English Football
Pochettino finalise Chelsea deal, Villa keen on Asensio, Torres
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris St-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has agreed terms to take over at Chelsea this summer. (Telegraph)
Pochettino wants Mason Mount to stay at Stamford Bridge, although the 24-year-old England midfielder only has one year left on his contract and has not been offered an extension. (Mail)
Liverpool are ready to end the race for World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister with a £70m deal for the Brighton and Argentina midfielder. (Mirror)
Chelsea are ready to bid £70m for Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo this summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish)
Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker, 32, is ready to reject interest from abroad and see out the final 12 months of his contract at Etihad Stadium. (Sun)
Manchester United and Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez, 25, is in line for a pay rise this summer as soon as the club’s ownership issues are resolved. (Sun)
Everton would be willing to accept £50m this summer for Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Football Insider)
Barcelona are interested in signing Wolves and Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 26. (Talksport)
England midfielder Jude Bellingham reportedly rejected a move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City as he did not want to join a ‘plastic club’. (FourFourTwo)
Bellingham’s younger brother Jobe, the 17-year-old Birmingham City midfielder, is closing in on a move to Sunderland and was pictured at the Stadium of Light for the Black Cats’ play-off semi-final first leg on Saturday. (Northern Echo)
Aston Villa are keen on Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Marco Asensio, 27, and Barcelona’s Spain forward Ferran Torres, 23. (Sport – in Spanish)
But Torres has insisted he wants to stay with Barcelona and has had no contact with Villa. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Real Madrid are looking to sell French full-back Ferland Mendy, 27, with Arsenal on alert. (Mirror)
Manchester United have entered the race to sign Bayern Munich’s Netherlands midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, 20, this summer. (Football Insider)
The president of Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal, Fahad Bin Saad Bin Nafel, has refused to comment on speculation surrounding a move for Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Atletico Madrid are in talks with Racing Club de Montevideo over a move for Uruguayan centre-back Santiago Mourino, 21. (Marca – in Spanish)
Highly rated Liverpool defender Isaac Mabaya, 18, has signed a new contract with the club. (Liverpool Echo)
Manchester City are close to completing a deal to sign England Under-16s goalkeeper Spike Brits, 15, from AFC Wimbledon. (Fabrizio Romano)
