
Tottenham will make a move for Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher this summer if the 24-year-old England midfielder fails to agree an extension to his current contract, which expires at the end of next season. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Newcastle and Arsenal are on alert after contract talks between Brentford and their 27-year-old England striker Ivan Toney stalled. (TeamTalk)
Brentford have identified Lille’s 24-year-old Canada striker Jonathan David as a replacement should Toney leave the club this summer. (Football Transfers)
Manchester United and Tottenham are pushing hardest to sign Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite, while Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid have all enquired about the 21-year-old England Under-21 centre-back. (Mail)
Manchester City have agreed a deal for 19-year-old Brazilian winger Savio, who is currently on loan at Spanish club Girona from French side Troyes. (Fabrizio Romano)
Newcastle have joined West Ham in the race to sign Genoa’s 26-year-old Iceland forward Albert Gudmundsson. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Arsenal are losing patience with Germany midfielder Kai Havertz and are considering selling the 24-year-old this summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Bayern Munich enquired about signing Mykhailo Mudryk on loan in January but Chelsea had no interest in letting the 23-year-old Ukraine winger leave. (Fabrizio Romano)
Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth is Manchester United’s top target to replace John Murtough, who is expected to leave his role as football director once Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s deal to buy a 25% stake in the Red Devils is complete. (The i)
The Magpies are concerned Ashworth has been unsettled by the speculation and are seeking assurances that he is committed to the club long term. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel is on Barcelona’s shortlist to succeed Xavi when the former Spain midfielder steps down at the end of the season. (Sport – in Spanish)
Kylian Mbappe’s representatives reached out to Liverpool about a move last year, but the club did not want to disrupt their entire financial strategy in order to sign the 25-year-old Paris St-Germain and France forward. (Independent)
Barcelona cannot afford to appoint Roberto de Zerbi as their new manager because of the finances involved in securing the Brighton boss. (Matteo Moretto)
Crystal Palace have been frustrated in their attempts to persuade Kieran McKenna to leave Ipswich and replace Roy Hodgson as manager but are hopeful the Northern Irishman could take over at the end of the season. (Guardian)

