Barcelona eye Chelsea‘s Joao Pedro and Tottenham‘s Cristian Romero, Aston Villa want Paris St-Germain’s Ibrahim Mbaye, Leeds United and Coventry City battle for Lois Openda and Anthony Gordon’s team are in contact with Bayern Munich.
Chelsea and Brazil striker Joao Pedro, 24, is Barcelona’s preferred candidate to replace 37-year-old Poland striker Robert Lewandowski who is set to leave the club at the end of the season. (Marca – in Spanish, external)
Aston Villa are monitoring Paris St-Germain and Senegal forward Ibrahim Mbaye, 18, with the Premier League club set to target younger players this summer. (Mail, external)
Barcelona might turn their attention to 28-year-old Tottenham and Argentina defender Cristian Romero if their move to sign Italy centre-back Alessandro Bastoni, 27, from Inter Milan proves unsuccessful. (AS – in Spanish, external)
Aston Villa are open to selling 22-year-old English winger Tommi O’Reilly, who is on loan at League Two club Crewe Alexandra, amid growing interest from Oxford United, Portsmouth and Huddersfield Town. (Mail, external)
Coventry City, who have won promotion to the Premier League, will battle Leeds United for the signature of 26-year-old Belgium and RB Leipzig striker Lois Openda, who is on loan at Serie A side Juventus. (Sport Witness, external)
Newcastle and England winger Anthony Gordon’s management have been in contact with Bayern Munich for months, with manager Vincent Kompany already approving a move for the 25-year-old. (Florian Plettenberg, external)
Hayden Hackney is inching closer to a Premier League transfer with Brighton joining Nottingham Forest in the battle to sign the 23-year-old former England Under-21s midfielder from Middlesbrough. (Football Insider, external)
Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are all pushing to secure the signing of Rangers’ 19-year-old Scottish midfielder Bailey Rice. (Teamtalk, external)
Aston Villa are to step up their pursuit of Manchester City and England goalkeeper James Trafford, 23, as a potential replacement for 33-year-old Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez. (Football Insider, external)
German manager Hansi Flick, 61, is set to sign a two-year extension at Barcelona with the details of his new contract to be finalised next week. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish, external)