Manchester City will not pursue a deal for Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe, 22, this summer because of the France international’s wage demands, with Borussia Dortmund’s Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 20, or Inter Milan’s 27-year-old Belgium international Romelu Lukaku seen as alternatives. (The Athletic – subscription required)external-link
Haaland will have the pick of Europe’s elite sides to choose from this summer, with Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus also interested in signing him. (ESPN)external-link
Real Madrid hope Gareth Bale’s upturn in form at Tottenham will make it easier to offload the 31-year-old Wales forward on a permanent deal in the summer. (Mail)external-link
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp retains the full support of the club’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, despite their recent poor form. (Times – subscription required)external-link
Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum’s contract at Liverpool runs out in the summer but the 30-year-old says there is “no news” about his future and the priority at the moment is turning around the Reds’ form. (Mirror)external-link
Manchester United have made Leeds’ Brazilian forward Raphinha, 24, their top summer transfer target. (Todofichajes via Express)external-link
France’s 24-year-old winger Kingsley Coman, who has been linked with Manchester United, has rejected Bayern Munich’s first offer of a contract extension. (Mail)external-link
The agent of Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has offered the 29-year-old France international to Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link
Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry says he would like to manage the Gunners but is on a “learning curve” and knows “if you’re not successful, you’re not going to have those types of opportunities”. (FourFourTwo)external-link
Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 34, has decided to leave Manchester United at the end of the season and sign for Boca Juniors. (Ole – in Spanish)external-link
Arsenal will reportedly move to sign former Aston Villa defender Jordan Amavi on a free transfer this summer when the 26-year-old’s contract expires at Marseille. (Star)external-link
Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool are interested in 23-year-old Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link
West Ham captain Mark Noble has agreed a new one-year contract. The 33-year-old’s current deal expires at the end of this season. (Standard)external-link
Norwich have already approached Tottenham about extending the loan of England U21 midfielder Oliver Skipp, 20, to the end of next season. (Football Insider)external-link
Former Atletico Madrid and Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 32, has been offered a 3m-euro-a-year contract at Benfica. (Goal)external-link
Celtic have offered a pre-contract to Wigan Athletic striker Kyle Joseph, 19, as they look to fend off growing interest from Tottenham. (Football Insider)external-link
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