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BBC:
Tottenham want to sign Brazil forward Richarlison, 25, and English winger Anthony Gordon, 21, from Everton in a double deal. Chelsea are also interested in Richarlison. (Sky Sports)
But Everton are not interested in selling Gordon, whose contract with the Goodison Park club runs until 2025, as part of any transfer involving Richarlison. (Liverpool Echo)
Spurs are also firm favourites to land Barcelona and France defender Clement Lenglet, despite interest from Roma in the 27-year-old. (London Evening Standard)
England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 18, will be Real Madrid's main transfer target next summer , although the Spanish club face competition from Chelsea and Liverpool. (AS, via Mail)
Having opened talks with Manchester City about signing England forward Raheem Sterling, 27, Chelsea are also trying to sign Netherlands defender Nathan Ake, 27, from the Premier League champions. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 30, is expected to leave at the end of the 2022-23 season as a free agent. Salah has scored 156 goals in 254 appearances since joining the Reds in 2017. (Mirror)
Arsenal have submitted a £35m offer for Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez and appear to be leading Manchester United in the race for the 24-year-old Argentina international. (Mirror)
But Ajax are under no pressure to sell Martinez and value him at £45m. (Sun)
Manchester United hope to conclude deals for Barcelona's Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 30, and will then shift focus to an attacker, with Ajax's Brazilian Antony, 22, their main target. (Times - subscription required)
A deal for Antony has been thrown into doubt with Ajax now wanting £70m for the forward. (Mirror)
Newcastle United are set to complete the £32m signing of Lille's Dutch defender Sven Botman, 22, but are ready to move on from their pursuit of Reims' French striker Hugo Ekitike, 20. (Mail)
AC Milan are considering a move for Chelsea's Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech, 29. (Calciomercato)
Frenchman Christophe Galtier, who managed Nice last season, is close to being named the new Paris St-Germain boss, with Mauricio Pochettino on the verge of leaving the club despite winning the league title. (ESPN)
Barcelona will not improve their contract offer to France forward Ousmane Dembele, whose contract with the La Liga side ends on 30 June. The 25-year-old also has offers from Bayern Munich, Chelsea and PSG. (Marca)
Dembele is set to make a decision about his future in the next 72 hours. (Mirror)
Cardiff plan to launch a bid for former Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale next summer after the 32-year-old Welshman opted to sign for Los Angeles FC this week. (Talksport via Sun)
River Plate are waiting for a response from Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, 35, after making a proposal to sign the player when his Atletico Madrid contract expires at the end of the month. (Fabrizio Romano - Twitter)
Newly-promoted Fulham are confident of wrapping up deals for Shakhtar Donetsk and Israel winger Manor Solomon, 22, for £7m and Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 26, for £20m. (Mail)
Juventus are prepared to pay Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey €4m (£3.45m) to get him off their books, allowing the 31-year-old to become a free agent. (IBianconero.com - in Italian)
Juventus have also held initial discussions with Roma about signing their 22-year-old Italy midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo. (Goal)
HAMMERS NEWS:
West Ham United can now sign Jordan Larsson for nothing after he terminated his contract with Russian club Spartak Moscow.
Highly-respected journalist Fabrizio Romano claimed last night that the 25-year-old striker is now available on a free transfer after his contract with Spartak Moscow was mutually terminated.
Longstanding David Moyes West Ham striker target Ben Brereton Diaz is now in advanced talks over a shock move to an Italian club.
It is one of football’s worst kept secrets that West Ham are in the market for a new striker.
Hammers boss Moyes has been trying to sign a forward for the last three windows without success.
West Ham get big Richarlison hope in David Moyes’ bid to sign prime striker target Armando Broja from Chelsea.
West Ham were first linked with a move for Chelsea-owned Broja earlier this season after seriously catching the eye on loan at Southampton (Football Insider).
Now another Blues striker – Richarlison at Everton – could help the Hammers get their man. Sky Sports has reported that Broja is on Moyes’s list of striker targets for the summer window with a forward being a top priority for West Ham.
And Sky Sports transfer reporter Dharmesh Sheth claimed recently that Chelsea have set West Ham a fee of more than £25m for Broja, claiming an official bid from the Hammers is imminent.
There were setbacks in West Ham’s plans to sign Broja last week when Telegraph journalist Jason Burt said Chelsea are rejecting any approaches for the Albanian striker and are in no rush to sell him.
West Ham United target Arnaut Danjuma is allegedly also wanted by Liverpool in the summer transfer window.
When speaking to Ziggo Sport a couple of months ago, Danjuma suggested that Liverpool were following him very closely:
“I’m always as honest as possible about it. I’ve never had contact with clubs or anything like that during the season. But I was informed that Liverpool was following me closely.”
FOOTBALL 365:
West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is ‘not for sale’ amid interest from London rivals Chelsea, according to reports.
Rice was with Chelsea as a youngster but was released at the age of 14.
The Blues are eager to re-sign the England midfielder but are put off by the Hammers’ whopping £150m asking price.
Making it more of a challenge to land the 23-year-old, West Ham are ‘adamant’ that he is not for sale this summer, according to Football London.
The report claims that Chelsea are yet to make a bid this summer.
The east Londoners have offered Rice the chance to extend his contract but he is reluctant to sign on the dotted line.
Speaking about the England midfielder’s future back in April, Irons boss David Moyes said: “The first thing to say is that he is not for sale.
“If you are interested, well, it will be north of that. £100m was cheap last summer. £150m just now would be the minimum but he is not for sale. What I do know is that it means there are only certain clubs that could even consider it.”
THE SUN
WEST HAM are close to signing soon-to-be free agent Jesse Lingard, according to reports.
The 29-year-old will leave boyhood club Manchester United at the end of this month, where he has spent the last 22 years.
And according to the Daily Mail, West Ham are leading the race for the England international's signature.
David Moyes' side are going back with a new offer for freebie Lingard.
West Ham have been itching to bring Lingard back to the London Stadium ever since his glittering loan spell in the second half of the 2020-21 season.
Lingard scored nine goals and laid on five assists in just 16 games.
He helped the Hammers secure a sixth-placed finish, booking a spot in the Europa League.
His form earned him a recall to Gareth Southgate's England squad just before Euro 2020 - but he failed to make the final squad.
West Ham tried to re-sign Lingard in the summer and made another unsuccessful move last January.
But Man Utd held onto Lingard despite the player playing just 548 minutes across the whole season.
(Alan is away conducting transfer negotiations)
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