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Napoli's Victor Osimhen

Paris St-Germain are willing to pay Victor Osimhen’s reported £111.5m release clause to sign the Nigeria striker, 25, from Napoli this summer. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)external-link

Chelsea are continuing to scout alternative striker options to Osimhen, with Girona’s Ukraine international Artem Dovbyk, 26, on the club’s radar. (GiveMeSport)external-link

Manchester United are planning for next season with Erik ten Hag as the club’s manager partly down to a lack of interested alternatives. (i news)external-link

Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign Troyes’ 19-year-old Brazilian winger Savio, who is on loan at Girona. (Football Insider)external-link

Manchester United‘s demands for a £34m fee for Jadon Sancho could scupper the 24-year-old England winger’s wish to make his loan return to Borussia Dortmund permanent. (Sky Sport – in German)external-link

Liverpool‘s reported Portuguese managerial target Ruben Amorim, 39, has admitted he “cannot guarantee” he will still be Sporting Lisbon boss next season. (ESPN)external-link

Amorim has a £12.8m release clause at Sporting this summer, which drops to £8.5m in 2025. (Sun)external-link

Chelsea will not consider offers for English right-back Reece James, 24, this summer despite reports linking the 24-year-old with a move to PSG or Real Madrid. (Football Insiderexternal-link)

Eddie Howe has outlined his determination to keep Bruno Guimaraes at Newcastle “as long as he can” as the Magpies prepare to fend off interest in the Brazil midfielder, 26, from PSG. (Mirror)external-link

Manchester City are prepared to take a big-money loss to sell England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, this summer. (Football Insider)external-link

Tottenham are weighing up a swoop for Leicester City midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 25, who could be allowed to leave for £25m if the Foxes fail to win promotion back to the Premier League. (Talksport)external-link

Unwanted Barcelona forward Ansu Fati, 21, will not return to Brighton next season – but Wolves, Sevilla and Valencia are all considering a loan move for the Spain striker. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

Burnley have agreed a deal to sign Netherlands under-21 right-back Shurandy Sambo in the summer once the 22-year-old’s PSV Eindhoven contract has ended. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Leeds United will prioritise the permanent signing of 26-year-old Wales defender Joe Rodon, who is currently on loan at the club from Tottenham, if they are promoted to the Premier League. (Football Insider)external-link

Manchester City’s Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 29, only wants to play for Barcelona next season despite interest from other clubs. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

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