Manchester United have added Burnley’s Nick Pope to their summer transfer list, although they could face competition from Tottenham Hotspur for the 28-year-old England keeper.
Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo says it is “natural there are rumours” about Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at the club after their Champions League exit but that the 36-year-old has “always done well” for the Serie A side.
Ronaldo, who has been linked with a return to Real Madrid, says his focus is on finishing the season strongly with Juventus.
Manchester United are set to give manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer a new deal, with his current contract due to enter its final year later this month.
Solskjaer will hold a transfer summit with Manchester United’s new technical team – with Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 34, France forward Anthony Martial, 25, and Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 30, all facing the chop.
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba is on Paris St-Germain’s list of transfer targets and the Ligue 1 club have made contact with the 27-year-old France midfielder’s agent.
Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum’s contract with the club runs out in the summer and a deal taking the 30-year-old Netherlands player to Barcelona is “95% done”.
Barcelona are not planning to remove manager Ronald Koeman after Joan Laporta became the club’s president for a second time.
Barcelona want to sell Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho, 28, so they can pay Liverpool the remaining debt from his 2018 transfer.
Chelsea and Manchester City could enter the fray for Austria defender David Alaba, whose contract at Bayern Munich ends in the summer, as the 28-year-old’s wage demands might prove beyond Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Tottenham are looking at a move for Southampton centre-back Jannik Vestergaard, with the 28-year-old Denmark defender’s contract with the south coast club running until summer 2022.
Leeds United are interested in a move for 30-year-old Dutch left-back Patrick van Aanholt, whose contract with Crystal Palace runs out in the summer.
French defender Malang Sarr, 22, is targeting winning a place in the Chelsea first-team when he returns to the club from his season-long loan at Porto.
Roy Keane wants the Celtic manager’s job. The former Republic of Ireland assistant manager finished his playing career at the club.
