Barcelona will offer Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 32, a new contract to keep him at the club until 2023. (Mundo Deportivo via Metro)external-link
Chelsea want to sign Germany and Bayer Leverkusen’s 21-year-old attacking midfielder Kai Havertz and are willing to pay £70m, although the Bundesliga club value him at £90m. (Telegraph)external-link
Spain forward Pedro, 32, has agreed to join Roma on a free transfer and must decide whether to sign a short-term extension to stay at Chelsea until the end of the season. (Guardian)external-link
Pedro is unwilling to finish the season with Chelsea because he does not want to put the move to Roma at risk. (Athletic – subscription only)external-link
Transfer Target: How Newcastle could look next seasonWolves and Mexico striker Raul Jimenez, 29, says rumours linking him with Manchester United and Liverpool are inspiring him to keep improving as he targets a move to a bigger club. (Bolavip via Mirror)external-link
Aston Villa will demand at least £80m for 24-year-old English midfielder Jack Grealish but have not given up hope of keeping their captain if they avoid relegation from the Premier League. (Mail)external-link
Scotland midfielder Ryan Fraser, 26, wants more than £100,000 a week to sign as a free agent after he turned down the offer of a short-term contract to stay at Bournemouth for the rest of the season. (Times – subscription only)external-link
Liverpool and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita, 25, is ready to reunite with former RB Leipzig manager Ralf Rangnick at Serie A side AC Milan. (Milan Live via Express)external-link
Leicester City do not want to sell 23-year-old England left-back Ben Chilwell in the next transfer window – even if they are offered about £50m. (Sky Sports)external-link
Bayern Munich will consider selling Austria left-back David Alaba, 27, rather than letting his contract expire. (Telegraph – subscription only)external-link
Manager Mikel Arteta has asked the Arsenal board to back him to improve his squad in the transfer window after Premier League rivals Chelsea agreed a £54m deal to sign Germany striker Timo Werner from RB Leipzig. (Mirror)external-link
Monaco’s 23-year-old Germany right-back Benjamin Henrichs – whom Bayern Munich are interested in – will probably join RB Leipzig. (Bild Sport – in German)external-link
West Ham and West Brom are monitoring 22-year-old Wigan and United States left-back Antonee Robinson. (Express and Star)external-link
Orlando City captain Nani, 33, says Juventus striker and former Manchester United and Portugal team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, 35, has said he will “probably” play in Major League Soccer before he retires. (ESPN)external-link
Norwich City have had a bid of £500,000 accepted by Sunderland for 18-year-old England Under-19 midfielder Bali Mumba. (Football Insider)external-link
Manager Danny Cowley says Huddersfield are “in a good place” as they seek to secure contract extensions for loanees including Danish goalkeeper Jonas Lossl, 31, and English midfielder Trevoh Chalobah, 20. (Yorkshire Post)external-link
Everton’s Irish goalkeeper Dan Rose, 16, has moved to German club Schalke. (Liverpool Echo)external-link
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