With most of the major European seasons now complete, the rumour mill has been sent into overdrive as clubs ponder their moves ahead of what will be a busy transfer window. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here.
TOP STORY: Barca eye triple swoop for City stars Jesus, Laporte and Gundogan
Barcelona are already signing Sergio Aguero and Eric Garcia when their respective contracts with Manchester City expire at the end of June. However, according to two reports from Sport, the Catalan giants are aiming to bring in three more players from Pep Guardiola's squad.
The first report says that they will move for centre-back Aymeric Laporte, who, like Garcia, has struggled to get in the team ahead of Ruben Dias and John Stones this term. It is even hinted that Barcelona could look to include right-back/midfielder Sergi Roberto in a swap deal to bring down the transfer fee for the proposed move.
This could also help them complete the deals detailed in the second report, with the first of those being for Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus.
As previously mentioned, Barcelona have already confirmed that Aguero is joining them, while Lyon forward Memphis Depay could sign for free this summer after his contract expires. With that in mind, it is stated that Joan Laporta will only look to sign the Jesus if a deal is "irresistible."
Finally, Barcelona are eyeing Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who was a leading figure for City this term. The 30-year-old is seen as an alternative to long-time target Georginio Wijnaldum, who now appears set to spurn Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain.
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22.06 BST: Tuttosport claims that Napoli are looking at Fulham's Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa to replace Tiemoue Bakayoko, who played in Naples last season on loan from Chelsea.
The Cameroon international, 25, had a bounce-back season with Fulham after struggling in his maiden voyage in England in 2018-19 followed by a season on loan in Spain with Villarreal. Despite Fulham's relegation, Anguissa was one of the top players in the division when it came to winning duels and dribbles, earning admirers both in England and abroad.
Napoli have also been linked with Sampdoria's Morten Thorsby in central midfield.
21.22 BST: Everton are hoping to pip Man United and Chelsea to the signing of Metz defensive midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, the Daily Mail understands.
The 18-year-old is already a full Senegal international and has a long list of suitors after an impressive debut season in Ligue 1.Valued at £27 million, Sarr can work in a defensive or box-to-box role and is tipped for a bright future.
20.38 BST: Wolves are in pole position to land Sporting Lisbon star Joao Palhinha, according to Correio da Manha.
The defensive midfielder was one of the lynchpins in a Sporting side that won their first league title in 19 years, and is valued at €30 million. It is no surprise that Wolves are interested in the player given their deep Portuguese ties, but they are not alone with, Correio da Manha claiming that Everton and Leicester City have also both "sounded out" a move for the 25-year-old.
Palhinha could yet increase his price tag, as the defensive midfielder was named to Portugal's 26-man side for the upcoming Euros.
19.54 BST: Rotherham's Matt Olosunde will not be returning to the club, after rejecting a contract extension to stay with the Millers.
The American right-back, who came through the Manchester United academy, has been an ever-present over the past two seasons for Rotherham, making 64 league appearances, first in League One and then after promotion, in the Championship this past season.
"He leaves the club with absolutely no animosity as he looks to pursue a new challenge somewhere else and goes very much with our blessing, manager Paul Warne told the club's official website.
"Matty and his representatives felt as though it was time for a fresh start and are hopeful that he can secure a deal to continue playing in the Championship or at similar standard somewhere else in the world -- something we totally understand. Matty is a good lad who has grown in confidence both on the pitch and off it and I hope that our footballing paths cross again in the future."
19.03 BST: Aston Villa are reportedly leading the race to sign Burnley striker Chris Wood, the Daily Mirror writes.
Villa, West Ham, and Everton are all said to be pursuing the New Zealand international, who has hit double figures in goals each of the last four Premier League seasons. Burnley are reportedly hoping to land more than £25 million for the 29-year-old, who was recently named Burnley's Player of the Season.
Villa reportedly see Wood as the perfect back up and compliment to the speedy Ollie Watkins.
18.25 BST: What's the latest with Erling Haaland?
Former Norway international and current ESPN journalist Jan Aage Fjortoft, understands that Chelsea are still intensely pursuing the Borussia Dortmund superstar.
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Chelsea working intense to get Erling Haaland.
He is seen as the "missing" player to make them challenge for the PL-title next season.
Fee very high, but confidence that this can be solved.
The main obstacle could be the wage-structure at Chelsea
The in-demand striker, who bagged 41 goals in 41 games over all competitions this season for Dortmund, would likely cost the Blues upwards of £150 million.
17.47 BST: With Werder Bremen having been relegated for the first time in 40 years, the club's squad is expected to undergo a gutting this summer.
One of the key names expected to depart the club is American striker Josh Sargent, who according to an earlier report from ESPN, is a player of interest for Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Monchengladbach, VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen. Fast forward three weeks and German outlet Bild is now reporting that Gladbach are keen on the 21-year-old.
The outlet notes that Sargent, who has scored 11 Bundesliga goals in 70 appearances for Werder Bremen, is "on the shortlist" of Gladbach sporting director Max Eberls, and that a fee of €7-8 million would likely get a deal done.
17.00 BST: Arsenal are reportedly looking to sign AC Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu on a free transfer as an alternative to Emi Buendia and Martin Odegaard.
Real Madrid's Odegaard spent the season on loan at Arsenal but would be too expensive to sign permanently, while Norwich's Buendia has agreed a reported £33m move to Aston Villa.
Now CBS Sports reports that Calhanoglu is on the Gunners' radar and would cost nothing as his contract expires this summer.
16.21 BST: OL Reign have signed USWNT defender Alana Cook from French champions Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal, with an option to extend for another year.
Cook previously made three appearances for OL Reign during a short-term loan with the National Women's Super League (NWSL) club during the 2020 Challenge Cup.
The 24-year-old joined PSG in 2019 instead of entering the NWSL draft and helped the side to their first ever league title in 2020-21, breaking Lyon's 14-season dominance of Division 1 Feminine.
"I'm extremely excited to be coming back to the Reign. My first time playing for the Reign over the summer for the Challenge Cup, I really enjoyed myself," Cook said in a statement. "The group was amazing, staff and players alike, so I'm just very excited to be getting back in with the group and hopefully get going pretty quickly and get aligned with the goals of the club and the goals of the team."
15.38 BST: Could Jadon Sancho's move from Borussia Dortmund still be on this summer?
14.53 BST: Corriere Dello Sport reports that Liverpool are set to let forward Xherdan Shaqiri depart this summer.
Shaqiri, 29, hasn't secured his place in the first XI and, with his contract expiring in 2023, the club are ready to sanction a €10m exit.
Roma and Lazio have been linked with the Switzerland international.
14.22 BST: Fabrizio Romano reports that Leicester are closing on the signing of striker Odsonne Edouard from Celtic.
Edouard, 23, scored 22 goals in 40 games for Celtic last season but is looking for a new challenge.
Leicester can offer him Europa League football and the club have already landed France Under-21 international midfielder Boubakary Soumare from Lille for around €25m.
13.43 BST: It is now approaching two months since Tottenham sacked Jose Mourinho as manager and chairman Daniel Levy is finding it tough to land a replacement, writes Mark Ogden.
Officially, the search for a new Spurs manager is being led by Steve Hitchen, the club's technical performance director. Sources have told ESPN that agents representing coaches have been informed that Hitchen is looking for a manager with a long-term vision to build the team from the bottom up, promoting the club's promising young players and, in many ways, rewinding the clock to the start of the Pochettino era.
There is a preference for a British coach, or at least a coach with Premier League experience, which is why there is support internally for Brighton's Graham Potter. Belgium's Roberto Martinez, who has managed in the Premier League with Wigan and Everton, is another name under consideration.
But despite the Hitchen blueprint to take a long-term approach with a less glamorous candidate than Mourinho, Conte or Pochettino, Spurs continue to make advances for the big names ... But the problem for Spurs is that none of the A-list coaches are interested. Why risk a hard-earned reputation by taking charge of a club that will start next season in the Europa Conference League?
12.59 BST: Rayados Monterrey are interested in signing Mexico international Andres Guardado from Real Betis, according to ESPN Mexico.
Guardado, 34, came through the youth ranks at Atlas de Guadalajara but he has made a name for himself in Europe since joining Deportivo de la Coruna in 2007. The versatile midfielder is still a key player for Betis but Rayados would like to bring him back to Mexico as they previously did with other veteran stars like Miguel Layun and Hector Moreno.
ESPN Mexico says that Rayados' interest in Guardado will continue beyond this summer even if the player decides to stay at Betis.
12.18 BST: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants to sign Aston Villa's Jack Grealish, with sources telling ESPN's Mark Ogden that he regards the midfielder as important a target as Tottenham forward Harry Kane.
Grealish, in contention to be in the starting XI for England's Euro 2020 opener against Croatia at Wembley on Sunday, is also on Manchester United's shortlist for this transfer window, but sources said that City believe they can win the race for the 25-year-old, who is rated at £100m by Villa.
Guardiola has been a long-term admirer of Grealish and has previously spoken publicly about the player's ability.
And although City are determined to find a world-class replacement for Sergio Aguero following his free transfer move to Barcelona last week -- England captain Kane is the club's No. 1 target for that position -- Guardiola believes that the club should not miss out on the opportunity to sign Grealish if Villa are prepared to do business.
Sources have told ESPN that Villa's £33m club record move for Norwich midfielder Emiliano Buendia has given City encouragement that a deal could be done for Grealish, who signed a five-year contract to stay at Villa Park in 2020.
11.30 BST: Paris Saint-Germain look set to hijack Barcelona's attempt to sign Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum on a free transfer, multiple sources have told ESPN.
10.40 BST: Aston Villa have reached an agreement for the transfer of Norwich midfielder Emiliano Buendia.
Buendia, 24, will move to Villa for a reported club-record fee worth an initial £33m, having been linked with Arsenal.
A statement read: "As Emiliano is currently in the Argentina national team's biosecure bubble, preparing for a World Cup qualifying match with Colombia on Tuesday evening, he will undergo a medical and complete the transfer after the game."
10.34 BST: Cristiano Ronaldo's representatives are continuing to gauge interest from some of Europe's top clubs despite holding talks with Juventus over the Portugal captain's future, sources have told ESPN's Rob Dawson.
Ronaldo has a year left on his contract with Juventus but that has not stopped intermediaries assessing whether there is appetite elsewhere for the 36-year-old.
Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Manchester United are among the clubs contacted in an effort to discover whether he could fit into their plans for the summer transfer window.
Ronaldo and his camp are yet to make a decision on his future and sources have told ESPN it is unlikely to be finalised until after the European Championship. Portugal begin their campaign against Hungary in Budapest on June 15.
Ronaldo has already spoken to new Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri after he replaced Andrea Pirlo as boss and more talks are planned before the Serie A side return for preseason training.
Sources have told ESPN that a move away from Turin has not been ruled out, but there is an acceptance wage demands and Juventus' asking price may prove to be stumbling blocks to any potential exit while clubs are still recovering from the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
10.22 BST: Serie A club Atalanta will only be tempted to let Manchester United target Cristian Romero leave the club this summer if an irresistible offer is made for the defender, according to Tuttosport.
Romero, 23, had a strong season with Atalanta, making 42 appearances in all competitions. The centre-back made his debut with Argentina in Thursday's World Cup qualifier draw with Chile.
He joined the Bergamo club on a two-year loan from Juventus in September 2020 and Atalanta have an option to sign him for €20m, which they are set to exercise this summer.
United have reportedly made a €45m bid, but Atalanta will only consider offers in the region of €60m.
09.34 BST: Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud says he is focusing on preparing for the European Championship and not on transfer speculation, amid reports that AC Milan have set their sight on the France international.
Chelsea recently announced it had triggered an option in April to extend Giroud's contract for a further season, with his current deal ending this month.
Asked about Milan's interest in signing him, Giroud said: "I've adored some Milan players, it's a big club. But I'm not going to talk about my future. Chelsea activated in April the option to renew my contract and announced it. My focus is on the European Championship, and I will not talk about my future from a club standpoint."
Giroud, 34, has also been a target of Juventus, Inter Milan and Lazio in recent transfer windows.
08.47 BST: Atletico Madrid right-back Kieran Trippier has told his England teammates that he is keen on a summer transfer to Manchester United, according to The Sun.
Trippier has taken his career to another level since leaving Tottenham hotspur to join Atletico in 2019, and he started 28 matches in their 2020-21 La Liga title-winning campaign.
United have been linked with interest in the former Manchester City youth player, whose final match for Spurs was the 2019 Champions League final loss to Liverpool.
The Sun reports that United hope to bring Trippier in to provide competition for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and believe a deal could be done for a fee of £15-20m.
08.00 BST: Real Madrid are facing an uphill struggle to sign Kylian Mbappe this summer after Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi insisted the French club "will never sell [Mbappe] and he'll never leave for free."
Mbappe, Madrid's top target for this transfer window, has just a year left on his contract in Paris and hasn't yet shown any inclination to renew. However Al-Khelaifi sounded bullish in an interview with L'Equipe.
"Kylian will continue in Paris," he said. "We'll never sell him, and he'll never leave for free... Which clubs, in terms of ambition and project, can compete with PSG?"
PAPER GOSSIP (by Danny Lewis)
- AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will decide his future in the coming days, reports Fabrizio Romano. Donnarumma is soon to be a free agent, and it is suggested that Barcelona's current priority is a deal for Memphis Depay, while Paris Saint-Germain have met with Donnarumma's agent, Mino Raiola, to discuss the goalkeeper. PSG are also negotiating with Raiola regarding a permanent deal for Everton's Moise Kean and a new contract for young star Xavi Simons, while Juventus are still in the race to sign Donnarumma.
- Fresh off his new contract extension, Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has asked to sign Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez, according to AS. It is suggested that there may be troubles in completing a deal, though, as the Serie A outfit are asking for €70m for the 23-year-old. Lautaro scored 17 goals and added 10 assists last season for Scudetto winners Inter, but has been linked with a move away due to the club's financial worries.
- Atletico Madrid are hoping to sign Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin this summer, reports Marca. The Spaniard has long been linked with a move away from the Emirates and it is now stated that Atleti think the 26-year-old can either provide competition for Kieran Trippier or replace the England international if he leaves.
- Joaquin Correa could be set to leave Lazio this summer, but only if the Serie A side receive a transfer fee of €40m, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. It is suggested that there are a number of Premier League clubs looking at the Argentine forward, with West Ham United and Everton named by the outlet.
- Kristoffer Ajer has already admitted that he expects to leave Celtic this summer, and Kicker have stated that Bayer Leverkusen are interested in bringing in the Norwegian centre-back. It's added that Premier League duo Newcastle United and Norwich City are also looking at the 23-year-old.
- AC Milan are looking to make Sandro Tonali's loan move from Brescia permanent for a lower fee than had originally been agreed, reports Calciomercato. They paid an initial €10m for the loan and are now hoping to land him for €10m plus add-ons, rather than €15m, though they will need to come to a deal before June 15 if this is to happen.