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BBC
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Manchester City and Chelsea want to sign Everton's England international midfielder Ross Barkley, 21, who has been valued at £50m by his club. (Daily Star Sunday)
Alternatively Manchester City will allow James Milner, 29, to join Liverpool, and sign Barkley for £35m. (Sunday Mirror)
Chelsea are planning a £40m bid for Real Madrid's France international defender Raphael Varane, 21. (Sun - subscription required)
Colombia striker Radamel Falcao, 29, could join Juventus when his season-long loan at Manchester United ends, according to his agent. (Gazetta TV)
Arsenal are keen to sign Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama, 23, and Anderlecht's Serbia international striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 20, for a combined fee of £30m. (Sun - subscription required)
Newcastle United are to spend £60m on new players in the summer with Fabricio Coloccini, Cheick Tiote and Tim Krul leaving the club - and Derby manager Steve McClaren arriving to take charge at St James' Park. (Sunday Mirror)
Qatari side Al-Sadd say they are in negotiations to sign Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Xavi. The club report the 35-year-old is in Doha with his family. (Al-Sadd website)
And Barca boss Luis Enrique is reportedly keen on bringing Atletico Madrid's 23-year-old Spanish midfielder Koke to the Nou Camp to replace Xavi. (Sport - in Spanish)
Liverpool's England right-back Glen Johnson, 30, could move to Barcelona on a free transfer. (Sport - in Spanish)
Liverpool target Mateo Kovacic will not be moving to Anfield. The 20-year-old Croatian midfielder will remain at Inter Milan according to his agent. (Mail on Sunday)
OTHER GOSSIP
Jordan Henderson wants to stay at Liverpool for "many years" and will sign a new contract "soon." (Sunday Telegraph)
Newcastle have told interim head coach John Carver that he will be staying at St James' Park in some capacity. (Sunday Express)
Manuel Pellegrini will be sacked by Manchester City in the summer if the reigning Premier League champions finish outside the top two. (Sunday People)
Louis van Gaal will receive a £1m bonus if he gets Manchester United back into the Champions League this season. (Daily Star Sunday)
A survey shows that the academies of the Premier League's current 20 clubs have produced just 57 first-team regulars over the past 10 years. (Mail on Sunday)
On-loan winger Nani, 28, is set to return to Manchester United next season from Sporting Lisbon as the Portuguese side can not afford his £3.6m-a-year wage demands. (Abola - in Portuguese)
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel says Paris St-Germain's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is "built" for the Old Trafford club. (L'Equipe - subscription required)
David De Gea should be happy to stay at Manchester United according to fellow Spanish goalkeeper and former Liverpool player Pepe Reina. (Talksport)
West Ham could play in next season's Europa League thanks to the Fair Play League. (Sunday People)
BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has posted a picture on Instagram of himself wearing a white mask with the caption "my mood today". The 24-year-old was not named in Italy's squad for their Euro 2016 qualifier against Bulgaria on Saturday evening and a friendly with England on Tuesday.
Chile's Alexis Sanchez was joined by his dogs at Arsenal's training base where he is training with his national team. (Alexis Sanchez Instagram)
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has posted a picture on Twitter of a very happy Welsh dressing room after their 3-0 win over Israel. The 25-year-old scored twice in the Euro 2016 qualifier.
While Welsh team-mate Aaron Ramsey dedicated his goal to his grandmother. (Aaron Ramsey Twitter)
AND FINALLY....
Former American child prodigy striker Freddy Adu, 25, has signed for Finnish side Kuopion Palloseura. It is the 11th team of his career since he signed for MLS team DC United aged 14. (Mail on Sunday)
Lazio fans have tried prevent Manchester City signing their 21-year-old Brazil U-21 midfielder Felipe Anderson by hijacking a post on the Premier League side's website. (Manchester Evening News)
People
West Ham set to snatch a European place - thanks to the Fair Play League
By Chris Davies
England is on course to earn a Europa League spot for good behaviour and the Hammers currently top the domestic discipline table - but there is one hitch...
West Ham are in line to grab a place in Europe – thanks to the Fair Play League, writes Chris Davies in the Sunday People.
The Hammers top the Premier League table which awards points for discipline, positive play, respect towards opponents and the referee, plus behaviour of team officials and spectators.
UEFA give three places in the Europa League for the countries with the best Fair Play record and England, the Republic of Ireland and Holland are currently leading the way.
The downside is that West Ham would have to play their first qualifying round tie on July 2.
This would mean the players having a close season of just one month – the minimum allowed – before returning to training 11 days before the first tie.
Liverpool are currently second in the table, while struggling Burnley are not far behind in third.
In the 20-112012, Fulham competed in the Europa League after being awarded a place through winning the Fair Play League.
They played their first match on June 30, against NSI Runavik from the Faroe Islands.
Star
Arsenal man Carl Jenkinson is free to make a permanent move to West Ham
CARL JENKINSON will make his loan move to West Ham a permanent deal in the summer.
Arsene Wenger will tell right-back Jenkinson, 23 (left) he is free to join the Hammers after a successful stint at Upton Park.
Lifelong Gunners fan Jenkinson realises he won’t be able to break into the Arsenal first team on a regular enough basis and has enjoyed his spell under Sam Allardyce.
He has become a fans’ favourite after being rock solid all season, in which he has made 24 Premier League appearances.
And the former Charlton defender is gearing up for a successful conclusion to the campaign.
He said: “We’ve got eight games to go, and certainly some winnable games among them. We want to finish as high up the table as we possibly can.”
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