wolverhampton Wanderers have a £1.5m deal in place to sign buy Austrian forward Andreas Weimann, 25, who has been on loan at Molineux from Championship rivals Derby County. (Express & Star)

Stoke City striker Peter Crouch, 36, has not closed the door on his England career, says Potters boss Mark Hughes. Crouch, who has scored seven goals in 22 appearances this season, last played for the Three Lions in 2010. (Stoke Sentinel)

Boss Mick McCarthy, 58, has shrugged off calls for him to be sacked by Ipswich Town fans as he prepares to celebrate 25 years in management. (East Anglian Daily Times)

Bolton Wanderers are hopeful that their transfer embargo will be lifted in time for the club to do business in the summer. (Bolton News)

A friendly between Nigeria and Senegal at Barnet on Thursday could be watched by a crowd of just 1,400 despite a likely appearance from Liverpool's Sadio Mane. (Daily Mail)

Premier League fans who live near Stoke City were the most likely to vote for Brexit according to new figures. People living close to Tottenham's White Hart Lane were the most likely to vote remain. (Daily Mirror)

Everton could play a pre-season friendly in the east African country of Tanzania as part of a new sponsorship deal. (Liverpool Echo) 

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Chelsea are willing to spend up to £70m on a marquee striker this summer, but are debating over whether to sign Everton and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, or Real Madrid and Spain's 24-year-old forward Alvaro Morata. (The Sun)

Manager Jose Mourinho has spoken out amid speculation Manchester United are lining up a £173m move for Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar, 25, in the summer transfer window.(ESPN Brazil, via Metro)

Ars*nal and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, said he is happy in London but added that he wanted to play for a team that has "a winning mentality".(Telegraph)

However, Sanchez could also be convinced to see out the final 14 months of his contract at Ars*nal.(Standard)

Liverpool are set to join Tottenham and Everton in a £45m transfer battle for Schalke and Germany's 21-year-old midfielder Max Meyer.(Mirror)

Ars*nal and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, has revealed his family would prefer that he left the club at the end of the season. (Sportbild via Metro)

Arsene Wenger will sign a new contract at Ars*nal and needs to change "many things" to take the club forward, according to former Gunners midfielder Robert Pires.(Sky Sports)

Manchester United are stepping up their efforts to sign Monaco's 22-year-old £40m-rated midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. (Mirror)

England striker Jermain Defoe, 34, can leave Sunderland on a free transfer if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Daily Mail)

David de Gea, 26, remains a top target for Real Madrid but Manchester United are prepared to give the Spain goalkeeper a huge wage increase to scare off the Spanish giants. (The Sun)

Bastian Schweinsteiger's move from the Red Devils to Chicago Fire has been formally completed, after the 32-year-old German midfielder's visa application was granted. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool have opened contract talks with Croatia defender Dejan Lovren, 27, but remain in the market for another centre back.(Telegraph)

Defender Sergio Ramos, 30, has advised Spain team-mate and Tottenham target Isco, 24, not to leave Real Madrid.(Standard)

Chicago Fire's Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked if he can win the World Cup with his new side by a confused American reporter. (The Sun)