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Manchester City have received a boost in their pursuit of Inter Milan's 24-year-old Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez, with the Italian champions reportedly lining up Borussia Monchengladbach's French forward Marcus Thuram, 24, as his potential replacement. (Sun)
Roman Abramovich has already received several serious bids in the region of £3bn to buy Chelsea. (PA, via Independent)
Barcelona are looking to make a move for Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves in the summer, with talks between intermediaries said to have already taken place. Manchester United and Arsenal have also both been linked with the 24-year-old Portugal international as long-term admirers. (Mail)
Aston Villa are interested in both AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie, 25, and Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez, 35, ahead of the summer. (Express)
But Barcelona are in advanced talks to sign Kessie, with the Milan midfielder on a list of targets that also includes Chelsea defenders Andreas Christensen, 25, and Cesar Azpilicueta, 32. (ESPN)
Chelsea have made a final bid to try keep Christensen at Stamford Bridge, with the Denmark international said to be on the verge of signing a pre-contract agreement to join Barcelona in the summer. (90min)
Villa will have to pay £21m for Paris St-Germain midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 31. (Jeunes Footeux, via BirminghamLive)
Leeds United hope that newly appointed manager Jesse Marsch's previous experience as Red Bull Salzburg boss will help them capture 21-year-old United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson from the Austrian side in the summer. (Star)
England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 18, has chosen to stay at Borussia Dortmund for at least another season. (Bild, via Mirror)
AC Milan have reportedly reached an agreement with Lille's 22-year-old Dutch defender Sven Botman after he rebuffed approaches from Newcastle United. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
PSG sporting director Leonardo has quelled rumours Kylian Mbappe will leave for Real Madrid or Liverpool, saying the 23-year-old France forward has been offered a lucrative new contract. (Liverpool Echo)
Everton, Newcastle and Leeds have been named alongside Roma, Atalanta, Bologna as well as Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and Nice as clubs linked with CF Montreal's 23-year-old American midfielder Dorde Mihailovic. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez flew out to Germany to meet Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland this week in a bid to win the transfer race for the 21-year-old Norwegian. (Mirror)
Chelsea striker Timo Werner is questioning his future at the club and the 25-year-old will speak to manager Thomas Tuchel. (Mail)
Arsenal's chances of signing 24-year-old Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui from Ajax appear to be over after the 24-year-old said he has no desire to move to the Premier League if he does decide to leave the Amsterdam club. (De Telegraaf, via Sun)
Juventus are set to terminate Aaron Ramsey's contract in the summer after Rangers said they would not be looking to make the 31-year-old Wales midfielder's loan stay a permanent one at the end of the season. (Calciomercato, via Mirror)
Tottenham are targeting a summer move for 20-year-old RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol. (Mail)
A move to Arsenal is on the cards for Club Brugge winger Noa Lang, with the 22-year-old almost certain to leave the Belgian club. (De Standaard, via TEAMtalk)
Tottenham are reportedly favourites to sign Middlesbrough's English right-back Djed Spence, 21, who has impressed on loan at Nottingham Forest. (Goal)
Arsenal's hopes of signing Ollie Watkins, 26, from Aston Villa have received a "huge" boost, with the Midlands club said to be willing to listen to offers after Villa boss Steven Gerrard judged that the England international is not a striker he needs. (Football Insider)
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THE TIMES
Harry Maguire's continued selection in Ralf Rangnick's starting line-up has been privately questioned by members of the Manchester United squad.
Derby County's administrators have told the Football League they have enough funding in place to complete the Championship season.
UEFA's president has signalled plans to award two Champions League places on the basis of historical performances in Europe could be scrapped.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson will try to show that her Tokyo nightmare is firmly in the past after the surprise announcement she will defend her world indoor pentathlon title in Serbia in a fortnight's time.
Novak Djokovic looks set to play in the French Open in May after plans to scrap the Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme were announced.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Roman Abramovich is set to receive a bid for Chelsea from the American-Swiss billionaire consortium of Todd Boehly and Hansjorg Wyss by the end of the week.
Marina Granovskaia, dubbed the most powerful woman in football, is facing a dilemma over her Chelsea future after owner Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale.
Chelsea players fear being left in limbo over contract negotiations while Roman Abramovich attempts to sell the club, increasing the risk of Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta leaving on a free this summer.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus were condemned by the president of UEFA on Thursday for plotting to resurrect the Super League "in the middle of a war".
Rival clubs are circling Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison amid uncertainty at Everton.
THE SUN
Timo Werner wants showdown talks with Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel over his future at the club.
Erling Haaland has met with Barcelona boss Xavi ahead of a possible summer transfer, according to reports.
Tottenham are reportedly preparing to offer Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij £100,000 a week as they look to secure his signature this summer.
Newcastle are ready to land Napoli star Fabian Ruiz this summer, according to reports.
Cardiff have rewarded rising star Isaak Davies with a new four-year contract to ward off Premier League interest.
FIFA is set to allow foreign players with Russian clubs to rip up their contracts and move this season.
Lille defender Sven Botman has rejected Newcastle and agreed to join AC Milan, according to reports.
Manchester City have received a huge boost in their transfer pursuit of Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez.
THE GUARDIAN
Roman Abramovich's plan to use the sale of Chelsea to donate funds to victims of the war in Ukraine is not solely intended for Ukrainians, raising the prospect of money going to Russian soldiers or to their families.
Edinson Cavani is set to leave Manchester United when his contract expires this summer and the striker's preferred option would be to join a club in Spain.
The Premier League is considering adding a human-rights component to its owners' and directors' test as it conducts a review of the controversial regulation.
DAILY MAIL
Tottenham are targeting a summer move for Red Bull Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol.
Former Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has broke his silence to question the decision to let Lionel Messi leave last summer.
Paris Saint-Germain have never considered replacing boss Mauricio Pochettino with Zinedine Zidane or any other manager, insists sporting director Leonardo.
Harry Maguire's future at Manchester United will come under even greater scrutiny in the summer with the club planning to sign a world-class centre-back.
The Premier League plan to insert pro-Ukraine and anti-war messages into TV coverage of their matches beamed to Russia this weekend before asking the clubs if they should stop broadcasting in the country next week.
Shakhtar Donetsk have confirmed that a youth coach has died defending Ukraine's sovereignty.
Atletico Madrid have identified Aston Villa defender Matty Cash as a possible transfer target as boss Diego Simeone looks to reshape his squad this summer.
Barcelona are lining up a move for Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves.
England's footballers will consider making a collective statement on Qatar's human rights record when they meet for the international break later this month.
UEFA have insisted they will not order Red Star Belgrade to dump their main sponsor, Russian energy giants Gazprom, ahead of their Europa League match with Rangers.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester United have now made contact with Ajax boss Erik ten Hag to sound out his availability ahead of the summer, according to reports.
Russian side Krasnodar have reluctantly paused the contracts of eight of their foreign players, who will now train alone elsewhere in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Aston Villa are seeking to build on the huge strides the club made in the January transfer window, with Steven Gerrard now willing to make a play for both Franck Kessie and Luis Suarez ahead of the summer.
DAILY MIRROR
Top-flight clubs have been given the green light to relax Covid regulations at stadiums.
Jude Bellingham has chosen to stay at Borussia Dortmund for at least another season, according to reports.
DAILY RECORD
An automatic Champions League place has been guaranteed for next season's Scottish Premiership winner following Russia's FIFA suspension.
SCOTTISH SUN
Aaron Ramsey has spent a whopping £30,000 of his own money to get fit for Rangers' title run-in.
Dave King has launched a scathing attack on the Rangers board and slammed the decision to take part in the Sydney Super Cup.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Mohamed Salah has admitted he was 'shocked' at finishing seventh in the 2021 Ballon d'Or in December.
Express
Man Utd warned of Declan Rice's conditions for leaving West Ham
MANCHESTER UNITED remain hopeful of striking a deal for Declan Rice in the summer
By Dan Marsh
Manchester United have been warned by Darren Bent that their hopes of signing Declan Rice are likely to hinge on West Ham's European exploits - with the former Premier League striker claiming that Rice would potentially stay put if the Hammers can win the Europa League.
Rice is one of the most coveted midfielders in Europe after his stunning development over the past 18 months.
The 23-year-old has evolved into a key player for both club and country and is reportedly United's primary summer transfer target.
However, while United have been persistently linked with a £100million move for the midfielder, Bent has claimed that Rice could still stay with the Londoners.
But he did concede that West Ham's hopes of holding onto their star man was likely to depend on them winning the Europa League, with their recent run of domestic form effectively ruling out a top-four finish.
"If they win the Europa, then I don't think he's going anywhere," Bent told talkSPORT.
"If they win the Europa, then they're in the Champions League and they've won a trophy, which is massive for the club.
"But if they don't finish in the Champions League [places], and they don't win the Europa and then someone comes in with a big bid, then what's holding him back?"
United are likely to face fierce competition if they do bid to prise Rice away from West Ham in the summer.
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