English Football
Tchouameni accepts Liverpool’s deal, Arsenal’s Saliba insists on Marseille stay
Monaco’s France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has agreed terms with Liverpool but the Reds still face a fight to sign the 22-year-old, who is also attracting interest from Real Madrid. (Mirror)
Declan Rice is to remain at West Ham despite huge interest from Manchester United in the 23-year-old England midfielder. (Mirror)
Chelsea’s Spain full-back Marcos Alonso, 31, wants to leave after six years at Stamford Bridge, and Barcelona are in advanced talks over personal terms. (Fabrizio Romano, Twitter)
Aston Villa have put Leeds United and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 26, at the top of their list of summer targets. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Real Madrid are interested in signing AC Milan’s Portugal forward Rafael Leao, 22, after Kylian Mbappe decided to stay at Paris St-Germain. (Marca)
West Ham are making an offer to sign Manchester United’s England winger Jesse Lingard, 29, who is out of contract in June. Lingard scored nine times in 16 league starts during a loan spell with the Hammers in 2020-21. (Mail)
Bernd Leno has since less game time since Arsenal signed Aaron Ramsdale
Benfica want to sign Arsenal’s Germany keeper Bernd Leno, 30, who has fallen behind Aaron Ramsdale as first choice under Mikel Arteta. (Correio da Manha – in Portuguese)
Porto are keen to re-sign Manchester United’s Brazil defender Alex Telles, 29, this summer. (Correio da Manha – in Portuguese)
Arsenal’s France defender William Saliba, 21, wants to stay at Marseille,where he has been on loan. (Goal)
Newcastle are working to sign highly rated French forward Hugo Ekitike, 19, who plays for Reims – but they face competition from Borussia Dortmund. (Fabrizio Romano, Twitter)
Aston Villa are close to signing French midfielder Boubacar Kamara, 22, from Marseille on a free transfer. (Matteo Moretto, Twitter)
Kamara was wanted by Atletico Madrid but the player has opted for Villa over a team that will be playing in the Champions League next season. (Football Espana)
Wolves are interested in French forward Thomas Henry, 27, who plays in Italy for Venezia. (Matteo Moretto, Twitter)
Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 25, is open to leaving Wolves this summer with Manchester United and Arsenal interested. (Mirror)
Leeds will sign RB Salzburg and United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson, 21, this summer after avoiding relegation from the Premier League. (Athletic)
Bournemouth and Sheffield United are keen on English midfielder Joe Rothwell, 27, who is leaving Blackburn Rovers. (Yorkshire Live)
Cardiff are in talks to sign Derby goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, 29, on a free transfer. (Football Insider)
