Chelsea are ahead of Manchester United and Paris St-Germain in the race to sign Real Madrid’s 28-year-old France defender Raphael Varane. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Guinea defender Ali Camara, 23, who plays for Young Boys in Switzerland, has caught the attention of several Premier League sides, including Liverpool, Arsenal, Crystal Palace, West Ham and Norwich. (Team Talk)
Bayern Munich have opened talks to appoint RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann as their new manager. (Independent)
Arsenal face a dilemma over the future of 21-year-old midfielder Joe Willock, who is on loan at Newcastle United, with the Gunners needing to sell players to raise funds. (Football London)
Arsenal are prepared to sell 23-year-old England defender Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who is on loan at West Brom, and English striker Eddie Nketiah, 21. The Gunners want £20m each. (Sun)
Arsenal are sceptical about how serious Spotify’s billionaire founder Daniel Ek is about buying the club. (Times – subscription required)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says 20-year-old Spain defender Eric Garcia is set to join Barcelona on a free transfer when his contract runs out this summer. (Metro)
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is keen to sign 31-year-old Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta from Chelsea. (El Gol Digital – in Spanish)
Manchester United and Liverpool could make a move for Torino’s in-demand Italy striker Andrea Belotti, 27, who has also been linked with AC Milan, Roma and Inter Milan. Torino have lined up Cagliari’s Brazilian forward Joao Pedro, 29, as a replacement. (Tuttosport)
Wolves are the latest club to be linked with a move for 23-year-old Chelsea and England striker Tammy Abraham. Aston Villa, West Ham and Leicester City are also interested. (Football Insider)
Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp expects 27-year-old England striker Harry Kane to remain at Spurs despite rumours about a summer exit. (Goal)
Manchester City have started talks with Red Star Belgrade over Serbia Under-19 forward Andrija Radulovic, 18. (Sun)
Spain striker Alvaro Morata, 28, says he would like to stay at Juventus but “a lot of the time we players don’t have much choice” as his loan deal at the Serie A side from Atletico Madrid nears its completion. (Sky Italia via Goal)
