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Manchester City’s 28-year-old England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, currently on loan at West Ham, has been lined up as one of Fulham’s summer transfer targets. (Football Transfers)external-link

Manchester City want to reward Rodri with a pay hike that will keep the Spain midfielder, 27, with the club for the rest of his career. (Mirror)external-link

Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in Viktor Gyokeres but Sporting Lisbon will not accept less than 100m euros (£85.8m) for the Sweden striker, 25. (Pedro Sepulveda)external-link

Atletico Madrid are interested in Fulham‘s Brazil midfielder Andreas Pereira, 28. (Sky Sports)external-link

The Manchester United board will wait until the end of the season to make a decision over manager Erik ten Hag’s future, despite pressure on the Dutchman’s position. (Times – subscription required)external-link

Manchester United are interested in appointing Bologna coach Thiago Motta as a replacement for Ten Hag. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)external-link

Former Chelsea and Everton boss Frank Lampard has emerged as a surprise candidate to take charge of Canada’s national team. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Liverpool are in talks with Trent Alexander-Arnold over a new contract for the England right-back, 25. (Football Insider)external-link

Dinamo Zagreb have paid for a full-page advert in Spain’s best-selling sports newspaper, Marca, in an attempt to persuade Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, 38, to return to his first club if he decides to leave Real Madrid this summer. (ESPN)external-link

Paris St-Germain have stopped contract renewal talks with Kylian Mbappe’s youngest brother Ethan Mbappe, 17, with the France Under-16 midfielder’s current deal ending in June. (RMC Sport – in French)external-link

Sevilla will look to sell top scorer Youssef En-Nesyri, with the 26-year-old Morocco striker a “target” for a number of Premier League clubs. (Marca – in Spanish)external-link

Arsenal have joined the likes of Manchester United and Bayern Munich in following Barcelona B‘s Mikayil Faye before a potential summer move for the Senegal defender, 19. (Mail)external-link

Bayern Munich do not plan to sack manager Thomas Tuchel before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal on Tuesday, despite Saturday’s defeat by Heidenheim. Tuchel announced in February that he will leave at the end of the season. (Metro)external-link

Spain defender Sergio Ramos’ contract at Sevilla finishes at the end of June and the 38-year-old wants his future sorted before the end of the season amid links with a move to Major League Soccer or Saudi Arabia. (AS – in Spanish)external-link

Back page of the Sunday Express on 7 April 2024
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