Arsenal have made an approach for Real Madrid and Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard, 22. (Sky Sports)external-link
And Spanish football expert Guillem Balague says Odegaard would prefer a move to Real Sociedad instead. (BBC Radio 5 Live – Euro Leagues podcast)
Arsenal are to offer English midfielder Emile Smith Rowe, 20, a new £40,000-a-week deal. (Mail)external-link
Tottenham, West Ham and Sheffield United are among numerous clubs keen on signing 28-year-old Manchester United and England midfielder Jesse Lingard on loan. (Talksport)external-link
Paris St-Germain are planning a surprise move for Manchester City and Spain centre-back Eric Garcia, 20. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-link
Chelsea would prefer not to replace under-fire boss Frank Lampard with an interim manager mid-season. (Independent)external-link
But Lampard will be sacked if Chelsea’s results do not improve quickly. (Sky Sports)external-link
Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho, 24, Liverpool’s Divock Origi, 25, and Nice front man Kasper Dolberg, 23, are on a striker shortlist drawn up by RB Leipzig. (Bild – via Leicester Mercury)external-link
Tottenham’s English left-back Danny Rose is wanted by Turkish side Trabzonspor. The 30-year-old is out of contract this summer. (Mail)external-link
AC Milan are closing in on an agreement for the loan of 23-year-old Chelsea centre-back Fikayo Tomori. (Gazzetta dello Sport)external-link
West Ham are preparing a new offer worth about £32m for Sevilla’s Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri, 23. (Star)external-link
Wolves are close to a loan deal for Real Sociedad’s Brazilian striker Willian Jose, 29, with the option to buy. (Telegraph)external-link
Arsenal target Emiliano Buendia has accepted Norwich will not let him leave for less than £40m. The 24-year-old Argentine midfielder is hopeful of landing a summer move. (Mail)external-link
Fulham will listen to offers for Norway midfielder Stefan Johansen, 30, 31-year-old French defender Maxime Le Marchand and Ivory Coast midfielder Jean Michael Seri, 29. (Sky Sports)external-link
Manchester United are keen on Palmeiras’ Brazilian forward Gabriel Veron, 18. (Sport – via Star)external-link
Wolves are interested in 17-year-old Bolton winger Finlay Lockett. (Football Insider)external-link
Tottenham are keen on signing Danny Ings, 29, from Southampton, with the England striker wanting to play in the Champions League. (Sun)external-link
Real Madrid will wait until end of the season to sack Zinadine Zidane following their humiliating Copa del Rey defeat by third division side Alcoyano. (Marca – in Spanish)external-link
West Brom are interested in Benfica’s 28-year-old Swiss striker Haris Seferovic. (Express & Star)external-link
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