The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn't mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here.
TOP STORY: Barca, Juve, PSG line up for Aguero
Sergio Aguero is set to leave Manchester City this summer, and Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are all said to be battling it out for his signature, reports Marca.
With Europe's top clubs having been hit hard financially by the coronavirus pandemic, Aguero represents one of the best potential free transfers of the summer.
The Argentine striker's contract comes to an end in June, and so a number of clubs are considering a move for his services.
Barcelona are still hopeful they'll persuade Lionel Messi to stay and, if so, the No. 10 could help lure his compatriot to Camp Nou.
Gazzetta dello Sport believes Juventus are also in the frame, with the Bianconeri wanting to partner Cristiano Ronaldo with someone as prolific as Aguero. However, Juve are also said to be targeting Moise Kean and Arkadiusz Milik.
Meanwhile, Mundo Deportivo are reporting that Mauricio Pochettino is keen on bringing the 32-year-old to the French capital as backup for Kylian Mbappe.
Aguero has scored three goals in 14 games this season in a campaign that has been blighted by injury.
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21.35 BST: The chances of 29-year-old centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly leaving Napoli at the end of the season are "very high," according to Gazzetto dello Sport, which adds that the Partenopei have initiated talks with Feyenoord over 23-year-old Argentine defender Marcos Senesi -- whose idol is Diego Maradona, who spent seven years in Naples, potentially increasing the appeal of a move to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
20.28 BST: RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate is edging closer to a move to Liverpool with the 2019-20 Premier League champions ready to pay his €41.5 million release clause, sources have told ESPN. Liverpool have struggled defensively this season as injuries to Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have reduced their options in the area.
Sources have told ESPN that Liverpool's sporting director Michael Edwards has been monitoring Konate for years but that communication between the two clubs has increased since they met in the last round of the Champions League. Read the full story.
20.10 BST: This is a big one, folks. Long rumoured, now confirmed, Manchester City have announced that their all-time leading goal scorer Sergio Aguero will leave the club at the end of the season. Read the full story.
The 32-year-old's contract expires in the summer, and recent weeks have seen three of Europe's biggest clubs linked with interest in signing the Argentina international: Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.
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19.21 BST: Kicker writes that Real Madrid have "great confidence" that they will win the race to sign 28-year-old Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, but that there are still three other clubs in the running for the Austria international's services: Barcelona (although his wages would likely prove too expensive, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
18.14 BST: MLS pair D.C. United and Inter Miami CF have made the representatives of 31-year-old striker Daniel Sturridge aware of their interest, according to , with the former Liverpool and Chelsea striker and England international without a club since terminating his contract at Trabzonspor with the wake of his betting ban handed down by the FA.
17.07 BST: Barcelona are "optimistic" that they can win the race to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland this summer, according to Sport.
ESPN revealed last week that Dortmund would be willing to sell for €180m but Sport suggests the German side would accept €150m. Barca have "all the information to hand and have confirmed to the player's entourage that [Haaland's] the first choice to strengthen their attack."
However, Barca's financial crisis means coming up with the money to sign the Norway international will be difficult. The report adds the Catalan club will have to sell one or two top players to help fund a move for Haaland and make space on the wage bill.
In addition to Barca, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all have varying levels of interest Haaland. A €75m release clause kicks in next summer, but any deal this summer would have to be negotiated with Dortmund.
16.00 BST: Gazzetta dello Sport reports that AC Milan have drawn up a shortlist of transfer targets for the summer. The list features Fortuna Dusseldorf's 18-year-old centre-back Jamil Siebert, 19-year-old Genk goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt, Borussia Dortmund under-17 captain Vasco Walz, Fiorentina forward Dusan Vlahovic and Benfica striker Darwin Nunez.
However, all would command a transfer fee other than Walz, who will be out of contract at the end of the season.
15.12 BST: Eric Garcia claims he still doesn't know where he will be playing his football next season with his Manchester City contract up in the summer. Garcia, 20, has turned down the chance to renew at City and sources have told ESPN that Barcelona expect him to arrive on a free transfer having failed to sign him in January.
"I am focused on what comes next, right now that's a really important game against Kosovo on Wednesday with Spain," Garcia told reporters when asked about his future after his country's 2-1 win over Georgia on Sunday. "Whatever comes next will come... I don't know if it will be [at] Barcelona."
Due to his contract situation, Garcia has hardly featured at City this season but he has played 180 minutes during the international break as Spain kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a draw against Greece and a victory over Georgia.
14.29 BST: Thomas Muller has told The Times that it's by no means certain that he will finish his career at Bayern Munich and could look for a new challenge.
"I'm not fixed to this club," Muller said. "I have a special relationship, I loved Bayern before I started playing for them, but when there is a situation where you have to decide maybe to play for a different club it would be no shame and no problem at all. Maybe like with Thiago [Alcantara, now at Liverpool]."
13.40 BST: Reports in Turkey are linking Liverpool with a move for Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakır. Sabah believes that the 24-year-old is also being monitored by RB Leipzig and Sevilla and his star performances for Turkey against Netherlands and Norway this week have increased that interest.
The report states that Liverpool are ready to make an offer of €17m to sign Cakır in the summer.
12.57 BST: Jean-Clair Todibo says he'd rather play in the French fourth division than sit on the bench at Barcelona but concedes he wasn't professional enough during his time at Camp Nou.
Todibo, 21, joined Barca from Toulouse in 2019 but made just five appearances before loan spells with Schalke, Benfica and Nice, who he joined in January.
"I lacked professionalism and I wasn't serious [enough]," Todibo told L'Equipe of his time at Barcelona. "I don't know who I thought I was [but it] sucks to go to Barcelona and not play. I would prefer to wear the [French fourth division team] Sedan shirt and play rather than go to Barcelona and not play.
"Already you have less criticism at Sedan. The presentation at Barcelona, it's madness, but I only played five games, it's bogus in real life. I won La Liga [in 2019], but I didn't help the team, I played once we had won the title! I think I can do better."
Todibo's made nine appearances since returning to France with Nice. The Ligue 1 club have an option to make the deal permanent in the summer for an initial fee of €8.5m.
12.12 BST: Hugo Lloris is out of contract at Tottenham Hotspur at the end of next season, leading to speculation about his future. But the France international, who has been with Spurs for nine seasons, is unlikely to be sold in the summer, Football London reports.
The 34-year-old is said to be happy at the North London club, and he still remains the undisputed France No. 1. As he would not command a large transfer fee due to his age and contract status, there is little to be gained from selling the former Lyon goalkeeper and it's more likely his deal is extended.
Reports of a move for Burnley and England goalkeeper Nick Pope, who is valued at £35m, appear to be wide of the mark.
11.30 BST: Jurgen Klinsmann shares his thoughts on whether or not Harry Kane will leave Tottenham this summer.
10.48 BST: The future of Juventus midfielder Paulo Dybala is going to be on the agenda again this summer, with Tuttosport reporting that he will be put up as a swap option as they go after transfer targets. Juve are said to want both Isco of Real Madrid and Ousmane Dembele of Barcelona, and would be willing to send Dybala to Spain as part of a deal to keep costs down in the coronavirus-hit transfer market.
Dybala's contract expires at the end of next season, meaning Juve must cash in this summer or try to extend to protect his value.
But it seems unlikely Dybala would be involved in a swap for Manchester United's Paul Pogba, because the France international's wage demands would be double that out of the outgoing Argentine.
10.01 BST: Reported Wolves target Lucas Ocampos has pledged his future to Sevilla. Ocampos has scored seven goals and set up four more in 36 appearances for Sevilla this season and has attracted the attention of several Premier League clubs, including Wolves and Leeds United. Wolves are keen to sign the Argentine for next season but Ocampos says he is determined to stay put.
"I always say the same thing," he told Marca: "I'm focusing on the present and I don't look further ahead of the things that I cannot control. I love this city and what has happened in the past two years. I hope it continues.
"I'm very happy here and I'm not thinking of playing anywhere else than here. I'm very grateful to the club because they gave me confidence and allowed me to grow in certain facets of my game, which other clubs had not."
Sevilla want to extend his contract, which expires in June 2024, and increase his release clause up to €60m.
09.14 BST: Big news coming in from The Athletic that Liverpool are closing in on RB Leipzig centre-back Ibrahima Konate. The France under-21 international has a buyout clause of €40m, which Liverpool will have to match if they are to land a hugely promising player.
The report states that there are other suitors for Konate, who began his professional career with Sochaux before moving to the Bundesliga four years ago, but Liverpool are at the head of the queue for his services.
Jurgen Klopp has seen his season ruined by a raft of defensive injuries, exposing the lack of depth in his squad. However, Konate's time in Germany has been affected by fitness issues.
08.30 BST: Arturo Vidal has plenty of offers to leave Inter Milan but will remain at the club beyond 2022, according to his agent. Vidal, 33, joined Inter last summer after terminating his contract with Barcelona. He has scored two goals and set up two more in 30 appearances for the Nerazzurri this season. Vidal, who is recovering from a left knee injury, is tied to 0Inter until June 2022.
"It's normal that there are offers for someone of his level," Fernando Felicevich, Vidal's agent, told Gazzetta dello Sport. "But he will remain at Inter. He wants to win the Scudetto (league title), the Champions League next season and he will return to the pitch very soon."
PAPER ROUND
- Bologna are keen to sign Erik Lamela from Tottenham Hotspur this summer, reports The Sun. The news follows a recent statement from the Italian club's director Walter Sabatini that Lamela is "a potential target." Lamela, 29, is in his eighth season in north London, but Sabbatini, who took Lamela to AS Roma in 2013, is a keen to be reunited with the attacking player.
- Aaron Ramsey is a surprise transfer target for Tottenham this summer, reports Tuttomercatoweb. Ramsey spent 11 seasons at Arsenal before joining Juventus in 2019, but the Welshman has struggled for form since moving to Italy. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder has just six goals for the Bianconeri, and Juventus officials are looking to get his wages off their books in an effort to freshen up their squad before the 2021-22 season.
- Arsenal are fearing that a move for Martin Odegaard could be tricky this summer, with Chelsea and Liverpool also said to be interested in a player worth a possible £50 million, and so the Gunners are considering Nabil Fekir as an alternative, writes Goal. Arsenal have been long-term admirers of the 27-year-old, and Real Betis could be willing to part with him for as little as £26m, which would suit Arsenal's budget.
- Sport reports that Barcelona are looking to renew the contracts of three players including Ousmane Dembele, but Manchester United are stepping up their pursuit of the 23-year-old forward. The Frenchman's existing contract runs out in 2022 and United are said to be plotting a move to sign him because of his recent promising form. United officials have been in communication with the player's entourage and have communicated their plans to them, which includes offering Barca a fee this summer.
- AC Milan are looking for an alternative to right-back Diogo Dalot, who is likely to return to Manchester United this summer, and Calciomercato believes the Rossoneri are considering Napoli's Elseid Hysaj on a free transfer. The 27-year-old Albanian skipper played against England on Sunday, and would be available to talk to Milan from July. Hysaj's agent has a good relationship with Milan's management team, which would make the prospect of a deal highly likely.