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BBC
Real Madrid are open to negotiating with Manchester United for Gareth Bale, 27, this summer, with the La Liga champions keen on replacing the forward with Monaco's Kylian Mbappe, 18, or Chelsea's Eden Hazard, 26. (Independent)
Hazard has ruled out leaving Chelsea for two more years and will be offered a new £300,000-a-week deal. (Straits Times, via London Evening Standard)
Meanwhile, the Blues are weighing up a bid for 34-year-old Juventus defender Dani Alves. (Daily Mail)
Bayern Munich are confident of signing 28-year-old Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal are the favourites to sign 26-year-old Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez in a £50m deal. (Leicester Mercury)
Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, has been told by Manchester United that he won't be offered a new contract for next season. (Daily Express)
United could use former Everton forward Wayne Rooney, 31, in a player-plus-cash deal for striker Romelu Lukaku, 24. (Daily Express)
Jose Mourinho is keen on bringing Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 24, to United, which could pave the way for goalkeeper David de Gea to move the other way. (Daily Mirror)
Real Madrid are expected to make a formal bid for De Gea, 26, after the Champions League final. (Daily Telegraph)
France international Antoine Griezmann, 26, turned down a 'now or never' ultimatum from Manchester United to stay at Atletico Madrid. (Sun)
Manchester City are closing in on a deal to sign Monaco defender Benjamin Mendy, 22, but an agreement has not yet been reached. (ESPN)
Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea are set to test Celtic's resolve with moves for £30m-rated striker Moussa Dembele, 20. (Daily Record)
Everton are interested in signing 21-year-old Malaga striker Sandro Ramirez. (Sky Sports)
Burnley are prepared to offer manager Sean Dyche a new contract to stop him joining Crystal Palace this summer. (Daily Mail)
AC Milan have agreed terms with Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 24, but are yet to agree a fee for the Spain international. (Goal)
Newcastle are ready to offer goalkeeper Willy Caballero, 35, a contract when he leaves Manchester City this summer if Napoli's demands are excessive for number one target Pepe Reina, 34. (Northern Echo)
Liverpool have priced Crystal Palace out of a move for defender Mamadou Sakho after asking for £30m for the 27-year-old. (Liverpool Echo)
Arsenal are willing to take a £4m loss on forward Lucas Perez after signing the 28-year-old for £17m 12 months ago. (Independent)
Gunners goalkeeper David Ospina, 28, could complete a transfer to Turkish side Fenerbahce next week. (Sporx, via Daily Star)
Southampton defender Jack Stephens, 23, does not want to see team-mate Virgil van Dijk, 25, leave the club this summer. (Southampton Echo)
Winger Aly Malle, 19, has left Watford to join Italian side Udinese on a five-year deal, having only signed for the Hornets last summer. (Hertfordshire Mercury)
And finally
Matt Paterson committed his future to Oxford City by putting pen to paper... in McDonald's. (Twitter)
C&H
London Stadium miss out on extra payments
London Stadium operators and owners have missed out on any performance related bonuses due by West Ham under their 99-year agreement for the stadium after a disappointing season on the pitch.
It means West Ham’s rent was fixed at the One-Off usage fee of £2.5m after we finished 11th in the Premier League and failed to qualify for Europe or win the FA Cup.
Agreed bonus payments in the London Stadium agreement.
£25,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the l0th League Position or above
£40,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 9th League Position or above
£55,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 8th League Position or above
£70,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 7th League Position or above
£85,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 6th League Position or above
£100,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 5th League Position or above
£100,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 4th League Position or above
£100,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 3rd League Position or above
£100,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 2nd League Position or above
£100,000 for any Event Year in which the Club finishes in the 1st League Position
The League position bonus has an accumulative effect so winning the Premier League would mean a bonus payment of £775,000
£100,000 for any Event Year in which the Club wins the FA Cup
£100,000 for any Event Year in which the Club wins the Europa League
£100,000 for any Event Year in which the Club qualifies to participate in the Europa League in the following Event Year
£250,000 for any Event Year in which the Club qualifies to participate in the Champions League Group Stages in the following Event Year
£1,000,000 for any Event Year in which the Club wins the Champions League,
AllNigeria
Man City Tell Iheanacho He's Surplus To Requirements, West Ham In Talks
The future of Africa's Most Promising Talent, Kelechi Iheanacho is not at Manchester City, with manager Pep Guardiola informing the Nigeria international he's surplus to requirements ahead of pre-season training.
Despite being linked with a move to a couple of big teams abroad like Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund, West Ham are the early frontrunners to secure the striker's signature, having opened talks with his intermediary.
''Kelechi did not travel to Manchester during the Super Eagles training camp to hand in a transfer request, already he has been told he is not in Guardiola's plans for next season,'' a top source close to Iheanacho told allnigeriasoccer.com.
''City are still studying all offers but will only accept a deal from any club that agrees with their buy-back clause.
''His agents are in talks with West Ham to come to some sort of a deal.''
It was a difficult season for Iheanacho, with the Nigerian making only five Premier League starts, whereas he played seven games from the beginning in his first full season as a Manchester City player.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Football London
West Ham make firm bid for highly-rated South American star who 'dreams' of moving to Europe - report
The 24-year-old winger currently plays for Mexican side Tigres
By Charles Watts
Details have emerged of West Ham’s move for Mexico international Jurgen Damm.
The 24-year-old winger currently plays for Mexican side Tigres and is currently on international duty with his national team.
And it was during the 3-1 win against the Republic if Ireland on Friday morning that the Hammers' interest in the winger became public knowledge.
Mexican TV reporter Juan Carlos Cruz claimed live on air that West Ham had made a £4 million move for the attacker and were waiting for a response to their offer.
Damm, who has spent the past two years at Tigres having joined from Pachuca in 2015, has previously expressed his desire to move to Europe.
He said: “My biggest dream is to be able to play a World Cup and in a European club with Champions League, so I trust in God that someday I will be able to fulfil my dream.
“I think I am at a good age, and with my German passport it is easier. I leave everything in God’s hands.”
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