TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira, 26, prefers a permanent move to Flamengo where he is currently on loan, despite interest from Fulham and Crystal Palace.
  (Goal)



• Arsenal have had a second bid of £38m for Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez rejected by Ajax. The Dutch club want £43m for the 24-year-old, who Manchester United are expected to push to sign this weekend.
  (Daily Mail)



• Tottenham's increased offer for Richarlison was enough to put Chelsea off the Everton striker, with the £60m asking price too expensive for them.
  (Daily Mail)



• Spain striker Alvaro Morata, who has been linked with Arsenal, will return to Atletico Madrid after Juventus decided not to sign the 29-year-old permanently following his loan spell at the Serie A side.
  (Goal)



• Tottenham are in advanced talks to sign English right-back Djed Spence, 21, from Middlesbrough for £15m plus add-ons.
  (Sky Sports)



• Arsenal are intending to keep William Saliba at the club next season and are hoping to tie the defender down to a new contract.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Barcelona are ready to make an offer worth up to £60m for Leeds United winger Raphinha, 25, in a bid to beat Chelsea to the Brazil international's signature.
  (Times)



• Paris Saint-Germain have paid around £35m to sign Porto midfielder Vitinha, who made little impact during a spell with Wolves.
  (Daily Mail)



• Chelsea are progressing in their talks to sign Matthijs de Ligt, 22, but Juventus want the Netherlands international's £102m clause to be activated.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Juventus are interested in Germany striker Timo Werner being used as a makeweight by Chelsea in a deal for De Ligt but the two clubs are yet to agree a fee involved in any deal.
  (Daily Mail)



• PSG and France international defender Presnel Kimpembe, 26, remains of interest to Chelsea with the Ligue 1 side in the market for a new centre-back.
  (Goal)



• Arsenal are stepping up their efforts to sign "the next Mesut Ozil" with reports in Turkey claiming they have opened talks with Fenerbahce over a deal for teenage midfielder Arda Guler.
  (Daily Mirror)



• Manchester City will tell rivals Chelsea to forget about re-signing centre-back Nathan Ake on the cheap this summer.
  (Sun)



• Question marks remain over Hector Bellerin's future at Arsenal after he returned to training with the Premier League club on Thursday. Atletico Madrid and AS Roma are interested in Bellerin.
  (Daily Star)



• but he would prefer a return to Real Betis after a successful 2021/22 loan spell. Juventus want Liverpool and Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 30, in a swap deal for their France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 27.
  (Calciomercato)



• West Ham have stepped up their efforts to sign England international Jesse Lingard, 29, on a free transfer, but may need the former Manchester United forward to lower his wage demands.
  (Guardian)



• Wolves have won the battle to keep Portugal international midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, at Molineux, with clubs reluctant to meet his £75m asking price.
  (Sun)



• Leeds United and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 26, will have a medical at Manchester City on Friday before completing a £45m move to the Premier League champions.
  (Sky Sports)



• Manchester United are working on loan deals to get more first-team experiences for forwards Amad Diallo, Tahith Chong and Facundo Pellistri.
  (Daily Express)



• Manchester United have joined Newcastle in the battle to sign £50m-rated French defender Benoit Badiashile, 21, from Monaco.
  (Nice-Matin)



• Goalkeeper Sergio Romero is interested in a return to Manchester United despite the somewhat acrimonious end to his previous spell at Old Trafford - he becomes a free agent on Friday after a season with Venezia.
  (Sun)



• Nottingham Forest will make a bid for Huddersfield's 26-year-old English wing-back Harry Toffolo, who has one year left on his contract.
  (Athletic)



• Forest are also in talks with Manchester City to sign Burkina Faso international full-back Issa Kabore, 21.
  (Guardian)



• Cheikhou Kouyate will walk away from Crystal Palace on Friday despite being keen to stay, with the club not willing to offer him the two-year deal he desired.
  (Daily Mail)



• Newcastle are set to sign England youth international left-back Jordan Hackett, 18, after he was released by Tottenham.
  (Sun)



• Bayern Munich have rejected a third bid from Barcelona for Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 33, with the German champions wanting £43m.
  (Bild)



• Watford midfielder Moussa Sissoko is closing on a £1.8m move to French club Nantes, with team-mate Andre Gray ready to join Aris Thessaloniki as a free agent.
  (Daily Mail)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Birmingham City manager Lee Bowyer is seeking assurances over his future as the protracted takeover of Birmingham has left him with 12 players, no assistant and poor training facilities just weeks before the start of the Championship season.
  (Daily Mail)

OTHER STUFF

• Brennan Johnson has given Nottingham Forest a huge boost by agreeing a new four-year contract at the City Ground.
  (Times)



• West Bromwich Albion owner Guochuan Lai has admitted he borrowed £5m from the club more than a year ago and has still not paid it back.
  (Daily Mail)



• Barcelona have boosted their transfer kitty for the summer by selling off 10 per cent of their LaLiga TV rights to a global investment firm for more than £200m.
  (Daily Mirror)