BBC
Everton will consider Rangers manager Steven Gerrard and his former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as possible successors to Carlo Ancelotti. (Athletic, subscription required)
Ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes the Anfield club's former manager Benitez is an ideal choice to take over at Goodison Park. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Everton are also lining up former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo as their new manager. (Talksport)
However, Nuno is the favourite to take over at Crystal Palace after three days of talks with the Premier League club. (Sky Sports)
Everton will wait until a new manager is in place before deciding the future of Moise Kean, with Paris St-Germain hoping to sign the 21-year-old Italy forward on another season-long loan. (Journalist Fabrizio Romano on Twitter)
Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 33, is close to agreeing a two-year deal to remain at Barcelona. (AS - in Spanish)
Arsenal are leading the race to sign Manchester City's England winger Raheem Sterling, 26, in a deal that could stop England striker Harry Kane, 27, joining City from Tottenham. (Sun)
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy remains hopeful of being able to persuade Paris St-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino to return to the club. (Mirror)
However, PSG are confident the Argentine will stay in the French capital and have triggered a 12-month extension in his contract. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Manchester United are facing competition for the signature of Sevilla defender Jules Kounde as Barcelona are now also keen on a move for the 22-year-old France centre-back. (Mundo Deportivo)
Arsenal are set to complete the signing of Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana, 25, from Ajax, potentially for only £1.7m. (NOS - in Dutch)
The Gunners are also considering a move to sign Belgium Under-21 midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, 21, from Anderlecht. (Sun)
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is personally driving the push to bring Inter Milan's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 28, back to the club. (Eurosport)
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel will be given up to £200m to spend this summer. (Metro)
Barcelona's Bosnia midfielder Miralem Pjanic, 31, wants to return to Juventus. (Tuttosport)
New Roma coach Jose Mourinho will look to sign AC Milan's Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, 22, who is set to become a free agent. (Mirror)
Leicester City's deal for Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare, 22, could be completed sooner than anticipated after France Under-21s were knocked out of the European Championship. (Leicester Mercury)
Brighton are preparing a new bid for Argentine winger Alan Velasco after Independiente rejected a £6m offer for the 18-year-old, who has also attracted interest from Newcastle United. (Football Insider)
Manchester United are eyeing a move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Pedro Goncalves, 22. (Record - via Star)
Leeds United will explore alternative targets after being left frustrated by Stade Brest's asking price for French left-back Romain Perraud, 23. (Football Insider)
Sunderland want to sign Wolves defender Dion Sanderson on a permanent deal after the 21-year-old Englishman impressed on loan last season. (Mail)
Sport Witness
West Ham in talks to ‘finalise’ signing – Club have serious hope of moving player to PL
West Ham United were keen on signing Juniro Firpo in January, but a deal never took shape and the left-back is still at Barcelona.
The Hammers continued to be named as a suitor, and on May 20th, Mundo Deportivo explained they even ‘probed him’ for this summer.
Operating as a left-back, the 24-year-old was restricted to only 18 appearances across all competitions as he mainly played as a backup for Jordi Alba.
Sport on Wednesday explain the La Liga side must offload some players before the end of this month and despite the current market situation, they remain ‘confident’ of closing some exit operations in the coming weeks.
At the Camp Nou, there is serious hope of being able to sell the former Real Betis man to a Premier League club.
West Ham have an interest, and they have been holding talks with the Catalan club for days, to ‘finalise an agreement’. The position of two parties ‘would already be quite close’.
Barcelona will need a minimum fee of €16m for the player, in order to avoid losses, and that’s the price they have now set to sanction Junior’s sale. Sport are of the belief there are clubs willing to meet this figure, if the left-back gives his approval for a summer move.
C&H
Kral pours cold water on crazy transfer speculation
West Ham transfer target Alex Kral has poured a little cold water on wild speculation that he is on verge of becoming a Hammer but has left the door slightly ajar.
The Spartak Moscow and Czech republic defensive midfielder is quoted as responding to transfer rumours by saying “I’m not anywhere in the Premier League yet. We talk about it a lot in advance, people are going a little crazy now.”
As normal in transfer rumours things are not always as far along as some would like to claim and reports can often be premature.
Yesterday, there were claims that Kral has agreed on personal terms with West Ham, which comes after his agent originally said that his client’s future would be sorted before the Euro finals start, which is the 11th June in just ten days time.
The 23-year-old national teammate of Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal is said to be available for around £14m this summer.
