Leading Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has his sights set on Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta as the club’s next manager.(Daily Mirror)
Sergio Aguero – out of contract this summer and without a new deal on the table – has been warned his legendary status will count for nothing when it comes to deciding his Manchester City future.(Daily Mirror)
Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane has slammed Manchester United for their ‘boring’ performance in their goalless draw against Chelsea on Sunday.(The Sun)
Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham says he “aspires” to bring in players such as Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, 33,and Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 36, to the Major League Soccer club. (Mirror)
Bayern Munich have made a 45m euro (£39m) offer for Napoli and Senegal centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, 29.(Tuttomercatoweb, via Caught Offside)
AC Milan technical director Paolo Maldini wants to hold talks with Chelsea about the £26m option to turn 23-year-old England centre-back Fikayo Tomori’s loan to the Serie A side into a permanent move as they feel it is “very high”. (Sky Sports)
Real Madrid have joined Manchester City and Juventus in showing an interest in Sassuolo and Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli, 23.(Calciomercato – in Italian)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Egypt forward Mohamed Salah “is a very important player” for the club and he hopes the 28-year-old “will be that for a very long time”. (Liverpool Echo)
Burnley and Newcastle United are monitoring Portuguese defender Nuno Tavares, with Italian side Napoli also interested in the 21-year-old Benfica player. (O Jogo – in Portuguese)
Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti says the Goodison Park outfit signed French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, 28, from Watford on the back of a suggestion from the club’s director of football, Marcel Brands. (Liverpool Echo)
Cardiff City boss Mick McCarthy is keen on signing Scottish striker Jordan Rhodes in the summer when the 31-year-old’s contract runs out at Sheffield Wednesday. (Sun)
Blackburn Rovers want £25m for 24-year-old English striker Adam Armstrong, whose contract runs until summer 2022. (Mail)
Carlisle get £10,000 every time Manchester United pick Dean Henderson, 23, as part of the deal the League Two club negotiated when they sold the English keeper to the Old Trafford club when he was 14. (Sun)
Mustapha Hadji
