Paris St-Germain keen on West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, Manchester City and PSG have interest in Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde and Manchester United monitoring Sporting Lisbon midfielder Morten Hjulmand.
Paris St-Germain are among the clubs interested in 21-year-old West Ham and Portugal midfielder Mateus Fernandes. (Athletic – subscription required) , external
Arsenal are also interested in Fernandes and are open to selling Denmark midfielder Christian Norgaard, 32, who hasn’t made an impact since joining from Brentford last summer. (The Times – subscription required), external
Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde wants to stay at Real Madrid but, Manchester City and Paris St-Germain are waiting in the wings, if the Spanish club decide to sell the 27-year-old. (AS – in Spanish), external
Aston Villa want to sign Argentine forward Matias Soule, 23, from Roma after the conditions for 27-year-old Dutch winger Donyell Malen’s loan move from the Midlands side to the Italian club to turn into a permanent switch were triggered. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external
Chelsea are targeting a move for AC Milan keeper Mike Maignan but the Stamford Bridge club’s hopes of landing the 30-year-old France international could be hindered if they do not secure a Champions League spot. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external
Brazil international Joao Pedro has been linked with Barcelona but Chelsea have no intention of selling the 24-year-old striker. (Mail), external
Bayer Leverkusen are set to sack manager Kasper Hjulmand, who took over from Erik ten Hag in September. (Sky Sports Germany), external
Porto president Andre Villas Boas says it is “financially impossible” for the club to sign 37-year-old Poland forward Robert Lewandowski, who has been linked with a move away from Barcelona. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Everton, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth have approached FC Midtjylland in pursuit of 22-year-old Chile midfielder Dario Osorio. (Give Me Sport), external
Manchester United are monitoring Sporting Lisbon and Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand, 26, who is also on Arsenal’s radar. (Caught Offside), external
Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney, 23, is set to leave the Riverside club if their defeat to Southampton in the Championship play-off semi-final stands, and Newcastle United could make a move for the English player. (Chronicle), external