Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho wants to bring Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale, 31, back to the Premier League club. (Cuatro – in Spanish)external-link
Agreement on personal terms is holding up 20-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho’s move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United. (ESPN)external-link
Arsenal are “closer than ever” to agreeing a deal with Lille’s Brazilian defender Gabriel, 22, with the Gunners confident of announcing the £27m move this week. (L’Equipe – in French)external-link
Chelsea will sign Germany midfielder Kai Havertz, 21, on a five-year deal this week if they and Bayer Leverkusen can reduce the £18m difference in their valuations of the player. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link
Manchester United may offer Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero, 33, to Aston Villa as part of a deal for England midfielder Jack Grealish, 24. (Mail)external-link
Leeds United have made a third bid – believed to be about £25m – for Brighton’s English defender Ben White, 22. (Sky Sports)external-link
Wolves are willing to listen to big offers for Spanish winger Adama Traore, despite the 24-year-old having three years left on his contract at Molineux. (Mail)external-link
Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are interested in Juventus and Italy’s 26-year-old winger Federico Bernardeschi. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link
Manchester United and Brazil midfielder Andreas Pereira, 24, is a target for Benfica and Valencia. (ESPN)external-link
United are once again interested in Juventus and Brazil left-back Alex Sandro, 29. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link
Liverpool are prepared to sell Serbia midfielder Marko Grujic, 24, and Wales winger Harry Wilson, 23, this summer. (Mirror)external-link
Wilson, who spent last season on loan at Bournemouth, is a target for Aston Villa and Leeds. (Sun)external-link
Tottenham want to take Liverpool’s 21-year-old England Under-21 striker Rhian Brewster on loan. (Football Insider)external-link
Southampton are leading the chase for Watford’s 29-year-old England forward Danny Welbeck, who has a £5.5m release clause following the Hornets’ relegation. (Sun)external-link
Fulham have joined the race to sign Bournemouth’s 28-year-old England striker Callum Wilson. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link
Leeds are preparing a £10m bid for Rangers’ English winger Ryan Kent, 23. (Sun)external-link
Leicester City and Aston Villa are rivalling Italian side Atalanta for 27-year-old Marseille and France winger Florian Thauvin, who had an unsuccessful spell at Newcastle United between 2015 and 2017. (Tutto Mercato – in Italian)external-link
Newcastle’s English midfielder Matty Longstaff, 20, has been persuaded to sign a new contract. The 20-year-old looked set to leave this summer, with Italian club Udinese leading the chase. (Times – subscription required)external-link
Fulham and Wolves could compete with Everton for the signature of Watford’s French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, 27. (Evening Standard)external-link
West Ham want to sell English striker Jordan Hugill, 28, this summer. Hugill spent last season on loan at QPR.(Evening Standard)external-link
Bournemouth are preparing a bid for Wigan and Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall, 35. (Football Insider)external-link
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is set to become the manager of Jamaica. (Mirror)external-link
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