?Welcome to Sports Friday's Edition of Football Transfer Gossip
Declan Rice will prioritise a Premier League move this summer as he prepares to snub a move to Bayern Munich.(Daily Mail)
Lionel Messi wants to sign on for a sensational return to Barcelona after Paris Saint-Germain announced his exit on Thursday but the Catalan club are locked in a battle with La Liga to see if a move is financially viable.(Daily Mail)
Ange Postecoglou is open to joining Tottenham after falling short of publicly ruling himself out of the running to become the club's new head coach.(Daily Mail)
Talented Liverpool youngster Lewis Koumas is at the centre of a tug-of-war between England and Wales over which country he should represent.(Daily Mail)
Harry Kane is making it clear that his No 1 priority is to stay in the Premier League.(Daily Mirror)
Newcastle are set to fight it out with Manchester United for Victor Osimhen.(Daily Mirror)
Manchester United have held detailed talks over potential deals for Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund and Eintracht Frankfurt forward Randal Kolo Muani.(The Athletic)
Leeds United's chairman Andrea Radrizzani offered to use the club's Elland Road stadium as security for a £26m bank loan which his company, Aser, and a bidding partner, Gestio Capital, intended to use to complete a takeover of the Italian club Sampdoria.(The Athletic)
UEFA is investigating after the referee due to take charge of the Champions League final was alleged to have spoken at a networking event organised by a far-right politician.(The Athletic)
Newcastle United want back-up goalkeeper Loris Karius to remain at the club next season.(The Athletic)
Trevoh Chalobah wants to stay and fight for his Chelsea place under incoming head coach Mauricio Pochettino despite interest from Inter Milan in signing him this summer.(The Athletic)
Thiago Silva has all but confirmed Mason Mount's summer move to Manchester United with his latest Instagram comment.(The Sun)
Napoli are ready to go head-to-head with AC Milan for Arsenal prospect Folarin Balogun in the summer transfer window.(Daily Mirror)
Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Mason Mount and are now expected to sign the Chelsea midfielder.(Daily Telegraph)
Roma will listen to offers for Tammy Abraham to return to the Premier League this summer as they look at options for next season after a return to the Champions League was ruled out this week.(Daily Telegraph)
Tottenham Hotspur are understood to be considering three candidates for their long-vacant manager's job: Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou, Fulham's Marco Silva and the former Spain coach Luis Enrique.(Daily Telegraph)
Aston Villa will be offered the chance to sign Joao Felix for a second time this summer by super-agent Jorge Mendes after Mauricio Pochettino opted against a permanent transfer following his appointment at Stamford Bridge.(Daily Express)
Brendan Rodgers has emerged as a shock target of Leeds.(Daily Star)
Josko Gvardiol will tell RB Leipzig that he is open to a move this summer as interest in the defender from Manchester City intensifies.(The Times)
Fiorentina's head coach has made the extraordinary admission that his team are prepared to employ tactical fouling against West Ham United in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday.(The Times)
Ange Postecoglou could be confirmed as the new Tottenham boss as early as next week - with Celtic eyeing up West Ham boss David Moyes as his replacement.(Scottish Sun)
Inter Miami have offered Lionel Messi 50m euros per year (£42.9m) to spend four seasons in the MLS after the Argentina forward, 35, leaves Paris St-Germain this summer. (Sport)
France forward Karim Benzema, 35, will join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad when his Real Madrid contract expires this month. (ESPN)
Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, 37, has also told Real Madrid he intends to accept an offer of 120m euros (£103m) to play in Saudi Arabia for the next three seasons. (Okdiario via Sport)
Newcastle are set to rival Manchester United for the signing of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, from Napoli. (Gazzetta dello Sport via Mirror)
West Ham's England midfielder Declan Rice would prefer to stay in the Premier League this summer as he prepares to snub a move to Bayern Munich, with Arsenal and Manchester United most keen on the 24-year-old. (Mail)
Manchester City are close to finalising the signing of Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 29, from Chelsea. (Football Insider)
Celtic's Australian boss Ange Postecoglou could be confirmed as Tottenham's new manager as early as next week. (Sun)
English manager Sam Allardyce, 68, will not get a new deal to stay at Leeds after failing to keep them up in his four games in charge. (Telegraph)
Manchester City's Joao Cancelo is highly unlikely to make his loan move to Bayern Munich permanent this summer and the Portugal full-back, 29, does not want to play in England anymore - for City or Premier League runners-up Arsenal. (Abendzeitung - in German)
Bayern are set to entertain offers for Germany wingers Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane, both 27, this summer, as well as Senegal forward Sadio Mane - just a year after signing the 31-year-old from Liverpool. (Mail via Bild)
Chelsea have turned down a £30m bid from Brighton for 20-year-old English defender Levi Colwill, who has spent the season on loan with the Seagulls. (Mail)
Inter Milan are pushing hard to sign Chelsea's English centre-back Trevoh Chalobah, 23. (Standard)
Atalanta want a fee of 60m euros (about £52m) this summer in order to part with Rasmus Hojlund, the 20-year-old Denmark striker who has been targeted by Manchester United. (Football Insider)
Wolves have joined West Ham, Newcastle and Aston Villa on the trail of Southampton's England midfielder James Ward-Prowse, 28. (Sun)
Barcelona want to sell Spain forward Ansu Fatu this summer, but the 20-year-old is currently against a promised move to Wolves, in exchange for 30m euros (£26m) plus their Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 26. (Sport)
Napoli are ready to go head to head with AC Milan for Arsenal's 21-year-old American forward Folarin Balogun in the summer transfer window. (Mirror)
Spain forward Marco Asensio, 27, has decided to join Paris St-Germain when his contract with Real Madrid expires this summer. (Athletic - subscription required)
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