Chelsea are  preparing to bid around �150m for Real Madrid  star Vinicius Junior, with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain  also  interested in the Brazilian. (El Nacional)

Barcelona are  ready  to hand Lionel Messi the captain's armband  should he  complete a sensational  return to the  club. (Mundo Deportivo)

Manchester United  are not  willing to  match Chelsea's �55m asking  price for unsettled midfielder Mason Mount. (The Independent)

United  manager Erik ten Hag says  both he and Marcus Rashford intend  to renew the  forward's  contract at Old Trafford - his  current deal runs  until the  end of the 2023/24 season. (Viaplay)

Liverpool are  close to  completing the signing of Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Alexis Mac Allister. The Argentine will earn around �150,000-a-week in wages at Anfield. (Football Insider)

Real Madrid have joined Bayern Munich and  a number of  other  clubs  in the chase for Eintracht Frankfurt  forward Randal Kolo Muani,  but a deal  will be  complicated  to complete  because of his  high  price tag. (Santi Aouna)

Manchester City  may  look to  replace Ilkay Gundogan,  who is  yet to  commit his  future to the  club  by signing  a new  contract, with PSG midfielder Fabian Ruiz. (Fichajes)

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Arsenal refused to insert a  release clause in Bukayo Saka's new  contract and  instead gave him a shorter deal than  had been expected. (Mail on Sunday)

Newcastle have jumped  ahead of Manchester United  in the race to  sign Napoli's highly-rated centre- back Kim min-jae. (Sunday Express)

Prospective new Chelsea  manager Mauricio Pochettino  wants to  cast  an eye over Romelu Lukaku this summer,  but the Belgian  wants to  join Inter on a  permanent basis. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)

Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes will  not be staying at Juventus  beyond this summer. The former  will become a  free agent and the latter  will be made  available for  transfer  by  parent  club PSG. (Fabrizio Romano)

Tottenham, Newcastle and Aston Villa  could  look to poach Hwang Hee-chan from Wolves amid their struggles  to meet Financial Fair Play regulations. Roma  are also  interested in signing  the former RB Leipzig  forward. (Sunday Mirror)

Arsenal and Manchester City  both have an  interest in  exciting Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise. (Ekrem Konur) 

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