TRANSFER RUMOURS
Arsenal were also considering making a bid for Martial but manager Arsene Wenger has prioritised other areas of his squad to strengthen in the summer.
(London Evening Standard)
Arsenal are eyeing a move for Fulham right-back Ryan Fredericks, who is available on a free transfer in the summer.
(Sun)
Tottenham are considering another move for 21-year-old Leicester City winger Demarai Gray. Spurs wanted to sign Gray last summer but the Foxes refused to consider offers for the England Under-21 captain.
(ESPN)
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is interested in Paris St-Germain left-back Layvin Kurzawa, 25, but could face competition from Chelsea for the Frenchman.
(Daily Mirror)
Southampton full-back Matt Targett, 22, is open to joining Fulham on a permanent deal this summer when his loan deal at Craven Cottage ends at the end of the season.
(London Evening Standard)
Celtic striker Moussa Dembele is a transfer target for Villarreal, who are planning a £15m summer move after pocketing £35m by selling Cedric Bakambu to Beijing Guoan in January.
(aily Express)
Lyon and Juventus want to sign Manchester United's France forward Anthony Martial, 22.
(Sun)
Liverpool want to sign Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 21, from newly promoted Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers.
(Talksport)
Crystal Palace will look to sell Belgian striker Christian Benteke, 27, this summer.
(Daily Mail)
Wolves are ready to move for England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 26, who can leave Arsenal as a free agent this summer and has already had a huge offer from Everton.
(Daily Mirror)
Tottenham will extend forward Erik Lamela's contract by a year, keeping the 26-year-old Argentina international at the club until 2020.
(Independent)
Paul Pogba's Manchester United future is in doubt as Jose Mourinho is planning to gazump rivals Manchester City and sign £50m-rated Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk.
(Daily Mirror)
Napoli midfielder Jorginho has become one of Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's main targets to replace Pogba. Italy's Jorginho, 26, is seen as a more viable option than Real Madrid's Toni Kroos.
(Independent)
Marouane Fellaini is set to leave Manchester United this summer and 'follow the money', with moves to China and MLS being considered.
(Daily Mail)
Newcastle will re-open talks with Chelsea in an attempt to sign winger Kenedy, 22, on a permanent deal. The Brazilian is at Newcastle on a season-long loan, but manager Rafael Benitez is concerned that his good form means he will attract interest from elsewhere.
(Northern Echo)
Everton are favourites to sign 16-year-old French midfielder Kamal Bafounta from Nantes, despite interest from Inter Milan and Sevilla.
(Goal)
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone says beating Arsenal in the Europa League and chasing Barcelona in La Liga could convince forward Antoine Griezmann to stay. The France international, 27, was linked with Manchester United last summer.
(AS)
Fellow Atletico striker Fernando Torres, 34, says he will not continue playing in Spain once he leaves the club in the summer.
(Sky Sports)
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says 28-year-old Wales forward Gareth Bale is happy at the club despite being dropped for the La Liga win over Malaga on Sunday.
(Metro)
Barcelona are ready to offer French defender Samuel Umtiti, 24, a new contract with a buyout clause of over 250m euros (£218m).
(Mundo Deportivo)
MANAGEMENT STUFF
Former Arsenal midfielder and current New York City boss Patrick Vieira is a contender to replace Arsene Wenger as Gunners manager.
(Daily Mail)
However the Gunners hierarchy are split over who should replace Frenchman Wenger with former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique also being considered.
(Daily Telegraph)
Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman has been promised a free hair transplant after guiding the club to promotion from League Two.
(Daily Mail)
Joey Barton has been appointed as head coach of Fleetwood Town and will take charge of the club on June 2.
(Sky Sports)
Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri is Chelsea's first choice to replace manager Antonio Conte. Several of Chelsea's summer transfer targets will not commit to the club until they know who will be in charge.
(Daily Mail)
West Ham have abandoned plans to appoint a director of football with the club willing to back David Moyes' judgement on transfers.
(Times)
Roman Abramovich is being urged to consider a change of direction and appoint a promising young manager as Antonio Conte's replacement, rather than a well-known name.
(Daily Telegraph)
INTERNATIONAL STUFF
Gareth Southgate is set to fast-track Fulham sensation Ryan Sessegnon into the England squad - but only after the World Cup has taken place.
(Daily Mail)
England manager Gareth Southgate is prepared to give Adam Lallana every chance of making the World Cup squad. The Liverpool midfielder, 29, has gone to South Africa to step up his rehabilitation programme.
(Daily Mirror)
Adam Lallana is ready to undergo a seven-day boot camp in South Africa to try and get fit ahead of this summer's World Cup.
(Sun)
FIFA have confirmed replays will be displayed on screens in stadiums at the World Cup to explain decisions made by VARs.
(Sky Sports)
OTHER STORIES
Arsenal are hoping to strike it rich with Adidas and Nike bidding to replace Puma as the club's kit manufacturer.
(Daily Mirror)
Premier League clubs have promised FA councillors that the winter break will not be used for lucrative overseas tours.
(Times)
LA Galaxy and former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he is going to the World Cup, but the Swedish 36-year-old did not say if it was as a player or an ambassador.
(Sports Illustrated)
Manchester United's Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 27, and England midfielder Michael Carrick, 36, have spoken to Paul Pogba to try to help the France midfielder, 25, resolve his difficulties with manager Jose Mourinho.
(Daily Star)
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