Newcastle are ready to spend £53m to offer Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale, 30, a route back to the Premier League this summer. (Daily Mail), external
Tottenham will not allow £55m record signing Tanguy Ndombele, 23, to leave this summer. The France midfielder has been linked with Barcelona and Liverpool. (Independent), external
Joan Laporta wants Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola to return as Barcelona coach next summer if he is successfully elected as the club's president. (ESPN), external
Dejan Lovren appears to be edging closer to an exit from Liverpool, with Roma set to make their move for the 30-year-old Croatia defender. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Liverpool Echo), external
Liverpool have joined the race along with several European clubs for Red Bull Salzburg's 19-year-old Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai. (Tuttosport, via Daily Mail), external
Manchester United want to secure summer deals for a trio of young English players - Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho, 20, Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, 24, and Birmingham's 16-year-old midfielder Jude Bellingham. (Daily Star), external
However, striker Odion Ighalo, 30, may have played his last game for Manchester United after talks to extend the Nigerian's loan deal from Shanghai Shenhua in China reached an impasse. (Standard), external
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign two full-backs from Serie A - Brazil player Alex Sandro, 29, from Juventus and Belgium's Timothy Castagne, 24, from Atalanta. (Tuttmercato), external
Juventus have become the first Italian club to introduce their own salary cap, effectively ruling themselves out of the race for Manchester United's 27-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba. (Daily Mail), external
Lionel Messi, 32, and some of his fellow players in Spain face a 30% pay cut next season as Barcelona and Real Madrid consider extending the wage drop caused by coronavirus. (Sun), external
Barcelona are interested in Tottenham and Argentina defender Juan Foyth, 22. (Mirror), external
Celtic and Norway defender Kristoffer Ajer, 22, has told his agent to arrange a transfer this summer amid strong interest from clubs including Leicester City. (Star), external
Chelsea are confident of signing Manchester United's 19-year-old midfielder Angel Gomes. (Mirror), external
West Brom will rival Tottenham for the signing of £18m Fenerbahce and Kosovo forward Vedat Muriqi, 26, if they are promoted to the Premier League. (Aksam, via Birmingham Mail), external
Crystal Palace want Burnley boss Sean Dyche as their next manager. (Mirror), external