Chelsea will sell England midfielder Mason Mount in the summer, when he will have a year left on his contract, if they fail to agree a new deal with 24-year-old. (Athletic – subscription required)
Arsenal are set to battle Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle and Juventus for the signature of Real Valladolid’s 18-year-old Spanish right-back Ivan Fresneda. (Standard)
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 28, is close to signing a new contract with Everton. (Times – subscription required)
Barcelona manager Xavi says he is in “constant contact” with Argentina forward Lionel Messi, whose deal at Paris St-Germain runs out in the summer, and that the 35-year-old would be be welcomed back “home” to the Spanish club if he wanted to return. (Goal)
Arsenal have also started contract extension talks with 30-year-old Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, who is keen to remain at Emirates Stadium. (90min)
Liverpool are interested in RB Leipzig and Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, 21. (Fabrizio Romano)
Portugal defender Joao Cancelo, 28, says his loan move to Bayern Munich was an opportunity he could not refuse after believing he should play more at Manchester City, while manager Pep Guardiola disagreed. (O Jogo, via Mail)
Manchester United’s England left-back Luke Shaw, 27, and Portugual right-back Diogo Dalot, 23, have done enough to secure new deals with the Old Trafford club but a number of other players at the club face being sold in the summer. (Football Transfers)
The agent of Austria midfielder Marcel Sabitzer has hinted the 28-year-old could remain at Manchester United beyond the end of the season following his loan move from Bayern Munich. (Sport 1 – in German)
Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has given Manchester United hope of signing 24-year-old Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen after saying “sometimes there are offers you can’t refuse”. (Mirror)
Leicester City could look to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Germany midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud, 27, on a free transfer in the summer. (Leicester Mercury)
Former England goalkeeper Ben Foster, 39, says he does not regret turning down the chance to come out of retirement and sign for Newcastle United, whose first-choice keeper Nick Pope is banned for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. (Talksport)
Newcastle winger Ryan Fraser is training with the club’s under-21s and the 28-year-old Scotland international is expected to leave the club in the summer. (Mail)
