Football gossip: Liverpool make contact with Alexander Isak

Liverpool make contact with Alexander Isak, Wolves eye sensational return for Diogo Jota and Manchester United want more money for Marcus Rashford.

Liverpool have made contact with people close to Newcastle and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, before a potential summer move. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Manchester United have raised their asking price for 27-year-old striker Marcus Rashford, whose form on loan at Aston Villa has earned him an England recall. (Football Insider), external

Wolves are keeping a close eye on Diogo Jota’s situation at Liverpool and are weighing up a move to bring the Portugal forward, 28, back to Molineux this summer. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt’s French forward Hugo Ekitike, 22, and RB Leipzig’s Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Bournemouth are confident of beating off competition to sign Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, 26, from Liverpool this summer. (Sun), external

AC Milan will permanently sign Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker, 34, in the summer, but will not look to keep Portugal attacker Joao Felix, 25, currently on loan from Chelsea. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Liverpool plan to spend more than £250m this summer on signing Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 25, RB Leipzig and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, and Inter Milan and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni, 25. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Liverpool are one of the clubs monitoring Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, as they see the Netherlands right-back, 24, as a potential replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold. (Caught Offside), external

Manchester City’s former England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 29, is pushing for a return to Leeds United following his loan spell at Ipswich Town this season. (Football Insider), external

Aston Villa might sell Argentine midfielder Enzo Barrenechea, 23, to Valencia in the summer following a successful loan spell with the Spanish club. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have all been watching River Plate’s 17-year-old Argentine winger Franco Mastantuono, who has a release clause of about £35m. (Teamtalk), external

Tottenham have identified Fulham manager Marco Silva and Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola as their top targets, should they part ways with Ange Postecoglou. (Telegraph – subscription required), external