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Newcastle will reignite their interest in Arsenal and England’s Aaron Ramsdale, 25, this summer as they target a younger goalkeeper. (Mail)external-link

Newcastle are braced for bids from Arsenal and Tottenham, potentially worth £100m, for Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 24, as clubs look to take advantage of the Magpies’ need to raise funds to allow them to refresh their squad within financial fair play rules. (Sun)external-link

Tottenham and Newcastle have been told they will have to pay more than £50m if they want to sign ex-England Under-21s midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 24, from Nottingham Forest, who may be forced to sell because of their financial difficulties. (Football Insider)external-link

West Ham will have to pay at least £60m if they want to sign 22-year-old Everton and Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana. (Football Insider)external-link

Manchester City are expected to put England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, up for permanent transfer in the summer with an asking price of £30m. (Mail) external-link

Arsenal and Newcastle had scouts watching Porto’s Brazilian striker Evanilson, 24, at the weekend and both have watched his club team-mate and Argentina midfielder Alan Varela, 22, this season. (HITC)external-link

Liverpool, Tottenham and AC Milan are set to battle for the signature of Fulham’s English defender Tosin Adarabioyo, 26, on a free transfer this summer. (Sun)external-link

Real Madrid are assessing the possibility of signing Chelsea and England right-back Reece James but expect any deal for the 24-year-old to be complicated because he has four years to run on his contract. (Fichajes – in Spanish)external-link

Plymouth Argyle are considering Neil Warnock as a short-term replacement after the sacking of Ian Foster because they want a “firefighter”, with the club just one point and one place above the Championship relegation spots. (Sun)external-link

Barcelona and Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 33, is expected to leave on a free transfer this summer, while Spain midfielder and full-back Sergi Roberto could also depart for free. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Former Barcelona and Paris St-Germain star Neymar, 32, plans to return to his native Brazil and Santos in 2025 when his contract at Saudi Arabia side Al-Hilal expires. (Goal)external-link

Barcelona have abandoned plans to make a move for Palmeiras and Brazil Under-17s’ Estevao Willian, 16, who has been dubbed ‘Messinho’, leaving Chelsea and Paris St-Germain as the main suitors. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

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