English Football
Liverpool reject Bayern bid for Mane, Matic joins Roma
Liverpool have rejected an opening £25m bid from Bayern Munich for 30-year-old Senegal forward Sadio Mane. (Times – subscription required)
Tottenham are preparing to step up their interest in Middlesbrough’s English right-back Djed Spence, 21, who spent last season on loan at Nottingham Forest. (Express)
Liverpool have ended their interest in Barcelona’s 17-year-old Spanish midfielder Gavi. (Sport – in Spanish)
Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic, 33, will join Roma on a free transfer after his contract expires at Manchester United at the end of June. (Sky Sports)
Roma’s pursuit of Matic could end their interest in 24-year-old Aston Villa and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz. (Birmingham Mail)
Midfielder James Milner, 36, has agreed a new one-year contract with Liverpool. (Athletic – subscription required)
Bury-born Hungary midfielder Callum Styles, 22, is on the radar of newly promoted Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest. (Mirror)
Benfica are hoping to reach an agreement with former Germany international Mario Gotze, 30, over a move from PSV. (Fabrizio Romano)
Barcelona sporting director Mateu Alemany is set to fly to England this week to begin talks with Leeds over a deal for Brazil forward Raphinha, 25. (Sport – in Spanish)
Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 22, has confirmed he is in talks with Juventus over a new deal but is yet to commit to a decision. (90 min)
Newcastle have made Atletico Madrid‘s Brazilian defender Renan Lodi, 24, their number-one target to fill their left-back position. (Jacque Talbot, via Give Me Sport)
