Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has decided to hand Dean Henderson an extended run in the Manchester United first team after David de Gea was granted leave to be with his partner for the birth of their first child.(The Times)
South America football chiefs have been asked to consider moving this month’s World Cup qualifiers to Europe or other countries not on the “red list” with leading clubs insisting they will not release stars for international duty if they have to quarantine, according to sources.(The Times)
Chelsea are reportedly preparing a ‘monstrous’ contract offer for Gianluigi Donnarumma.(The Sun)
Arsenal reportedly face a transfer battle with Juventus for Lyon star Houssem Aouar.(The Sun)
Bayern Munich chief Herbert Hainer has warned all suitors interested in Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland – including Manchester United and Chelsea – that his side have the spending power to capture the striker this summer.(Daily Express)
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has decided to halt the club’s pursuit of Bayern Munich star David Alaba, according to reports.(Daily Express)
Arsenal are among a number of clubs considering a summer move for RB Leipzig’s 21-year-old French defender Ibrahima Konate. (Standard).
Konate is one of six deals the Gunners are working on, with the club also willing to sell France striker Alexandre Lacazette, 29, for the right price.(Football.London)
Manchester United’s Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 26, is set to sign a new contract that will double his wages to around £200,000 a week. (Sun)
Egypt defender Ahmed Elmohamady, 33, will leave Aston Villa on a free transfer in the summer as the club have no plans to offer him a new deal. (Football Insider)
Napoli have reduced their asking price for Kalidou Koulibaly to around 45m euros (£38.7m), with Bayern Munich believed to be ahead of Liverpool and Manchester United in the race for the 29-year-old Senegal defender. (Il Mattino – in Italian)
Manchester United are looking for an alternative club for midfielder Andreas Pereira, 25, this summer because Lazio are not expected to take up the option to turn the Brazilian’s loan into a permanent deal. (Corriere Dello Sport – in Italian)
Leicester City have renewed their interest in long-time target Ismail Jakobs, 21, but the Foxes face competition from Brighton who are also monitoring Cologne’s Germany Under-21 international. (Mail)
Financial pressures could force Valencia to sell 24-year-old Portugal forward Goncalo Guedes, who is a West Ham target, in the summer. (O Jogo, via Sun)
Juventus have identified Chelsea midfielder Jorginho, 29, as a ‘Plan B’ option if they fail to sign fellow Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli, 23, from Sassuolo. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Meanwhile, Juve’s in-demand 19-year-old Romanian defender Radu Dragusin, who was previously linked with a move to Crystal Palace, is set to sign a new deal with the Turin club.(Goal)
Leeds United face competition from AC Milan in trying to sign Real Madrid and Spain winger Lucas Vazquez, 29, whose contract at the Bernabeu expires in the summer. (Fichajes, via Sport Witness)
Eintracht Frankfurt have said they will not stand in the way of sporting director Fredi Bobic, 49, if he chooses to leave, with Manchester United, West Ham and Hertha Berlin linked with the German. (Bild, via Team Talk)
